284 A MANUAL FOR NORTHERN WOODSMEN 
VOLUME TABLE No. 23. LODGEPOLE PINE, IN BOARD 
FEET, BY THE SCRIBNER RULE 
(From Bulletin No. 36, U. S. Forest Service) 
| Diam¬ 
eter 
breast- 
high 
Inches 
Total Height of Tree 
— Feet 
Basis 
Trees 
50 
60 
70 
80 
90 
100 
10 
50 
65 
75 
90 
105 
125 
495 
11 
60 
75 
90 
105 
125 
155 
478 
12 
75 
90 
105 
125 
150 
185 
296 
13 
90 
105 
125 
145 
180 
215 
146 
14 
105 
125 
145 
170 
215 
250 
120 
15 
140 
170 
200 
250 
285 
113 
16 
160 
195 
230 
285 
315 
60 
17 
225 
260 
315 
350 
44 
18 
250 
290 
350 
385 
25 
19 
275 
320 
380 
420 
17 
20 
. • • • 
300 
345 
415 
460 
14 
Figures by Tower and Redington from trees cut in 
Gallatin County, Montana. Trees scaled in logs 10 to 
16 feet long up to 6 inches in top. 
YIELD OF LODGEPOLE PINE IN RAILROAD TIES 
(From Study by Students of University of Washington) 
Diam- 
Average Number Obtained per Tree 
eter 
breast- 
high 
Hewn Ties 
Sawed Ties 
Inches 
Tall 
Medium 
Short 
Tall 
Medium 
Short 
over 80' 
60-80' 
under 60' 
over 80' 
60-80' 
under 60' 
10 
1.7 
1.5 
1.1 
11 
3.0 
2.7 
1.8 
0.9 
0.8 
0.7 
12 
4.0 
3.5 
2.2 
1.9 
1.7 
1.2 
13 
4.9 
4.0 
2.5 
3.0 
2.6 
1.8 
14 
5.5 
4.4 
2.7 
3.9 
3.3 
2.2 
15 
6.0 
4.7 
2.9 
4.6 
3.8 
2.5 
16 
6.4 
5.0 
5.1 
4.2 
17 
6.7 
5.0 
5.5 
4.2 
18 
6.9 
5.0 
5.9 
4.2 
19 
7.1 
6.1 
20 
7.2 
6.3 
• • • 
Results from 267 trees cut in eastern Oregon: Hewn ties 
from timber not less than 8^2 inches in diameter, made 
7 inches thick; sawed ties, 6 by 8 inches; both kinds, 8 feet 
long. Average height of 10 -inch trees, 68 feet; of 15-inch 
trees, 85 feet; of 20-inch trees, 93 feet. 
