48 BULLETIN 55, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGEICLTLTUEE. 



Table 28. — Taper of balsam fir in Maine — Continued. 



Diameter breast high 





Height above ground (feet). 



(inches). 



1 4.5 



10 



20 



30 



40 



50 



60 70 80 



R 

 9 

 10 

 11 

 12 

 13 

 14 

 15 

 16 



8 

 9 

 10 

 11 

 12 

 13 

 14 

 15 

 16 



10 

 11 

 12 

 13 

 14 

 15 

 16 



100 

 100 

 100 

 100 

 100 

 100 

 100 

 100 

 100 



70-foot trees. 



96.1 

 94.2 

 94.7 

 93.3 

 93.0 

 92.7 

 92.5 

 92.3 

 92.1 



89.5 

 S7.2 

 86.3 

 84.8 

 84.2 

 83.7 

 82.7 

 81.7 



80.3 

 77.9 

 76.8 

 7.5.2 

 74.6 

 74.0 

 72.9 

 71.8 

 70.9 



68.4 

 65.1 

 64.2 

 62.9 

 62.3 

 61.8 

 60.9 

 59.9 

 59.6 



48.7 

 47.7 

 47.4 

 46.7 

 4.5.6 

 44.7 

 43.6 

 43.0 

 42.4 



27.6 

 26.7 

 26.3 

 24.8 

 24.6 

 23.6 

 23.3 

 22.5 

 21.9 



SO-foot trees. 



90-foot trees 



100 



97.4 



92.1 



84.2 



72.4 



57.9 



40.8 



18.4 



100 



95.3 



89.5 



82.6 



70.9 



57.0 



39.5 



18.6 



100 



94.7 



88.4 



81.1 



69.5 



56.8 



38.9 



18.9 



100 



94.3 



86.7 



79.0 



68.6 



55.2 



38.1 



18.1 



100 



93.0 



86.1 



78.3 



67.8 



54.8 



37.4 



18.3 



100 



93.5 



85.5 



77.4 



67.7 



54.8 



37.1 



18.5 



100 



93.2 



85.7 



77.4 



68.4 



54.1 



36.8 



18.8 



100 



93.0 



84.6 



76.9 



67.8 



53.8 



37.1 



18.9 



100 



92.8 



84.2 



77.0 



67.8 



53.9 



36.8 



19.1 



100 



94.8 



88.5 



80.2 



69.8 



.58.3 



42.7 



26.0 



100 



95.2 



88.6 



81.0 



71.4 



59.0 



43.8 



27.6 



100 



94.7 



88.6 



80.7 



72.8 



60.5 



4.5.6 



28.9 



100 



94.4 



87.9 



80.6 



72.6 



61.3 



46.0 



29.8 



100 



94.0 



87.3 



80.6 



73.1 



61.9 



47.0 



29.9 



100 



93.8 



86.8 



80.6 



73.6 



62.5 



47.9 



30.6 



100 



93.4 



86.9 



81.0 



74.5 



63.4 



49.0 



32.0 



11.5 

 12.4 

 13.2 

 13.7 

 14.9 

 14.6 

 15.7 



Table 29. — Diameter inside bark, in indies, of balsam fir in Maine, at different heights 



above the ground. 



[Based on 885 trees.] 





Height above groimd (feet). 



Diameter breast high 

 (inches). 



4.5 



10 



20 



30 



40 50 



60 



70 



80 









Diameter inside bark (inches). 









40-foot trees. 





6 



5.7 

 6.7 

 7.6 

 8.5 

 9.5 



5.4 

 6.1 

 6.9 

 7.7 

 8.5 



4.6 

 5.2 

 5.8 

 6.5 

 7.1 



2.9 

 3.4 

 3.8 

 4.2 

 4.7 









7 









8 









9 









10 





1 







1 1 1 











50-foot trees. 



6 



5.7 

 6.7 

 7.6 

 8.5 

 9.5 

 10.4 

 11.3 



5.4 

 6.2 

 7.0 

 7.8 

 8.7 

 9.S 

 10.4 



4.7 

 5.4 

 6.1 

 6.9 

 7.6 

 8.3 

 9.1 



3.7 

 4.3 

 4.9 

 5.4 

 0.1 

 6.6 

 7. 2 



2.1 

 2.4 

 2.8 

 3.2 

 3.6 

 4.1 

 4.5 











7 











8 











9 









10 









11 









12 





i 





1 



1 



