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Conversion Factors 
1 cubic meter lumber =424 board feet 
1 cubic meter saw logs =221 board feet 
4.53 cubic meters saw logs = 1,000 board feet 
1 cubic foot saw logs =6.25 board feet 
1 cubic meter unpeeled pulpwood =0.46 cord 
1 cord (4’ x 4’ x 8’) unpeeled pulpwood=77 cubic feet of wood volume 
1 cubic meter roundwood =0.6 metric ton (air dry) wood 
volume without bark 
1 stere (German raummeter) =1 cubic meter of stacked round- 
wood or 0.276 cord 
1 cubic meter per hectare = 14.29 cubic feet per acre 
0.070 cubic meter per hectare =1 cubic foot per acre 
1 cubic meter =35.31 cubic feet 
0.028 cubic meter =1 cubie foot 
1 hectare = 2.471 acres 
0.4047 hectare =I] acre 
1 meter = 39.37 inches or 3.28 feet 
0.348 meter =I] foot 
1 centimeter =().3937 inch 
2.540 centimeters =I] inch 
1 kilometer =().621 mile 
1.609 kilometers =1 mile 
1 square kilometer =().3861 square mile 
1 square kilometer = 100 hectares 
2.59 square kilometers =] square mile 
1 kilogram = 2.2046 pounds 
0.4536 kilogram =| pound 
1 metric ton =1.102 short tons or 2,204.6 
pounds 
1 liter = 1.0567 quarts 
0.946 liter =1 quart 
FOREST RESOURCE REPORT 16, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE:1964 
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