D defs.my
Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Stumpage

/stŭm'-pĭj/ · Stump·age · IPA /stˈʌmpɪdʒ/
01 n. Timber in standing trees, -- often sold without the land at a fixed price per tree or per stump, the stumps being counted when the land is …
  1. 1.
    Timber in standing trees, -- often sold without the land at a fixed price per tree or per stump, the stumps being counted when the land is cleared.[Local, U.S.]
    “Only trees above a certain size are allowed to be cut by loggers buying stumpage from the owners of land.” — C. S. Sargent.
  2. 2.
    A tax on the amount of timber cut, regulated by the price of lumber.[Local, U.S.]