Tables and Rules 327 



" The estimates given to the Department of Agriculture 

 in different states are as follows, according to the ' Maine 

 Farmer ' : 



" Several counties in Maine, 30 to 40 cords per acre. In New 

 Hampshire, average yield 20 to 40 cords per acre. In Vermont, 

 the forest yields 25 to 50 cords per acre. In Rhode Island, 

 about 30 cords per acre. In Connecticut, sprout land yields 

 about 25 cords per acre every 25 years. In New York, 30 to 

 60 cords per acre. In Delaware, well-set second-growth wood 

 lands yield 30 to 40 cords per acre. In Maryland, 30 to 40 cords. 

 In Oregon, however, the yield of the evergreens and oaks is per- 

 fectly astounding, some counties estimated as high as 300 to 600 

 cords per acre." 



SHAPE OF THE AXE 

 (Scribner's Lumber and Log Book) 



" The form of the edge of a chopping-axe should be de- 

 termined by the purpose for which that tool is intended. 

 When an axe is to be employed more for scoring timber 

 than for chopping firewood, the form of the cutting edge 

 should be nearly straight from one corner of the bit to the 

 other, with the very corners rounded off so that the axe 

 will not stick badly in the timber. The object of having 

 the axe nearly straight on the cutting edge is to enable 

 the chopper to score fully up to the line without hacking 

 the timber beyond the line. When the bit of the axe 

 is what choppers term very circular, it is unfit to score 

 timber with, as the most prominent part of the cutting 

 edge will hack the surface of the timber a half inch or more 

 beyond the line. But by scoring with an axe that has 

 nearly a straight edge, but few hacks may be seen after 

 the timber has been hewed. A good chopping-axe should 



