How to Make Money Growing Trees

By James M. Vardaman

Book Overview

This practical guide to making money in small-scale forestry is written by the major seller of open market timber in the South USA. Forester Vardaman covers the basics of the business, and discusses costs of management and operations, accounting procedures, tax and legal considerations, selling timber, and the role of the big timber companies. Case studies of successful timberland investors are included. The text has been designed specifically for tree farmers, foresters, owners and

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0471609196
• ISBN13: 9780471609193
• Release Date: January 1989
• Publisher: Wiley-Interscience
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Comprehensive Forestry Book

The book helps anyone who owns or is considering buying timberland. He teaches how to value land and timber as an investment, how to market your timber, and debunks popular myths and fallacies. The book is intended to teach people how to make money from growing trees and gives only basic information on growing them. I checked the book out of the library before buying it.

How to make money growing trees

This book covers a broad range of issues that are neccessary for someone to be a successful tree farmer. It could use more depth in some areas but over all it is a very good source of knowledge. It should be on every tree farmer's shelf.