
ORIGIN AND USE OF THE LOG RULES. 45 
equal to about 1.4 of the standard cubic foot. The Statutes of 
New Hampshire, 1901, give the law as follows: 
All round timber, the quantity of which is estimated by the 
thousand, shall be measured according to the following rule: A 
stick of timber sixteen inches in diameter and twelve inches in 
length shall constitute one cubic foot, and the same ratio shall 
apply to any other size and quantity. Each cubic foot shall con- 
stitute ten feet of a thousand board feet. 
In the practical use of this rule it is customary to consider 115 
cubic feet equivalent to 1,000 board feet, instead of 100 cubic feet, 
according to the wording of the Statute. In this case the diameter 
is taken at the middle of the log inside the bark. If the diameter 
is measured at the small end of the log 106 cubic feet are allowed 
for 1,000 board feet. The New Hampshire Rule is also called the 
Blodgett Rule. 
The New Hampshire Rule. 


DIAMETER IN INCHES. 

Length of | st Soaeens z sae | | 

CONTENTS IN BOARD FEET. 

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eee ee it 19-|. 26) 33 a 50 
2 2 eaneea ae Pee 16.) = 22> 30) =38} 48 57 
fe ee S| 26 | 85 | 48 5 | 66 
i aie tig 5b. 22 | DO Ree 3O toss BO foo ae 74 
5 | Seo ee te S| 33 43) 54) 68 82 
ee ae Peete) 96); 686} (48; «26601 «675. 90 
en ete Pee 99) ~39| 521 65] 82). 98 
Biers: Peete) 48) 257, 70) 88| * 107 
oat tae Wee st) - 46) 61) 77-| 95 115 
Pipe eae Oe eee 87) «501 «2665 «(81 | (102 123 
Bie caught eee 98) 52) 70} 87] 109 13 
age oneee eee 41) «56 |) 74 | «893 116 140 
op foe ee 454 59) «678 | «(98 |} 123 148 
gee ae ae E20 46 Be) Set AOS {128 157 
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66 | 87| 108| 136 |. -164 


