Timber Sales

BACKER TIMBER SALE

SOLD

County: Pike

State:   Indiana

Date:   Friday, September 19, 2014 @ 10:00 AM EDT (Pike Co. time).  Bid opening is at the property.

Type of SaleSealed bids.  Twenty percent down at contract signing, balance due by August 1,2015 or before logging begins, whichever comes first.  Buyer will have until December 1, 2015 to remove the timber. 

Owner:  Larry J Backer & Mary Ellen Backer, LLC

Location:  Located 2 miles northwest of Velpen and 5.25 miles east of Winslow, IN, in the N ½ of the SE ¼ of Sec. 31, T1S, R6W in Marion Township.  From the intersection of Hwy 56 and Hwy 257 (known as Otwell Jct.), go south on Hwy 257 for 3.0 miles to CR 200 S.  Turn right (west) on CR 200 S. and go 1.0 miles to the “T”.  Turn left (south) on CR 900 E and go 0.5 miles to CR 250 S.  Turn right (west) on CR 250 S.  The Backer property begins about 0.15 miles on the left.  The first lane and possible log yard is 0.25 miles from CR 900 E and the second lane, possible log yard and bid opening site is 0.4 miles from 900 E.   If coming from the south, turn left (west) on CR 900 E in Velpen, from Hwy 257.  This is the road immediately south of the railroad tracks.  Follow 900 E for 2.2 miles to CR 250 S and turn left (west) to the property.   See map on back.

Contact:         Multi-Resource Management, Inc., 4870 N. Park Lane Dr., Petersburg, IN 47567

Email:  multiresource@frontier.com

Thom Kinney  812-483-4818 (C)    812-354-6472 (H)

Doug Brown    812-639-9724 (C)    812-326-2243 (H)

Remarks: Trees are marked with blue paint.  Seller reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids.  The owner and their agents make no guarantees of the board feet, number, or quality of trees listed in the timber tally.  Bidders are urged to satisfy themselves as to type, quality, and quantity of timber offered for sale.  Buyer must have an Indiana timber buyer’s license.  Best management logging practices are required during the harvest operation.  Purchaser will be required to carry general liability insurance & workers’ compensation.  This is a classified forest and certified under FSC certificate SCS-FM/COC-000123N as “FSC 100%”.  A summary of diameter and volume distributions by species is available upon request.

TIMBER TALLY

Tuliptree 235 83,867
Ash 313 44,375
Black Oak 61 22,298
Hard Maple 76 12,517
Hickory 33 6,535
Black Cherry 29 6,101
Soft Maple 33 5,447
Red Oak 11 3,960
White Oak 6 1,663
Sassafras 4 666
Sweetgum 2 663
White Pine 2 657
Walnut 4 639
Pin Oak 3 588
Sycamore 3 587
Blackgum 3 552
Scarlet Oak 1 146
American Elm 1 72
Subtotals 820 191,333
Culls 95 No Vol. Figured
TOTALS 915 191,333
Timber Sales

HENRY TIMBER SALE

SOLD

County: Martin

State:   Indiana

Date:   Friday, September 12, 2014 @ 10:00 AM EDT (Martin Co. time).  Bid opening is at the property Henry house.

Type of SaleSealed bids.  Twenty percent down at contract signing, balance due by June 1,2015 or before logging begins, whichever comes first.  Buyer will have until December 1, 2015 to remove the timber. 

Owner:  Dan and Kathie Henry

Location:  Located 1.5 miles north of downtown Shoals, IN, in the N ½ of the SE ¼ of Section 13, T3N, R4W and part of the NW ¼ of the SW ¼ of Section 18, T3N, R3W in Center Township.  From U.S. 50 in Shoals, the first road west of the river that goes north is Poplar Street.  Turn north on Poplar and go less than 0.1 miles to West River Road.  Turn right and follow West River Road about 1.4 miles to the Henry driveway.  Turn left into the driveway and continue north through the gate to the Henry house.  The house on the right is NOT the Henry house.  The marked timber is to the north and to the west of the Henry house.  See map on back. 

Note:  There are 4-wheel trails through the woods, so the marked timber could be easily viewed if one wanted to use a 4-wheeler.

Contact:         Multi-Resource Management, Inc., 4870 N. Park Lane Dr., Petersburg, IN 47567

Email:  multiresource@frontier.com

Thom Kinney  812-483-4818 (C)    812-354-6472 (H)

Doug Brown    812-639-9724 (C)    812-326-2243 (H)

Remarks: Trees are marked with blue paint.  Seller reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids.  The owner and their agents make no guarantees of the board feet, number, or quality of trees listed in the timber tally.  Bidders are urged to satisfy themselves as to type, quality, and quantity of timber offered for sale.  Buyer must have an Indiana timber buyer’s license.  Best management logging practices are required during the harvest operation.  Purchaser will be required to carry general liability insurance & workers’ compensation.  A summary of diameter and volume distributions by species is available upon request. 

TIMBER  TALLY

SPECIES # OF TREES EST. VOLUME
Tuliptree 194 45,146
Hard Maple 70 9,860
Sycamore 42 9,381
Hickory 26 5,270
Red Oak 22 5,170
Ash 30 5,045
Black Oak 14 3,310
White Oak 10 3,164
Soft Maple 12 2,027
Beech 12 1,664
Blackgum 7 1,038
Cherry 6 813
Scarlet Oak 1 359
Blue Ash 1 150
Chinkapin Oak 1 129
Walnut 1 84
Subtotals 449 92,610
Culls 69 No Vol. Figured
TOTALS 518 92,610