Forest Service Circular No. 35 Forest Preservation and National Prosperity

A FORESTER'S POINT OF VIEW.

C. A. SCHENCK,
Forester to the Biltmore Estate.

* * * I am a lumberman, and as a lumberman I cut trees. At the same time I am a forester, and as a forester I raise trees. We frequently are of the opinion that these little trees, the second growth, are really the best money-makers. I think we might as well change our minds. Stumpage prices are increasing very rapidly in this country; the big tree is the best money-maker. In 1895 and 1896 I sold many a fine white oak at 50 cents per thousand board feet; I wish I could replace them. I would gladly put them back into the woods at $4 per thousand, because they are worth $5. In 1898 I got for some trees $1.25 per thousand; in 1903 I received $2.50 for the same kind, and last year I found a gentleman who was willing to give me as much as $8 per thousand for them.