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Jay Eisenberg wrote:
> 
> I am hearing you say that your timber is like any other agricultural crop
> like my berries or corn or squash.  I agree that this is a complex issue
> and I am not well informed about the nuances -- I cannot see how your
> timber is in any way similar to other agricultural crops you refer to.


Where upon lies much of the problem with the image of timber growers. 
No one seems to assume or acknowledge that timber is an agricultureal
crop, grow it, harvest it, consume it, plant some more.  Taxation is
part of the process.  Many states give agricultural exemption to
producing agr lands, regardless of product.  Others limit to products,
have a serverance tax, etc.  Texas has a curious tax  on all property
with exemptions for agricultural use. Yet the state tries to run the
state educational system on a land base that is finite, causing ever
increasing tax burdons on those who own property, an aging group with
limited incomes, in most rural areas.  A serverence tax is more
equitible, but unpopular with other folks paying land based taxes. 
Indeed, a complex issure, but timber is most certainly a crop.

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