the inventory of the whole forest was computed 

 from these. Trees eight inches and over in 

 diameter of all valuable species were computed 

 in board feet and the smaller trees in cords. All 

 birches, maple, poplar, etc., were computed 

 entirely in cords. 



The average stand for the whole area is there- 

 fore 1,945 board feet and 10 cords per acre. If 

 only the wooded area, 1,153 acres, is considered, 

 the average stand per acre is 2,050 board feet 

 and 10 cords. 



For purposes of estimating, 1,000 board feet 

 are equivalent to two cords. The 2,360,000 

 board feet are equivalent to 4,720 cords. This 

 table does not include dead chestnut or other 

 dead trees. Neither does it include the cord- 

 wood in trees under five inches in diameter nor 

 the tops of trees estimated in board feet. There 

 are approximately 4,500 chestnut ties and a large 

 number of fence posts on the area, so it is safe 

 to estimate an additional 2,000 cords to cover 

 the c e items, making a total of practically 19,000 

 cords. 



In other words about 25 % of the total stand 

 is suitable for lumber and 75% is at present fit 

 only for cordwood. In computing trees down to 

 eight inches in board feet, there is, of course, 

 no thought that good trees of that size would be 

 cut. It simply indicates what is marketable 

 according to Connecticut saw mill practice. Some 

 of the material is also too inaccessible to be cut 

 either for lumber or wood. This percentage is a 

 very good criterion of the kind of management a 

 forest has had in the past. In Europe where 



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