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Table 46. — Volume, in board feet, of BLACK ASH, 75 to 300 years in age, for trees of 

 different diameters, and number of logs, scaled by the Scribner log rule. 



[Based on taper curves; scaled mostly as 16.3-foot logs, with a few shorter logs where necessary. Height 

 of stump, 1 foot. Measurements taken in New Hampshire, New York, Michigan, and Indiana.] 



Diam- 

 eter 



breast- 

 high. 



Number of 16-foot logs. 



Diam- 

 eter 



inside 

 bark 



of top. 





2 



2h 



3 



3* 



4 



4£ 



5 



5i 



6 



Basis. 



Volume— board feet. 





Inches. 



8 



38 

 42 

 47 

 53 

 59 

 66 

 74 

 83 

 93 



52 

 57 

 63 

 70 

 80 

 90 

 100 

 110 

 130 

 140 

 160 

 180 

 190 



65 

 72 

 80 

 90 

 100 



no 



130 

 150 

 170 

 190 

 210 

 240 

 270 

 300 

 340 

 380 

 430 















Inches. 

 6 

 6 

 6 

 6 

 6 

 6 

 6 

 6 

 6 

 6 

 6 

 6 

 6 

 7 

 7 

 8 

 9 

 9 

 10 

 10 

 11 

 11 

 12 



Trees. 

 4 



9 .. 















6 



10 



100 

 120 

 130 

 150 

 170 

 190 

 210 

 240 

 270 

 300 

 340 

 380 

 430 

 490 

 550 

 620 

 690 

 770 

 850 

 930 

 1,020 













8 



11 .. 













5 



12 



160 

 180 

 200 

 230 

 250 

 280 

 320 

 360 

 400 

 440 

 500 

 560 

 630 

 700 

 780 

 860 

 950 

 1,040 

 1,130 











10 



13... 











16 



14 



230 

 260 

 290 

 330 

 360 

 400 

 450 

 500 

 560 

 630 

 710 

 790 

 870 

 960 

 1,050 

 1,140 

 1,230 









4 



15 









9 



16 



340 



370 



420 



460 



510 



570 



630 



700 



770 



860 



950 



1,040 



1,140 



1,240 



1,340 







12 



17 







4 



18... 





460 



510 



570 



630 



700 



770 



850 



940 



1,030 



1,130 



1,240 



1,350 



1,460 



610 



680 



750 



830 



920 



1,020 



1,120 



1,220 



1,340 



1,450 



1,570 



7 



19... 





5 



20 





3 



21 





8 



22 







2 



23 







2 



24 







1 



25 







2 



26 









1 



27 









2 



28 









1 



29 









1 



30 









1 















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Table 47. — Yield of planted groves of GREEN ASH in South Dakota. 1 





Age 



of 



grove. 



Aver- 

 age 



height 

 of 



trees. 



Area 

 of 

 plot. 



Num- 

 ber of 

 trees 

 per 

 acre. 



Total 

 yield 

 per 

 acre. 



Aver- 

 age 

 annual 



yield 

 per 



acre. 



Estimate 



of posts, stakes, and fuel 

 wood. 



Locality. 



First- 

 class 

 posts, 

 4-mch to 

 6-inch. 



Second- 

 class 

 posts, 



3-mch to 

 6-inch. 



Stakes, 

 2-inch to 

 3-inch. 



Fuel 

 wood 

 in addi- 

 tion. 



Ethan 



Years. 

 8 

 14 

 14 

 14 

 18 

 19 

 20 

 20 

 20 

 20 

 20 

 22 

 23 

 23 

 25 

 25 

 34 



Feet. 

 16 

 16 

 20 

 22 

 25 

 33 

 30 

 26 

 33 

 26 

 27 

 27 

 24 

 18 

 23 

 29 

 47 



Acres. 

 0.1 

 .5 

 .3 

 .5 

 .1 

 .5 

 .1 

 .1 

 .2 

 .5 

 .1 

 .2 

 .2 

 .1 

 .2 

 .1 

 .2 



1,020 



508 



730 



1,160 



1,200 



238 



824 



1,140 



400 



942 



680 



1,665 



1,010 



2,550 



940 



830 



495 



Cords. 

 2.24 

 2.18 

 4.43 

 6.58 

 9.90 

 9.62 

 7.28 

 7.50 

 6.55 

 9.52 

 7.90 



12.20 

 5.30 

 7.00 

 3.80 



10.40 



23.55 



Cords. 

 0.28 

 .15 

 .32 

 .47 

 .55 

 .51 

 .36 

 .38 

 .33 

 .48 

 .40 

 .55 

 .23 

 .30 

 .15 

 .42 

 .69 



Number. 



Number. 



Number. 



Cords. 



Wentworth... 







210 

 570 

 510 

 910 

 122 

 590 

 850 

 545 

 810 

 380 

 1,020 

 665 

 660 

 680 

 700 

 600 



4.05 



Lake Preston. . 





170 

 302 

 400 

 238 

 170 

 310 



.66 



Hamlin 





3.34 



Olivet 





3.10 



Sioux Falls. .. 



Do 



Viborg 



232 

 170 



1.30 

 2.40 

 2.30 



Hartman 



250 



.73 





19t) 

 140 

 375 

 130 



3.10 



Dell Rapids. . . 



140 



2.80 

 4.65 







1.55 







3.90 







10 



700 

 645 



.90 



Blackmer 





2.60 



Cottonwood. . . 



870 



1.50 



1 Based on average measurements taken in 1904 by Fetherolf. 



