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====== Tree Cubic Foot Volume Tables (Southern Pine) ======
=====Cubic foot volume, including bark, for stands of southern pine that are above average form(1)=====
====Merchantable length of stem in feet====
^Form point ^Dbh ^12  ^16  ^20  ^24  ^28  ^32  ^36  ^40  ^44  ^48  ^52  ^56  ^60  ^64  ^Mid Diameter |
^Pct.       ^In. ^Cubic feet                                                           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^|
|85         |6   |1.7 |2.3 |2.8 |3.4 |4.0 |4.3 |5.1 |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |5.1          |
|83         |8   |    |3.8 |4.8 |3.8 |6.7 |7.7 |8.7 |9.6 |10.6|11.6|    |    |    |    |6.7          |
|81         |10  |    |    |7.2 |8.6 |10.0|11.4|12.9|14.3|15.7|17.2|18.6|20.0|21.5|    |8.1          |
|79         |12  |    |    |    |11.8|13.7|13.7|17.6|17.6|21.6|23.3|25.5|27.4|29.4|31.4|9.3          |
|77         |14  |    |    |    |    |17.7|20.3|22.8|25.3|27.9|30.4|32.9|35.5|36.0|40.3|10.8         |
|75         |16  |    |    |    |    |    |25.1|28.3|31.4|34.3|37.7|40.8|43.9|47.1|30.2|12.0         | 

=====Cubic foot volume, including bark, for stands of southern pine that are average form (1)=====
====Merchantable length of stem in feet====
^Form point ^Dbh ^12  ^16  ^20  ^24  ^28  ^32  ^36  ^40  ^44  ^48  ^52  ^56  ^60  ^64  ^Mid Diameter |
^Pct.       ^In. ^Cubic feet                                                           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^|
|85         |6   |1.6 |2.2 |2.7 |3.2 |3.8 |4.3 |4.8 |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |4.95         |
|83         |8   |    |3.6 |4.6 |5.3 |6.4 |7.3 |8.3 |9.1 |10.1|11.0|    |    |    |    |6.50         |
|81         |10  |    |    |6.8 |8.2 |9.3 |10.8|12.3|13.6|14.9|16.3|17.7|19.0|20.4|    |7.92         |
|79         |12  |    |    |    |11.2|13.0|14.9|16.7|18.6|20.5|22.3|24.2|26.0|27.9|29.8|9.23         |
|77         |14  |    |    |    |    |16.8|19.3|21.7|24.0|26.5|28.9|31.3|33.7|36.1|38.3|10.31        |
|75         |16  |    |    |    |    |    |23.8|26.9|29.8|32.8|33.8|38.8|41.7|44.7|47.7|11.71        |

=====Cubic foot volume, including bark, for stands of southern pine that are below average form(1)=====
====Merchantable length of stem in feet====
^Form point ^Dbh ^12  ^16  ^20  ^24  ^28  ^32  ^36  ^40  ^44  ^48  ^52  ^56  ^60  ^64  ^Mid Diameter |
^Pct.       ^In. ^Cubic feet                                                           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^|
|81         |6   |1.6 |2.1 |2.6 |3.1 |3.7 |4.2 |4.7 |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |4.9          |
|79         |8   |    |3.5 |4.3 |5.2 |6.0 |6.9 |7.8 |8.6 |9.5 |10.4|    |    |    |    |6.3          |
|77         |10  |    |    |6.3 |7.8 |9.0 |10.3|11.6|12.9|14.2|15.3|16.8|18.1|19.4|    |7.7          |
|75         |12  |    |    |    |10.6|12.4|14.1|15.9|17.7|19.4|21.2|23.0|24.8|26.3|28.3|9.0          |
|73         |14  |    |    |    |    |15.9|18.1|20.4|22.7|24.9|27.2|29.3|31.8|24.0|36.3|10.2         |
|71         |16  |    |    |    |    |    |22.7|25.3|28.4|31.2|34.0|36.9|39.7|42.5|45.4|11.4         |

<sup>1</sup> Top utilization, 5 inches outside bark. Tables 45,46,47 varies from 3.8 to 6 inches. Source for Tables 45,46,47: Hawes, E.T. 1940. Volume tables, converting factors and information applicable to commercial timber in South. 3rd. ed., U.S.D.A. Forest Serv., Div. of State and Private Forestry, Atlanta, GA.  

====Standard cubic foot volume table southern pines outside bark ====
^DBH  ^Merchantable Height in Feet                           ^^^^^^^^|
^in.  ^10    ^20    ^30    ^40    ^50    ^60    ^70    ^80    ^90    |
^Cubic Feet (OB) to 4-inch Top                                ^^^^^^^|
|5    |.7    |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |
|6    |1.1   |2.1   |3.2   |      |      |      |      |      |      |
|7    |1.4   |2.9   |4.3   |      |      |      |      |      |      |
|8    |1.9   |3.7   |5.6   |7.5   |      |      |      |      |      |
|9    |2.4   |4.7   |7.1   |9.5   |11.4  |      |      |      |      |
|:::
|10   |2.9   |5.8   |8.8   |11.7  |14.6  |      |      |      |      |
|11   |3.5   |7.1   |10.6  |14.1  |17.7  |21.2  |24.7  |      |      |
|12   |4.2   |8.4   |12.6  |16.8  |21.0  |25.2  |29.4  |      |      |
|13   |4.9   |9.9   |14.8  |19.7  |24.6  |29.6  |34.5  |39.5  |      |
|14   |5.7   |11.5  |17.2  |22.9  |28.6  |34.3  |40.1  |45.8  |51.5  |
|:::
|15   |6.6   |13.1  |19.7  |26.3  |32.8  |39.4  |46.0  |52.6  |59.1  |
|16   |7.5   |15.0  |22.4  |29.9  |37.4  |44.8  |52.3  |59.8  |67.3  |
|17   |8.4   |16.9  |25.3  |33.8  |42.2  |50.6  |59.1  |67.5  |75.9  |
|18   |9.5   |18.9  |28.4  |37.8  |47.3  |56.8  |66.2  |75.7  |85.1  |
|19   |10.5  |21.1  |31.6  |42.2  |52.7  |63.2  |73.8  |84.3  |94.8  |
|:::
|20   |11.7  |23.4  |35.0  |46.7  |58.4  |70.1  |81.7  |93.4  |105.1 |
|21   |12.9  |23.8  |38.6  |51.5  |64.4  |77.2  |90.1  |103.0 |115.9 |
|22   |14.1  |28.3  |42.4  |56.5  |70.6  |84.8  |98.8  |113.0 |127.2 |
|23   |15.5  |30.9  |46.3  |61.8  |77.2  |92.7  |108.1 |123.5 |139.0 |
|24   |16.8  |33.6  |50.4  |67.3  |84.1  |101.0 |117.7 |134.5 |151.3 |
|:::
|25   |18.3  |36.5  |54.7  |73.0  |91.2  |109.3 |127.7 |146.0 |164.2 |
|26   |19.7  |39.5  |59.2  |78.9  |98.7  |118.4 |138.1 |157.9 |177.6 |
|27   |21.3  |42.6  |63.8  |85.1  |106.4 |127.7 |149.0 |170.2 |191.5 |
|28   |22.9  |45.8  |68.7  |91.5  |114.4 |137.3 |160.2 |183.1 |206.0 |
|29   |24.6  |49.1  |73.7  |98.2  |122.7 |147.3 |171.8 |196.4 |220.9 |
|:::
|30   |26.3  |52.5  |78.8  |105.1 |131.4 |157.6 |183.9 |210.2 |236.4 |
|31   |28.1  |56.1  |84.2  |112.2 |140.3 |168.3 |196.3 |224.4 |252.5 |
|32   |29.9  |59.8  |89.7  |119.6 |149.7 |179.3 |209.2 |239.1 |269.0 |
|33   |31.8  |63.6  |95.4  |127.2 |158.9 |190.7 |222.5 |254.3 |286.1 |
|34   |33.7  |67.5  |101.2 |135.0 |168.7 |202.5 |236.2 |269.9 |303.7 |

From: James H. Hemping, School of Forestry, University of Georgia, Athens.

====Merchantable cubic foot volume, inside bark, based on total height (1)====
^Dbh.  ^Total Tree Height                       ^^^^^^^|
^      ^30   ^40   ^50   ^60   ^70   ^80   ^90   ^100  |
^In.   ^Cubic Feet                              ^^^^^^^|
^Form Classes 65-69, Average 67                ^^^^^^^^|
|6     |2.1  |2.5  |2.9  |3.2  |3.7  |     |     |     |
|8     |4.1  |4.7  |5.6  |6.3  |7.1  |7.8  |     |     |
|10    |     |7.5  |8.9  |10.2 |11.5 |12.7 |13.8 |     |
|12    |     |10.8 |12.7 |14.5 |16.4 |17.9 |19.9 |21.6 |
|14    |     |     |17.8 |20.2 |22.6 |25.0 |27.7 |30.1 |
|16    |     |     |22.7 |25.7 |28.7 |32.1 |35.5 |38.5 |
^Form Classes 70-74, Average 72                ^^^^^^^^|
|6     |2.3  |2.8  |3.3  |3.7  |4.3  |     |     |     |
|8     |4.7  |5.5  |6.5  |7.4  |8.2  |9.1  |     |     |
|10    |     |8.6  |10.2 |11.7 |13.1 |14.6 |15.9 |     |
|12    |     |12.2 |14.5 |16.5 |18.8 |20.6 |22.8 |24.8 |
|14    |     |     |20.3 |23.1 |25.9 |29.1 |32.2 |35.8 |
|16    |     |     |26.0 |29.5 |33.1 |37.1 |41.0 |44.6 |
^Form Classes 75-79, Average 77                ^^^^^^^^|
|6     |2.6  |3.2  |3.8  |4.2  |4.9  |     |     |     |
|8     |5.2  |6.0  |7.2  |8.2  |9.2  |10.2 |     |     |
|10    |     |9.6  |11.5 |13.2 |14.8 |16.5 |18.0 |     |
|12    |     |13.8 |16.4 |18.7 |21.4 |23.4 |26.0 |28.4 |
|14    |     |     |22.8 |25.9 |29.1 |32.2 |35.8 |38.9 |
|16    |     |     |29.3 |33.3 |37.3 |41.9 |46.4 |50.4 |
^Form Classes 80-84, Average 82                ^^^^^^^^|
|6     |2.8  |3.5  |4.1  |4.6  |5.3  |     |     |     |
|8     |5.8  |6.8  |8.1  |9.2  |10.3 |11.4 |     |     |
|10    |     |10.8 |12.9 |14.8 |16.8 |18.6 |20.3 |     |
|12    |     |15.2 |18.2 |20.7 |23.6 |25.9 |28.8 |31.4 |
|14    |     |     |25.6 |29.3 |32.9 |36.5 |40.6 |44.2 |
|16    |     |     |32.7 |37.3 |41.8 |46.9 |52.0 |56.6 |
^Form Classes 85-89, Average 87                ^^^^^^^^|
|6     |3.2  |4.0  |4.6  |5.2  |6.0  |     |     |     |
|8     |6.5  |7.6  |9.0  |10.2 |11.5 |12.7 |     |     |
|10    |     |11.9 |14.3 |16.5 |18.6 |20.7 |22.6 |     |
|12    |     |17.2 |20.5 |23.4 |26.7 |29.3 |32.6 |35.5 |
|14    |     |     |28.4 |32.4 |36.4 |40.5 |45.0 |49.0 |
|16    |     |     |36.4 |41.5 |46.6 |52.3 |58.0 |63.1 |
<sup>1</sup> Compiled from Miner's (1950) form class volume tables. Source: Burns, Paul Y. 1965. A condensation of Minor's form class volume tables for southern pine pulpwood. La.Agr.Exp.Sta, LSU Forestry Note 61
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