wood of other species. However, not a prect r.r.ny }I"lonoter 

 meesuroracntB of thic nature hr.vo bean nc.de in thie country 

 thore ere vory few sources for comparison. 



This converting factor of 80 cubic feet nr.s applied 

 to n cubic content ( -i: 'loter- total height) volume tnble made 

 upon thir- "oi-Owt end p. cord wood table obtained. ~>e -111 thus 

 be r.ble to obtain e very fnir oordv:ood estimate of the red end 

 white fir. 



This Xyloneter toet, put to a prcoticc.l uoo, is a 

 comparatively ne-w thin;*, but i't tends to shor thr.t the stan- 

 dards and !aci,hoda of \:ooC. mensuration ere bound to be plrced 

 upon a more accurate basis. It is only e small but P. vory 

 interesting beginning, and it is hoped 1/hct ".*e ill eoon have 

 fi^uroe iron other local itlos for r. cort^-rison. T>.e liylomoter 

 was a rather simple and orui"o instrument, but it served the 

 purpose woll. 



I'.' extensive -.ork was to be carried clon^ chese lines, 

 It noulcl be bettor and cheaper to have p. Ilyloneter in ^ioh 

 several sticks, if not a ^ole cord, could be raoecurod, at once, 



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Lo^ing in Gorvny 



3y 

 I7m. H. Sallaher 



In rainy respects luraborin- methocs in Gornony are 

 similar to those employed in parts of Ilevr England where good 

 markets and second growth timber have caused the introduction 

 of the small and portable mill. As the virgin stands rrrR<"- 

 ually disappear in tho v/ost, vro ory anticipate the 8G~.o condi- 

 tions and the rrrarual adoption of sinilf.r methods. A glimpse 

 at ^ermnji lojj^ng and milling yrill Ihoroforc (rive us a funeral 

 idoa or ho-; our OTTO -cinber ^ill be hrrr'led in^fifty or e hun- 

 dred years. 



Timber ie felled in Germany curing the .'inter nonthe 

 from Uovorabor to "arch. L&bor is employed in p.-n'i cultural 

 pursuits during the Sucuaer and is rifftctitt to obtain, and 

 furthermore the ork in tho woods is noro easily carried on 

 during thb tiae that the leaves are off the hcrdwooda. Fell- 



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