54 THE WOODSMAN S HANDBOOK. 
The Wilcox Rule. 
This rule is based upon sawyer’s tallies. It is used in Pennsy]- 
-vania for softwood timber. 
The Warner Rule. 
The Warner Rule is used in New York. It is probably based 
upon diagrams. 
The Boynton Rule. 
This rule is based upon a compromise of the Vermont Rule 
and the Scribner Rule adjusted by sawyer’s tallies. It is used in 
Vermont. 
The Carey Rule. 
This rule is used in Massachusetts. It was probably made from 
sawyer’s tallies. 
The Forty-five Rule. 
This rule is used in New York. It is based upon the following 
rule: For a 24-inch log multiply the square of the diameter, that 
is, 24, by the length of the log and the result by 45, then point off 
three places. The figures at the left of the decimal point will 
represent contents in board feet. For every variation of 2 inches 
in the diameter from the standard 24-inch log add or subtract 1 
from the number 45 in the formula, according as the diameter is 
larger or smaller than 24 inches. 
The White Rule. 
This rule is used in Montana toa limited extent. It is based 
on the Scribner Rule adjusted by sawyer’s tallies. 
The Finch and Apgar Rule. 
This rule is used occasionally in New York. It is sometimes 
known as the Excelsior Log Book Table. 
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