X TABLE OF CONTENTS 



CHAPTER IX 

 STACIvED OR CORD MEASURE 



PAGE 



97. Stacked Measure as a Substitute for Cubic Measure 121 



98. The Standard Cord versus Short Cords and Long Cords 121 



99. Measurement of Stacked Wood Cut for Special Purposes 122 



100. Effect of Seasoning on Volume of Stacked Wood 123 



101. Methods of Measurement of Cordwood 123 



102. Solid Cubic Contents of Stacked Wood 124 



103. Effect of Irregular Piling on SoUd Contents 124 



104. Effect of Variation in Form of Sticks on Solid Contents 125 



105. Effect of Dimen.sions of Stick on Solid Contents 126 



106. The Basis for Cordwood Converting Factors 127 



107. Standard Cordwood Converting Factors 128 



108. Converting Factors for Sticks of Different Lengths 128 



109. Converting Factors for Sticks of Different Diameters 129 



110. The Mea.surement of Sohd Contents of Stacked Cords. Xylometers 132 



111. Cordwood Log Rules. The Humphrey Caliper Rule 132 



112. Discounting for Defect in Cord Measure 133 



113. The Measurement of Bark 134 



114. Factors for Converting Stacked Cords to Board Feet 135 



115. Weight as a Measure of Cordwood 137 



Part II 



THE MEASUREMENT OF STANDING TIMBER 



CHAPTER X 



UNITS OF MEASUREMENT FOR STANDING TIMBER 



116. Board Feet — Basis of AppUcation 139 



117. The Piece 140 



118. Choice of Units in Estimating Timber 140 



119. The Log as the Unit in Estimating 140 



120. Log Run, or Average Log Method 143 



121. The Tree as a Unit in Estimating. Volume Tables 144 



122. Volume Tables Based on Standard Taper per Log. "Universal" Volume 



Tables 144 



123. Substitution of Mill Factor for Log Rules in Universal Tables 146 



124. Volume Tables Based on Actual Volumes of Trees 147 



125. The Point of Measurement of Diameters in Volume Tables 148 



126. Bark as Affecting Diameter in Volume Tables 150 



127. Classification of Trees by Diameter 151 



128. Classification of Trees by Height 151 



129. Diameter Alone, ver-sus Diameter and Height, as Basis of Volume Tables . . . 152 



130. Standard versus Local Volume Tables 153 



CHAPTER XI 



THE CONSTRUCTION OF STANDARD VOLUME TABLES 

 FOR TOTAL CUBIC CONTENTS 



131. Steps in Construction of a Standard Volume Table 154 



132. Selection of Trees for Measurement 154 



