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BULLETIX 1061, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
SAW-TIMBER PRODUCTON. 
Information regarding the approximate amount of saw timber 
contained in individual trees of different sizes is sometimes wanted. 
The amounts shown in Table 7 are based upon the measurement of 
438 longleaf pine trees in central Alabama, taking the logs above a 
1-foot stump and down to a top diameter of 6 inches. Table 8 shows 
the amount of lumber in logs from different parts of turpentined and 
unturpentined trees. 
Table 6. — Number of crossties by grades that can ~be cut from longleaf pine 
trees of different diameters and heights. 
Diam- 
eter of 
tree 
(breast 
high) 
out- 
side 
bark. 
Height of tree in feet. 
40 
50 
60 
70 
80 
90 
100 
Inches. 
10 
11 
12 
13 
14 
15 
16 
17 
18 
19 
20 
li 
11 12 
11 12 13 
12 13 14 
11 13 14 15 
32 1* 15 
33 25 
li 
11 12 
11 12 13 
11 23 14 
11 13 14 25 
11 12 14 35 
11 13 45 
32 23 14 25 
22 53 25 
22 43 34 15 
11 43 24 45 
2i 
12 
12 13 
11 12 
11 \Z 
2i 22 
11 22 13 14 
11 12 23 14 15 
11 13 24 25 
12 13 45 
11 22 13 14 35 
11 22 33 35 
32 43 14 25 
22 53 45 
53 24 45 
21 12 13 14 
11 12 23 14 15 
11 12 13 14 35 
H 13 14 45 
11 32 14 45 
11 22 33 45 
12 63 14 35 
73 55 
73 14 65 
21 23 14 35 
11 12 13 14 45 
11 32 13 14 45 
52 38 14 3» 
32 63 14 3» 
22 73 14 4* 
2» 53 24 6& 
The grade is indicated by the smaller numeral shown above and to the right of the 
numeral giving the number of crossties of the specified grade. For example : l 2 means 
one No. 2 crosstie. The scale is for straight and sound trees, no allowance being made 
for defect. 
Table 7. — Contents in board feet of longleaf pine trees of different diameters 
and merchantable lengths. 
[Stump height, 1 foot. Diameter (inside bark) of top, 6 inches. Scaled by Scribner Decimal C rule.] 
Diam- 
eter of 
tree, 
breast 
high. 
Number of 16-foot logs in tree. 
1 
n 
2 
2£ 
3 
H 
4 
H 
5 
k 
6 
Volume — Board feet. 
Inches. 
8 
9 
10 
11 
12 
13 
14 
15 
16 
17 
18 
19 
20 
21 
22 
23 
24 
16 
17 
18 
20 
21 
22 
24 
31 
32 
34 
37 
41 
46 
52 
58 
64 
46 
47 
50 
54 
60 
67 
77 
90 
100 
110 
120 
140 
150 
62 
67 
74 
83 
95 
110 
130 
140 
150 
170 
190 
210 
230 
250 
270 
290 
84 
94 
110 
120 
140 
160 
180 
200 
230 
250 
280 
300 
330 
360 
390 
110 
130 
150 
170 
200 
220 
250 
280 
310 
340 
380 
410 
450 
490 
160 
180 
200 
230 
260 
290 
330 
360 
400 
450 
490 
540 
590 
210 
230 
260 
300 
340 
380 
420 
470 
520 
570 
630 
690 
250 
290 
330 
370 
420 
470 
530 
590 
650 
720 
790 
320 
370 
410 
460 
520 
580 
650 
720 
800 
880 
400 
450 
500 
560 
630 
710 
790 
870 
960 
