THE EASTERN HEMLOCK. 
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Table 16. — Volume of hemlock in cubic feet and board feet, southern New Hampshire. 
[Based on total height of tree. 1 ] 
Diam- 
eter 
breast- 
high. 
3 
Height of tree— feet. 
Num- 
ber of 
board 
feet 
per 1 
cubic 
foot 
of log. 
Diam- 
eter 
inside 
bark of 
last 
log. 
Basis. 

40 
50 
60 
70 
Volume of used length. 
Inches. 
6 
7 
8 
9 
10 
11 
12 
13 
14 
15 
Cu.ft. 
1.8 
2.7 
3.9 
5.0 
6.4 
8.0 
10.2 
12.2 
Bd.ft. 
5 
10 
17 
26 
36 
47 
60 
Cu.ft. 
2.8 
3.8 
5.0 
6.5 
8.5 
10.5 
12.8 
15.2 
17.7 
20.0 
22.5 
Bd.ft. 
"'26' 
28 
36 
46 
58 
72 
88 
107 
126 
148 
Cu.ft. 
3.7 
5.0 
6.6 
8.4 
10.6 
13.0 
15.4 
18.3 
21.2 
24.4 
27.6 
30.8 
Bd.ft. 
Cu.ft. 
Bd.ft. 
Cu.ft. 
Bd.ft. 
4.5 
5.0 
5.3 
5.5 
5.6 
5.6 
5.7 
5.7 
5.8 
5.9 
• 6.1 
6.2 
Inches. 
4.4 
4.4 
5.1 
5.3 
5.7 
5.5 
6.0 
6.7 
6.1 
6.4 
6.7 
5.9 
Trees. 
4 
17 
40 
57 
57 
41 
42 
17 
14 
14 
6 
8 
317 
30 
39 
49 
59 
72 
86 
104 
125 
148 
171 
197 
6.3 
8.1 
10.0 
12.5 
15.2 
18.2 
21.5 
25.0 
28.8 
33.0 
37.7 
42 
50 
60 
71 
86 
103 
124 
147 
172 
200 
233 
11.8 
14.3 
17.3 
20.8 
24.3 
28.2 
32.8 
37.5 
42.8 
"*86" 
103 
123 
148 
173 
204 
240 
281 
16 
17 
1 Prepared by C. A. Lyford and Louis Margolin, 1906. The volumes in board feet are for actual saw cut, 
and therefore run much higher than if they were based on log scale. The volume in cubic feet includes 
bark. 
Table 17. — Volume of hemlock in cubic feet (including bark), Wisconsin (Marinette and 
Vilas Counties) and Michigan (Gogebic County). 
[Based on total height of tree.] 
Diam- 
eter 
breast- 
high. 
Total height of tree — feet. 
Basis. 
30 40 50 60 70 80 90 | 100 
Volume— cubic feet. 
Inches. 
5 
6 
7 
8 
9 
10 
11 
12 
13 
14 
15 
16 
17 
18 
19 
20 
21 
22 
23 
24 
25 
26 
27 
28 
29 
30 
31 
32 
33 
34 
35 
36 
1.0 
2.0 
3.1 
4.1 
5.4 
7.0 
8.6 
10.6 
12.5 
14.8 
17.0 
19.3 
1.2 
2.6 
4.1 
5.5 
7.4 
9.5 
11.8 
14.4 
17.0 
20.0 
23.0 
26.0 
1.7 
3.3 
5.2 
7.3 
9.3 
11.9 
14.6 
18.0 
21.0 
24.0 
28.0 
32.0 
36.0 
41.0 
45.0 
50.0 
Trees. 
18 
16 
28 
53 
72 
56 
53 
46 
35 
18 
31 
25 
30 
14 
16 
20 
11 
13 
4 
6 
9 
4 
8 
6 
3 
1 
2 
1 
3 
1 
1 
5.9 
8.4 
10.9 
14.1 
17.2 
21.0 
24.0 
28.0 
33.0 
38.0 
43.0 
48.0 
54.0 
60.0 
66.0 
72.0 
79.0 
85.0 
12.3 
15.7 
19.6 
24.0 
28.0 
33.0 
38.0 
44.0 
50.0 
56.0 
62.0 
69.0 
76.0 
83.0 
91.0 
99.0 
107.0 
116.0 
123.0 
131.0 
22 
26 
31 
37 
42 
48 
54 
61 
69 
77 
85 
93 
102 
111 
120 
130 
139 
147 
157 
169 
180 
192 
33 
39 
45 
51 
59 
67 
75 
83 
91 
100 
109 
119 
131 
144 
155 
167 
179 
191 
204 
218 
231 
246 
260 
275 
54 
62 
71 
79 
87 
98 
109 
119 
129 
143 
156 
169 
182 
195 
208 
222 
237 
252 
267 
283 
299 
604 
Based on taper curves. Volume includes stem with bark between a 2-foot stump and a 4-inch top. 
Bark forms 19 per cent of the total volume of the stem. 
