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this case a cord is a stack 4 by 8 feet but whose width is that of the- given product 

 (§ 99). 



Different customs prevail in different industries. Shingle bolts (split or sawed 

 billets) are sold in lengths which allow three cuts. For 16-inch shingles, with 4 

 inches for trimming, the piece is 52 inches long. For 18-inch shingles, a length of 

 58 inches is required. The cord is 4 by 8 feet by the indicated width. 



Spoke manufacturers dealing in standard 30-inch spoke billets compute a 

 cord as 4 by 8 by 2| feet, or 80 cubic feet. Others measure the cubic contents, 

 using 128 feet for a cord. In the stave industry a cord measuring 4 by 11 feet by 

 the length of the stave bolts is quite common. For 36-inch billets this gives 132 

 cubic stacked feet, but the rule is applied to billets of other lengths. 



Billets and bolts for tool handles are always measured by the rank, in cords 

 measuring 4 by 8 feet by the required width. 



References 



Measuring and Marketing Woodlot Products, Wilbur R. Mattoon and William B. 



Barrows, Farmers Bulletin, 715, U. S. Forest Service, 1916. 

 Wood Using Industries of New York, John G. Harris, U. S. Forest Service, New 



York State College of Forestry, Series XIV, No. 2, 1917. 



