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Forest Mensuration 



Chestnut oak peeled at Biltmore yields the following results per tree, 

 arranged according to the diameter of the trees 4^2 feet above ground : 



If the percentage of bark in a log or tree (scaled with the bark) is 

 p, then the bark percentage in ratio to the solid wood alone is: 



100 X p 

 100 p 



According to thickness of bark and diameter of logs, the following 

 percentages can be given for the ratio: 



bark 

 bark plus timber 



