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TIMBER MEASURING 



to every 7 feet length, the following percentages hold good 

 when compared to the true contents (over bark) : 



In the same way the following percentages hold good when 

 compared to the contents by quarter girth measurement 

 (under bark) : 



Stack Measure. This, as its name implies, shows the 

 contents of stacked wood. It is used for cordwood, etc. It 

 gives far more than the actual true contents of timber as the 

 interstices are measured in. 



