LOGGING IN THE DOUGLAS FIE REGION. 21 
Cull logs. 
Cull logs shall be any logs which, in the judgment of the scaler, will not cut 
33^ per cent of sound lumber. 
Rules for the grading of cedar, Douglas fir, spruce, and hemlock 
logs or shingle bolts were put in force in British Columbia not very 
long ago by the Forest Branch. The rules follow : 
GRADING RULES FOR CEDAR LOGS. 
No. 1 logs. 
Logs 12 feet and over in length, 20 inches and over in diameter, that will cut 
out 50 per cent or over of their scaled contents in clear lumber. In cases of 
split timber above diameters will not be considered. 
No. 2 logs. 
Logs 12 feet and over in length, 14 inches and over in diameter, that will cut 
out merchantable or better, but which will not cut out to grade No. 1. This 
grade will also admit of a good grade of shingle log. 
No. 3 logs. 
Rough logs that are only fit for a low grade of shingles, shiplap, or dimension 
timbers. 
Culls. 
Logs lower in grade than No. 3 will be classed culls. 
GRADING RULES FOR DOUGLAS FIR. 
Flooring logs. 
Logs suitable for flooring, reasonably straight, not less than 20 feet long, not 
less than 30, inches in diameter, clear, free from such defects as would impair 
their value for clear lumber. 
Merchantable logs. 
Logs not less than 14 inches in diameter, sound, reasonably straight, free 
from rotten knots ; the grain straight enough to insure strength. 
Rough logs. 
Logs having visible defects such as crooks, bad knots, or defects that would 
impair the value and lower the grade of lumber below merchantable. 
Cull logs. 
Logs which will not produce 50 per cent of their contents in salable lumber 
shall be classed as culls. 
