Timber estimation method noted in Rural New Yorker
The Rural New Yorker outlines a method to estimate timber length and top and bottom diameters. It uses Doyle's rule and averages the diameters along with the tree length to compute values.
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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1915
Page
3
The Rural New Yorker outlines a method to estimate timber length and top and bottom diameters. It uses Doyle's rule and averages the diameters along with the tree length to compute values.
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