FOREST MANAGEMENT OF LOBLOLLY PINE. 
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Ta6le 31. — Per cent of grades from butt, middle, arid top logs of different diameters and 
lengths cat into North Carolina pine rough lumber by mill in Gates County, N. C. 
BUTT LOGS. 
Grade. 
Diameter inside bark at small end. 
No. 1. 
No. 2. 
No. 3. 
No. 4. 
1 and 2 
bark 
strips. 
Box 
bark 
strips. 
Basis. 
Inches. 
7 
Per ct. 
5.2 
10.3 
16.5 
14.6 
16.6 
21.1 
23.0 
26.9 
26.7 
25.4 
Per ct. 
3.4 
8.4 
13.1 
15.2 
10.0 
16.5 
19.0 
15.1 
12.5 
28.0 
Per ct. 
32.2 
27.4 
22.7 
32.9 
29.0 
29.4 
32.6 
25.1 
36.5 
32.0 
Per ct. 
47.8 
43.4 
40.3 
31.5 
40.0 
28.5 
22.6 
30.1 
20.9 
10.3 
Per ct. 
7.5 
6.8 
5.8 
5.2 
3.5 
2.9 
2.8 
2.8 
3.4 
3.0 
Per ct. 
3.9 
3.7 
1.6 
.6 
.9 
1.6 
" L3 
Logs. 
14 
8 
38 
9 .. 
54 
10 
49 
11 
43 
12 
28 
13 
26 
14 
8 
15 
6 
16 
4 
Total 
270 
MIDDLE LOGS. 
5 
76.6 
76.9 
80.7 
78.4 
80.6 
68.9 
68.1 
63.2 
47.4 
55.3 
69.1 
4.6 
.7 
2.8 
2.8 
3.8 
3.1 
1.7 
1.9 
.9 
3.6 
23.4 
12.4 
6.9 
4.5 
2.4 
1.9 
.7 
.7 
'i.h' 
3 
6 
6.1 
7.8 
9.4 
6.2 
13.0 
14.1 
16.2 
27.2 
6.4 
5.5 
19 
7 
2.8 
2.5 
4.4 
5.9 
7.4 
8.2 
13.7 
19.4 
5.7 
1.1 
2.4 
3.6 
6.5 
6.6 
10.0 
9.8 
18.0 
14.5 
45 
8 
56 
9 
63 
10 
37 
11 
23 
12 
18 
13 
8 
14 
5 
15 
2 
Total 
279 
TOP LOGS. 
5 
79.9 
93.6 
90.2 
94.1 
91.4 
92.6 
92.1 
92.7 
2.0 
.8 
2.3 
1.3 
.2 
1.1 
18.1 
5.6 
5.8 
3.3 
5.0 
1.6 
1.1 
20 
6 
58 
7 
0.2 
.5 
.1 
0.2 
'".'6' 
1.5 
2.4 
3.5 
1.3 
.8 
2.7 
3.2 
3.4 
3.8 
84 
8 
63 
9 
44 
10 
18 
11 
1.0 
11 
12 
3 
Total 
301 
Cut by circular saw, J-inch kerf. 
