642 



TIMBER RESOrRCES FOR AMERICA'S FUTURE 



Board-feel International i^-inch log 

 rule per M board-feet local log rule ' 



Veneer logs and bolts: Atl species Softwood Hardwood 



North 1,077 1,076 1,077 



South 1,293 1,294 1,293 



West 1,048 1,048 



Continental United States 1, 122 1, 054 1, 238 



Cooperage logs and bolts: 



North 1,174 1,000 1,200 



South 1,412 1,409 1,414 



^gg^ I Q52 1 052 



Continental United States_ 1^314 1^301 1,320 



'Local log rule: North and South principally Doyle; 

 West mostly Scribner. 



Cubic feet per J^J board-feet lu mber 

 tally 



Softwood 



Hardwood 



169 



149 



164 



156 



151 



141 



156 



1.53 



Saw logs: All species 



North 155 



South 162 



West 151 



Continental United States _ 156 



Cubic feet pi r A/ board-feet local 

 log rule ' 



Veneer logs and bolts: All species Softwood Hardwood 



North 165 171 165 



South 196 199 196 



West 159 159 



Continental United States _ 170 160 188 



Cooperage logs and bolts: 



North 185 235 178 



South 220 235 209 



West 159 159 



Continental United States. 205 224 195 



' Local log rule; North and South principally Doyle; 

 West mostly Scribner. 



Cubic feet per M board-feet 

 International VA-inch log rule 



All species 



Softwood 



Hardwood 



166 



182 



158 



163 



167 



154 



156 



156 



162 



160 



161 



156 



153 



159 



153 



152 



154 



152 



152 



152 





152 



152 



152 



158 



235 



148 



156 



167 



148 



151 



151 





156 



172 



148 



Saw logs: 



North 



South 



West 



Continental United States. 



Veneer logs and bolts: 



North 



South 



West 



Continental United States. 



Cooperage logs and bolts: 



North 



South 



West 



Continental United States. 



PULPWOOD AND FUELWOOD 



Pulpwood: 



North 



South 



West 



Continental United States. 



Fuelwood : 



North 



South 



West 



Continental United States. 75 





Cubic feet per 



cord 





All species 



Softwood 



Hardwood 



78 





79 





74 



73 





72 





79 



90 





90 





90 



77 





77 





77 



69 





67 





69 



77 





77 





77 



84 





86 





73 



Board-feet International \i-inch rule 

 per cord ' 



Pulpwood : All species Softwood Hardwood 



North 150 200 100 



South 147 145 163 



West 488 488 393 



Continental United States. 204 217 128 



Fuelwood: 



North 110 95 110 



South 179 157 188 



West 414 426 273 



Continental United States. 163 177 159 



' A cord of pulpwood and fuelwood ordinarily contains 

 material from both sawtimber and poletimber trees. These 

 factors show the board-foot volume, according to inventory 

 standards, of the sawtimber material in the average cord. 



Poles and Piling 



Cubic feet per piece 



Poles : •'IW species 



North 8.3 



South 12.5 



West 18.6 



Continental United States. 13. 5 



Softwood Hardwood 



8. 3 4. 



12.5 11.8 



18.6 



13. 6 



11. 1 



Poles: 



North 



South 



West 



Continental United States. 



Board-feet International ii-inch log 

 rule per piece 



All species Softivood Hardwood 



26.0 26.0 



66.0 66.0 



88.0 88.0 



69.0 69.0 



Cubic feet per linear foot 



Piling: All species Softwood 



North 0.63 0.63 



South .68 .68 



West .75 .75 



Continental United States. .68 .69 



Hardwood 



0. 62 

 . 69 

 .62 

 . 62 



Board-feet International \A-inch log 

 rule per linear foot 



Piling: All species 



North 3. 14 



South 3.58 



West 4.66 



Continental United States. 3. 67 



Softu'ood 

 3. 06 



3. 58 



4. 66 

 3.70 



Hardwood 



3. 26 

 3. 34 



3.26 



78 



73 



Posts and Hewn Ties 



Cubic feet per piece 



Posts: All species Softwood Hardwooa 



North 0.59 0.62 0.59 



South .64 .63 .65 



West .98 .98 .99 



Continental United States. .63 .67 . 62 

 Hewn ties: ' 



North 4.99 4.99 



South 6.66 6.26 6.90 



West 



Continental United States. 6. 62 6. 25 6. 83 



' The average hewn tie contains about 3.22 cubic feel 

 and 38.6 board-feet. A log or bolt to produce the fina 

 product contains, on the average, approximately doubh 

 this volume in cubic feet but roughly the same vohime ii 

 hoard-feet log scale. 



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