Cruising timber with portable tape recorder cut costs

William E. Sundahl

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Cruising timber with portable tape recorder cut costs

Formally Refereed

Authors:

William E. Sundahl

Year:

1965

Type:

Scientific Journal

Station:

Pacific Southwest Research Station

Source:

Journal of Forestry. 63(4): 84-285

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Abstract

Recording timber-cruise data with a portable tape recorder cost 10 percent less than using paper and pencil. Data errors of 1.3 percent were not considered important owing to the usual review.

Citation

Sundahl, W.E. 1965. Cruising timber with portable tape recorder cut costs. Journal of Forestry. 63(4): 284-285.