Stumpage definitions

Stumpage

1) The value of such timber 2) Timber tax
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Stumpage is the price a private firm pays for the right to harvest timber from a given land base. It is paid to the current owner of the land. Historically, the price was determined on a basis of the number of trees harvested, or `per stump”. Currently it is dictated by more standard measurements such as cubic metres, board feet, or tons. To d.....
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Stumpage

• (n.) Timber in standing trees, -- often sold without the land at a fixed price per tree or per stump, the stumps being counted when the land is cleared. • (n.) A tax on the amount of timber cut, regulated by the price of lumber.
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stumpage

1. Timber in standing trees, often sold without the land at a fixed price per tree or per stump, the stumps being counted when the land is cleared. 'Only trees above a certain size are allowed to be cut by loggers buying stumpage from the owners of land.' (C. S. Sargent) ... 2. A tax on the amount of timber cut, regulated by the price of lumber. .....
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Stumpage

Stump'age noun 1. Timber in standing trees, -- often sold without the land at a fixed price per tree or per stump, the stumps being counted when the land is cleared. [ Local, U.S.] « Only trees above a certain size are allowed to be cut by loggers buying stumpage from the owners of ...
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