FOREST MENSURATION. 



FOREST Mensuration deals with the determination of the 

 dimensions, volume, age and increment of single trees and 

 whole woods. 



These determinations are required for the calculation of the 

 material standing on a given area, the yield which a wood can 

 give, and the value of single trees, whole woods and forests. 

 They serve also as the basis for the calculation of the effects 

 of different methods of treatment. 



As a rule, the units of measurement employed in Britain and 

 India are the foot, square foot, and cubic foot. 



The subject has been divided into the following chapters : 



I. OF THE INSTRUMENTS USED IN FOREST MENSURATION. 

 II. OF -THE MEASUREMENT OF FELLED TREES. 

 III. ,, ,, ,, STANDING TREES. 



IV. ,, ,, ,, WHOLE WOODS. 



V. DETERMINATION OF THE AGE OF SINGLE TREES AND 

 WHOLE WOODS. 



VI. DETERMINATION OF THE INCREMENT OF SINGLE TREES 

 AND WHOLE WOODS. 



