A Landowner's Guide to Selling Standing Timber - the Ontario ...

A LANDOWNER’S GUIDE TO SELLING STANDING TIMBERAppendix 10: Metric and Imperial Lengths and MeasuresMetric/Imperial Equivalents and Other Useful MeasurementsLengths1 inch = 2.54 centimetres1 surveyor’s link = 7.92 inches= 0.66 feet1 foot = 0.3048 metre1 yard = 0.9144 metre1 rod, pole or perch = 5.5 yards1 chain = 4 rods= 22 yards= 66 feet= 100 links= 20.1168 metres1 mile = 80 chains= 320 rods= 1,760 yards= 5,280 feet= 1.609 kilometresArea1 square foot of basal = 0.2296 square metres ofarea per acrebasal area per hectare1 square metre of basal = 4.356 square feet of basalarea per hectarearea per acre1 square chain = 4,356 square feet= 404.69 square metres1 acre = 0.4047 hectares= 10 square chains= 43,560 square feet= 4,047 square metres1 hectare = 2.471 acres= 10,000 square metres1 square mile = 640 acres= 2.59 square kilometres= 259 hectares1 cubic metrered pine (plantation)sprucewhite pinepoplarmaple1 cordred pine (plantation)sprucewhite pinepoplarmapleRoundwood Weight= 980 kilograms= 763 kilograms= 854 kilograms= 918 kilograms= 1,123 kilograms= 2,352 kilograms= 1,831 kilograms= 2,050 kilograms= 2,203 kilograms= 2,695 kilogramsWood Measures1 cubic metre = 227 fbm (Ontario Log Rule)= 35.314 cubic feet1 cunit = 100 cubic feet of solid wood1 cord = 4 feet x 4 feet x 8 feet or128 cubic feet, but contains only85 cubic feet of solid woodwhen bark and air are takeninto consideration1 cord = 2.4 cubic metres (approximate)1 face cord = 12 or 16 inches x 4 feet x 8 feet(Note: this is not a standardmeasure and retailers selldifferent measures.)1 board foot (fbm) = 12 inches x 12 inches x 1 inch1,000 fbm = 4.4 cubic metres of solid wood62