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Figure 15-2. Evergreen Tree Farm: Land Account

Date Accounts and Explanation Ref. Debits Credits
$ $
06/21/93 Allocation of Evergreen T.F. purchase cost to land: Red Oaks Tract (see Table 15-3) 5 59,537
09/15/98 Allocation of Lonesome Pine purchase cost to land 29 60,998
09/15/98 Adjusted balance (basis) carried forward 120,535

Figure 15-3. Evergreen Tree Farm: Merchantable Sawtimber Subaccount - Volume Basis*

Date Accounts and Explanation Ref. Additions Removals
MBF MBF
06/21/93 Estimated merchantable volume of pine and hardwood sawtimber at date of purchase (see Evergreen T.F. cruise in Table 15-2) 6b 650
01/02/95 Growth for 1993-95 (2 years: see cruise report, Table 15-2) 80
01/02/95 Adjusted volume carried forward 730
12/31/95 Volume removed in sale 18b 438
12/31/95 Adjusted volume carried forward 292
09/15/98 Estimated volume on Lonesome Pine tract when purchased (see Table 15-2) 30b 750
09/31/98 Adjusted volume carried forward 1,042

Figure 15-4. Evergreen Tree Farm: Young-Growth Subaccount

Date Accounts and Explanations Ref. Debits Credits
$ $
06/21/93 Allocation of Evergreen Tree Farm purchase cost to young growth (60 acres of pine, see Table 15-3) 8 22,323
09/15/98 Allocation of Lonesome Pine purchase cost to young growth (40 acres, see Table 15-3) 31 16,256
09/31/98 Transfer young growth to Merchantable Pulpwood Subaccount (value); volume estimated (cruised) to be 1,350 cords by E.Z. Cruiser 32 22,323
09/31/98 Adjusted balance carried forward 16,256
12/31/98 Election to capitalize carrying costs, proportional allocation 37 602
12/31/98 Adjusted balance carried forward 16,858

 

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