50 



YELLOW POPLAR IN TENNESSEE. 



TABLE 18. Comparative value of trees of yellow poplar of different sizes 

 for cordwood, peeled, and for lumber (scaled by Doyle-Scribner 

 rule). 



(Based on the average tree.) 



Cordwood, 160 cubic Saw logs scaled 



feet, measured after by Doyle-Scribner 



peeling, at $1.00 rule, at $1.00 per 



per cord 1,000 board feet 



Diameter 



breast-high 



Inches 



6 



7 



8 



9 



10 

 11 

 12 

 13 

 14 

 15 

 16 

 17 

 18 



.04 

 .066 

 .086 

 .11 

 .13 

 .163 

 .20 

 .25 

 .32 

 .40 

 .48 

 .52 



.01 



.014 



.024 



.031 



.05 



.075 



.10 



.13 



.163 



.20 



.243 



TABLE 19. Number of trees of yellow poplar split and peeled in second- 

 growth stands 25 to 50 years old required to make a long cord of 160 

 cubic feet; the percentage of bark, and the percentage of waste in 

 stump, top, and bark. 



Percentage of 

 wood lost in 



stump, 

 Height of 



stump 



feet 



1.4 

 1.4 

 1.4 

 1.4 

 1.5 

 1.5 

 1.6 

 1.7 

 1.7 

 1.8 

 1.9 

 2. 



bark and 

 top of stem 

 (top used to 



3 inches) 



27 

 25 

 24 

 23 

 22 

 22 

 21 

 21 

 21 

 21 

 21 

 21 

 20 

 20 



