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FOREST SERVICE HANDBOOK
OTTAWA NF (REGION 9)
IRONWOOD, MI
FSH 2409.12 – TIMBER CRUISING HANDBOOK
CHAPTER 40 – CRUISE PLANNING, DATA RECORDING, AND CRUISE
REPORTING
Supplement No.: R9 Ottawa 2409.12-2015-1
Effective Date: November 2, 2015
Duration: This supplement is effective until superseded or removed.
Approved: LINDA L. JACKSON
Forest Supervisor
Date Approved: 10/23/2015
Posting Instructions: Supplements are numbered consecutively by Handbook number and
calendar year. Post by document; remove the entire document and replace it with this
supplement. Retain this transmittal as the first page(s) of this document. The last supplement to
this title was 2409.12-2011-3.
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2409-12-40-2015-1
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Digest:
41.8 – 2015 Currency Review – Reissue with no change in content
R9 OTTAWA NATIONAL FOREST SUPPLEMENT
EFFECTIVE DATE: November 2, 2015
DURATION: This supplement is effective until superseded or removed.
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FSH 2409.12 – TIMBER CRUISING HANDBOOK
CHAPTER 40 – CRUISE PLANNING, DATA RECORDING, AND CRUISE REPORTING
41.8 - Quality and Value Determination
Ottawa National Forest timber cruisers will tree grade sugar maple and yellow birch on timber
sales where hardwoods compose the majority of the sale volume. Tree grading is based upon the
butt log and will follow general guidelines for factory logs described in U.S.D.A. Forest Service
General Technical Report NE-1, 1973, A Guide to Hardwood Log Grading. Also reference
U.S.D.A. Forest Service, Eastern Region, Timber Management Field Guide, Page 1.31a., Guide
For Hardwood Tree Grading Based on Butt Log.
Tree grading will be optional for timber sales cruised under marking and cruising contracts.