Calculation should include use of the following:
- Biltmore stick or log rule to find diameter at breast height (DBH) and standing timber (number of 16-foot logs)
- Clinometer and diameter tape
- Pace chains
- Conversion of board-foot volume of standing timber into market value for sawtimber and volume cubic feet into market value for pulpwood
- Reading a volume table to find board-foot volume of standing timber based on DBH and number of 16-foot logs
- Reading a tree scale for pulpwood to find the volume of cubic feet of timber based on the DBH and the number of 5-foot bolts.
Process/Skill Questions:
- How does one calculate a pace?
- What methods would one use to determine the board-foot volume of standing timber?
- How is volume board feet and volume cubic feet converted into market price for sawtimber and pulpwood?