26 YELLOW POPLAR IN TENNESSEE. 



The percentage of grades given in trees of diameter above 14 inches 

 applies only to old growth trees. As a rule, small trees in second growth 

 stands, 14 inches or less in diameter breast-high, saw out largely lumber 

 of the grades No. 2 common and cull, together with smaller amounts of 

 No. 1 common and sap grades than are given in the table. Clean stemmed 

 second growth trees which are from 14 to 20 inches in diameter saw out 

 a far larger, but somewhat variable, proportion of clear saps and a much 

 smaller proportion of No. 1 and 2 grade tjjan old forest trees of the same 

 diameter. 



Table 10 shows the amounts of the different grades of lumber sawed 

 from trees of yellow poplar of different diameters and their values at 

 Chattanooga, Knoxville, Nashville, Bristol, and other large shipping points 

 in Middle and East Tennessee. Prices at points in West Tennessee are 

 usually about 25 cents per 1,000 board feet lower. 



The following prices of the different grades are used in determining 

 the values of the lumber in totals : 



Nos. 1 and 2 $53 . 50 per 1,000 board feet 



Saps and selects 38.50 per 1,000 board feet 



Wide box 40 . 00 per 1,000 board feet 



No. 1 common 29 . 00 per 1,000 board feet 



No. 2 common 18.00 per 1,000 board feet 



No. 3 common 13.25 per 1,000 board feet 



These were the prices in carload lots for July, 1913, at the important 

 lumber centers of Tennessee. 



