SELECTING OF TELEGRAPH POLES IN THE FOREST OF ENZIE. 1 43 



indicating the depot to which they were to be consigned. The 

 rejected tops can be utihsed as pit props. 



In addition to the above measurements, which were all that 

 were required for the official classification, the girth at the 

 centre of the pole was also measured in the case of what seemed 

 average examples, and the cubical contents estimated in order 

 that a comparison might be made of the measurements with 

 those given for Scandinavian red fir poles in the January issue 

 of the Trafisacti'ons. 



The accompanying table shows these measurements : — 



It will be seen from a study of these data that the dimensions 

 of the poles agree fairly closely with those given for 

 Scandinavian poles in the tables referred to above. 



The figures are therefore of some value in demonstrating 



