Stumpage

Stumpage
Stumpage Stump"age, n. 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.] [1913 Webster]

Only trees above a certain size are allowed to be cut by loggers buying stumpage from the owners of land. --C. S. Sargent. [1913 Webster]

2. A tax on the amount of timber cut, regulated by the price of lumber. [Local, U.S.] --The Nation. [1913 Webster]


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