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A Tract Rating System for Harvesting Hardwood Timber in the South Delta Region of Louisiana.

Based on a survey of forest products industries and logging contractors, the factors that affect harvesting costs and stumpage values on hardwood timber tracts in the South Delta Region of Louisiana were identified. Responses were evaluated with a scale value representing the relative importance of each factor. The majority of the respondents felt that physical and stand factors were the most important while contractual and legal factors were the least important. Presence and absence of roads, terrain, accessibility, product class, and timber quality were the top five factors. A second questionnaire containing weights and rankings for 32 selected factors was mailed to the respondents. They were asked for their opinions and suggestions regarding the ranking scheme, and 83 percent of them agreed with it. Proposed changes were analyzed and incorporated into the model. The Tract Rating System computes individual ratings for each factor and total ratings for an entire tract. Total ratings for two or more tracts of interest can then be compared and a decision can be made as to which tract to purchase. The performance of the system was tested with actual data from 14 hardwood tracts harvested recently, and