This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1813 Excerpt: ...as much. And were it allowed to stand for double that time, it would probably increase in a still greater proportion--. As the advantage of preserving oak timber till it arrive at maturity, is a subject of great importance to the owners in particular, and to the nation in general, it requires and deserves to be ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1813 Excerpt: ...as much. And were it allowed to stand for double that time, it would probably increase in a still greater proportion--. As the advantage of preserving oak timber till it arrive at maturity, is a subject of great importance to the owners in particular, and to the nation in general, it requires and deserves to be illustrated. With this view, the following account of the increase of six oaks in 16 years, is extracted from a table, of which the two first columns were first published in the Philosophical Transactions (Vol. LI.), and afterwards in Agricola's Letters in the Scots Magazine (Vol. XXXIII.), with the additional columns which mark the solid contents and increase. years, a stock of 10,300/. grew, without risk or trouble, to 27,800/. Near the same place 338 young trees were valued at 59L; and 24 years after valued at 800/. Hunger', Kvdyn, Vol IL 228. Bath Papers, Vol. VI. p. 3R. + An oak felled by the Bishop of Saidm, in 1758, and supposed from its number of circular rings to be 300 years old, contained 1045 cubic feet, besides 74 feet of smaller timber; in all, 28 tons, which, at 2t.SJ, per foot, is 300/. Ibid. p. 10. A TABIJi-litfrfc--m-.--i-I A TABLE showing the increase of six oaks in 16 years, from ailual measurements taken by R. MAESHAM, first in April 1143, before the growth of that year began; and again in autumn 1758, after that year's growth was complete. Frorpthis table it appears, that six trees increased 186 cubic feet in 16 years; which, jf sold at 2s. Qd. per foots would amount to 23/. 5s. Now, if we suppose 160 such trees, small and great, to stand on a Scotch acre at 18 feet distance, the increase, at the same rate, would be 4960 cubic feet; whjch at 2s. 6d. would amount to 620/. or 38/. 15/. for the annual increase. Or, if you suppose th..
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