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LOBLOLLY OR NORTH CAROLINA PINE. 



TABLE 8. TAPER or BUTTS OF LOBLOLLY PINE FOR USE IN CONVERTING STUMP INTO BREASTHIQH 



DIAMETERS. 



Diameter outside bark Inches 



Taper measurements inside of bark of stems of different diameters 

 and heights for middle-aged and old trees are given in Tables 9 and 

 9a. The measurements can be used directly in scaling logs of any 

 length which is a multiple of 8.15 feet or for ascertaining the number 

 of ties or poles of a given size which can be obtained from trees of dif- 

 ferent diameters. The height above the stump of any desired diameter 

 can be fixed by interpolation. Tables 9 and 9a should be employed only 

 in considering a number of specimens on account of individual varia- 

 tion. Age classes less than 50 years have considerably more taper than 

 the table shows for trees under 75 years old; while trees more than 150 

 years old have less taper than shown for trees over 75 years old. 



