M-ETHOD OF VALUING GROWING TIMBER. 



the number of trees on an acre, and the number to be cut 

 out at different periods, and the number of feet they will 

 then respectively contain, will be as under, viz. 



139 



TABLE V. 















V 



Number 



Con- 



Num- 



id 



Age. 



i 



Girt. 



Contents. 





of trees 

 on an 



tents of 

 the 



ber to 

 be cut 







ffi 











o 



acre. 



whole. 



out. 







years 



feet. 



inch. 



ft. 



in. 



pt. 



feet. 





feet. 





feet. 



12 



18 



3 



1 



1 



6 



4- 



2722 



3062 



839 



943 



16 



24 



4 ' 



2 



8 







4-8 



1883 



5021 



673 



1794 



20 



30 



5 



5 



2 



6 



6- 



1210 



6302 



370 



1927 



24 



36 



6 



9 











7-2 



840 



7560 



-223 



2007 



558 



42. 



7 



14 



3 



6 



8-4 



617 



8817 



145 



2072 



32 



48 



8 



21 



4 







9-6 



472 



1006.J 



99 



2112 



36 



54 



9 



30 



4 



6 



10-8 



373 



11314 



71 



2153 



40 



60 



10 



41 



8 







12- 



302 



12583 



52 



2166 



44 



66 



11 



55 



5 



6 



13-2 



250 



13864 



40 



2213 



48 



72 



12 



72 











14-4 



210 



15120 



32 



2304 



52 



78 



13 



91 



6 



6 



15-6 



178 



16294 



24 



2197 



56 



84 



14 



114 



4 







l6-8 



154 



17607 



20 



2286 



60 



90 



15 



140 



7 



6 



13- 



134 



18843 



16 



2250 



64 



96 



16 



170 



8 







19-2 



118 



20138 







But if the trees be first planted four feet apart, and be Table 6, 

 periodically thinned out to the distance of one fourth of °'^V!""'"^ 

 their height, and they increase twelve inches in height, and 

 one in circumference annually, the number of trees on an 

 acre, and the number to be cut out at the ages and heights 

 under-mentioned, and the nwmber of feet thfy will respec- 

 tively contain in the bole, when measured to the top of the 

 leading shoot, will be as under, viz. 



TABLE 



