CHAPTER VIII. 



TAKING STOCK. 



THIS is the determination of the cubic contents 

 of growing timber in a forest, and is arrived at 

 with tolerable preciseness by measuring every tree 

 with the aid of the three factors indicated in the 

 last chapter, or approximately by determining the 

 contents of a measured strip selected as a fair 

 average. 



If it is determined to proceed in this manner, 

 viz., by actual measurement of every tree, or of 

 every tree in a selected plot or strip, it will be 

 convenient to operate in parties of four, two pro- 

 vided with klappe to take diameters, one with a 

 book or sheet of paper to note them down, and 

 one with an axe to mark the boundary trees as 

 they are measured ; unless it be a sample strip, 

 when it is better to have the boundary trees 

 marked at time of plotting it. 



The book or paper is ruled with columns for 

 various diameters. If a valuation survey is re- 

 quired, there should be a column for every advanc- 



