Wednesday, August 20, 2025

Single Tree Yields 3,000 Feet of Lumber, Brings $100, Aug. 21, 1925

Cuts Large Tree

Mr. Pharoah Lee of near Four Oaks was in the city this week. He reported a tree which one of his neighbors cut from his farm. The tree contained over 3,000 feet of lumber and will net the owner more than $100.

From the front page of The Smithfield Herald, Friday morning, August 21, 1925. $100 in 1925 would be worth approximately $1,845 today, according to www.dollartimes.com.

newspapers.digitalnc.org/lccn/sn92073982/1925-08-21/ed-1/seq-1/

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