### Question
How does AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION PROGRAM define merchantable timber?


### Answer
Under *16 U.S.C. § 3831a*, **merchantable timber** is defined as:

> timber on private nonindustrial forest land on which the average tree has a trunk diameter of at least 6 inches measured at a point no less than 4.5 feet above the ground

#### Citation:
  - *16 U.S.C. § 3831a*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 58-ERODIBLE LAND AND WETLAND CONSERVATION AND RESERVE PROGRAM > SUBCHAPTER IV-AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION PROGRAM > Part I-Comprehensive Conservation Enhancement Program > subpart b-conservation reserve**

