Title: (Optional) Identify conditions needed to harvest trees for optimal profit.
Course: Operating the Farm Business (18301-III) > Section: Managing a Forest Enterprise

Identification should include

- age and size of trees
- definition of board foot, cubic foot, and standard cord
- local forest product markets
- the three major types of log rules
- methods used to measure logs
- description of
  - diameter limit cutting
  - lump sum or boundary cutting
  - marked cutting
  - by-the-piece cutting
  - mill-run or tally cutting
  - log scale cutting
- elements of a contract to promote optimal profit.

Process/Skill Questions:

- How is a Biltmore stick used to estimate board feet in standing timber?
- What are the advantages and disadvantages of using contracts, sealed bids, direct negotiation, and auction bids when selling timber for optimal profit?
- What importance do byproducts (i.e., wood slabs, chips, bark, sawdust, and fuelwood) have when calculating or estimating the potential optimal profit for a timber stand?
- Why is a fire protection and responsibility clause important when writing timber sale contract provisions? What are other contract considerations to include?