CONVENIENT HOLDER FOR STEM ANALYSIS 

 BLANKS. 



By S. B. Detwilkr. 



The illustration shows a means whereby a light tally board may 

 be attached firmly to the arm, leaving the hand free, to overcome 

 the difficulty of holding a tally board while taking stem analysis 

 measurements. Two ordinary steel-spring bicycle trouser guards 

 are riveted to the back of the tally board. When the springs are 

 slipped over the coat sleeve just above the wrist, they hold the 

 tally board firmly in place and permit the free use of the hands. 

 For a stem analysis blank, the writer uses a 4 x 6 filing card 

 similar to the one shown in the accompanying cut. This is con- 

 venient for filing purposes and has proved satisfactory for stump 

 analyses as ordinarily made by following after the saw crews. 

 The title headings are self-explanatory, except that in the column 

 headed "Sec." the stump measurements are entered in the line 

 opposite "Stp." In the line below, the length and top diameter 

 measurements of the first log are entered opposite "Tr." Other 

 logs of the trunk are entered in the lines below this, and a diagram 

 of the tree drawn under "Form." If logs are cut from branches, 

 "Br. i", "Br. 2", etc., is entered in the column headed "Sec." 



For use with the 4x6 stem analysis cards the tally holder 

 shown in the accompanying cut is best. This is made from a 

 piece of heavy sole leather fitted with four triangular tin comer 

 clips, which hold the card firmly. On the back of the piece of 

 sole leather, two strong spring clips are riveted in such a way 

 that the trouser guards are held firmly when slid between the 

 leather and the clip. In this way the trouser guards may be re- 

 moved and the tally board carried in the pocket. 



