Timber Sales

HARKER TIMBER SALE

SOLD

County: Martin

State:   Indiana

Date:  Friday, December 18, 2015 at 10:00 AM EST (Martin County time). Bid opening will be held at the Tom Harker residence on the property.  See map for location.

Type of SaleSealed or phone bids.  25% down at contract signing, balance due October 1, 2016 or before logging begins, whichever comes first.  Buyer will have two years to remove timber.

Owners:  Tom Harker

Location:  Approximately 3.3 miles southeast of Loogootee or 3.5 miles west of Shoals in the

N ½, Sec. 33, T3N, R4W in Center Township.  From the intersection of Hwy 550 and US 50 in Loogootee, go south on Hwy 550 3.6 miles to Poplar Grove Rd.  This will be the first county road to the left (north) after crossing the White River.  Go 1.5 miles north on Poplar Grove Rd to the first road on the right, Davis School Rd.  Go east on Davis School Rd for 0.4 miles to the second house on the left.  This is the Tom Harker residence and where the bids will be opened.  Stand #1 is the woods behind the Harker residence.   Stand #2 is another 0.4 miles on Davis School Rd.  The road will turn to the north and Stand #2 is the woods on the hillside in front of you before you make the turn.              Call for location map

Contact:   Multi‑Resource Mgmt.,Inc.,        e-mail:  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 in 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 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 insurance. 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

STAND # 1 STAND # 2 TOTAL
SPECIES # TREES EST VOL # TREES EST VOL # TREES EST VOL
Red Oak 8 1,440 11 3,978 19 5,418
Black Oak 34 8,361 21 6,675 55 15,036
White Oak * 25 7,673 38 15,210 63 22,883
Chestnut Oak 37 8,365 29 7,484 66 15,849
Scarlet Oak 1 225 2 469 3 694
Walnut 3 221 3 372 6 593
Tuliptree 20 5,366 8 2,782 28 8,148
Hard Maple 130 18,653 46 5,480 176 24,133
Soft Maple 2 396 2 181 4 577
Ash 126 20,874 24 3,921 150 24,795
Cherry 2 133 1 51 3 184
Hickory 222 37,984 54 11,682 276 49,666
Beech 20 2,962 16 2,406 36 5,368
Blackgum 8 1,772 6 551 14 2,323
Misc. ** 9 1,421        -0-        -0- 9 1,421
Subtotals 647 115,846 261 61,242 908 177,088
Culls 224 -0- 80      -0- 304      -0-
TOTALS 871 115,846 341 61,242 1,212 177,088

*  There is 6 White Oak tree marked with a blue “V” (2 in Stand #1 & 4 in Stand #2) that may  contain veneer volume.

**   Misc. includes 1 Sweetgum, 1 Sycamore, 1 Post Oak, 1 Red Elm, 1 Hackberry and 4 Sassafras.