MRG
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Good choice in staying away.DMIL worked for state forestry for years; I had asked for advice about buying land to plant black walnut 35 years ago. The folks she hooked me up with persuaded me not to get into the business; they were just barely making money on family owned land.
Presently around these parts, loggers come in and look at timber that will be in right of ways for gas and oil pipelines, to get the quality lumber. Then when the pipeline timber men come through, they buy up what is cut down and sell/dispose. Currently, timber prices are low because of supply glut.
The walnut mill I worked at in the 70-80s owned half a logging company. In early 1980s the average price they paid to the landowners for black walnut trees on the stump was $55.00 apiece! There was ~10 million board feet included in the stats.
This included the veneer harvest. Your not going to grow veneer logs in a lifetime.