Private consulting forestry expenses, 2004 results of a Massachusetts survey

Results of 2004 Forestry Expense Survey

Charles Hersey and David Kittredge

Department of Natural Resources Conservation

University of Massachusetts – Amherst

Timber or Cordwood Sales	Number of Foresters	Mean	Median	Range
Mark & Administer Timber Sales ($/MBF)	17	$19.47/MBF	$20/MBF	$3-$30/MBF
Mark & Administer Timber Sales (% of Sale Price)	30	16.7%	15%	10%-20%
Mark & Administer Timber Sales ($/Hour)	28	$47.14/Hour	$45/Hour	$20-$75/Hour
Mark Timber Only ($/MBF)	14	$12.85/MBF	$13.50/MBF	$3-$35/MBF
Mark Timber Only (% of Sale Price)	9	14.4%	15%	10%-20%
Mark Timber Only ($/Hour)	39	$42.84/Hour	$40/Hour	$10-$75/Hour
Administer Timber Sale ($/MBF)	6	$10.50/MBF	$12/MBF	$3-$15/MBF
Administer Timber Sale (% of Sale Price)	13	13.15%	12%	5%-20%
Administer Timber Sale ($/Hour)	30	$47.60/Hour	$46.50/Hour	$35-$75/Hour
Cordwood Sale ($/Acre)	8	$56.25/Acre	$50/Acre	$30-$100/Acre
Cordwood Sale ($/Cord)	26	$6.30/Cord	$5/Cord	$3-$12/Cord

Miscellaneous Forestry Services	Number of Foresters	Mean	Median	Range
Boundary Location & Blazing ($/Hour)	52	$43.77/Hour	$42.5/Hour	$10-$75/Hour
Boundary Location & Blazing ($/Acre)	3	$20.66/Acre	$25/Acre	$7-$30/Acre
Boundary Location & Blazing ($/1000 linear feet)	9	$134.44/1000 Linear Feet	$150/1000 Linear Feet	$50-$200/1000 Linear Feet
Timber Stand Improvement ($/Acre)	23	$119.56/Acre	$100/Acre	$10-$375/Acre
Plant Seedlings ($/1000 seedlings)	12	$528.33/1000 Seedlings	$512.50/1000 Seedlings	$30-$1000 per 1000 seedlings
Pruning ($/Acre)	13	$174.23/Acre	$175/Acre	$35-$300/Acre
Construct Fire Roads ($/Linear Foot)	5	$6.20/Linear Foot	$7.00/Linear Foot	$2-$10/Linear Foot
Professional Time ($/Hour)	58	$45.96/Hour	$45/Hour	$10-$110/Hour

n= 62 total foresters that returned survey and answered at least one of the categories

Response rate= 62/145= 42.7%

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