METRIC EQUIVALENTS 

 OF UNITS USED IN THIS REPORT 



1 acre = 4,046.86 square meters or 0.405 hectare. 

 1,000 acres = 405 hectares. 

 1,000,000 acres = 405,000 hectares. 



1,000 board feet (International Vi-inch log rule) = 3.48 cubic meters. 



1,000,000 board feet (International '4-inch log rule) = 3,480 cubic meters. 



Breast height = 1.4 meters above ground level. 



1 cubic foot = 28,317 cubic centimeters or 0.028317 cubic meter. 



1,000 cubic feet = 28.317 cubic meters. 



1,000,000 cubic feet = 28,317 cubic meters. 



1 cord (wood, bark, and airspace) = 3.6246 cubic meters. 



1 cord (solid wood, pulpwood) = 2.4069 cubic meters. 



1 cord (solid wood, other than pulpwood) = 2.2654 cubic meters. 



1,000 cords (pulpwood) = 2,406.9 cubic meters. 



1,000 cords (other products) = 2,265.4 cubic meters. 



1 foot = 30.48 centimeters or 0.3048 meter. 



1 inch = 25.4 millimeters or 2.54 centimeters or 0.0254 meter. 



1 mile = 1.609 kilometers. 



1 square foot = 929.03 square centimeters or 0.0929 square meter. 



Source: A. Binek. 1973 Forest products in terms of metric units. Published bv the 

 author, P.O. Box 7 Westmount, Quebec H3Z2T1 Canada 



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