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Distance i-rom butt of trek: 98 feet. 



NiMBKR of disks taken: 2. 

 Disk No. I, distant, from trunk of tree 4 inches. Weight, 3 pounds. 

 Disk No. II, distant from trunk of tree 5 feet i inches. Weight, 2 pounds. 



Position on trunk : South. Total length: 15 feet. 



Bgmabks. — llie upper ends of logs IX and X rejected. 



Station: A. 



Site: o. 



Species : Pinus palustris. 



Tree No. : 4. 



Position of tree (if any special point notable not appearing in general description of site, exceptional exposure to 



light or dense for the species, position, etc., protected by buildings). 

 Origin of tree (if ascertainable, natural seeding, sprout from stump, artiticial planting). 



Diameter breast high : 19 inches. 

 Height to first limb : 57 feet. 

 Age (annual rings on stump) : 189. 



Height of stumi-: 1 foot 10 inches. 

 Length of felled tree : 109 feet. 

 Total height: 111 feet. 



Position on trunk : Northeast. 



Total length : 15 foet. 



Distance from butt : 93 feet. 

 Number of disks taken: 2. 

 No. I, disk distant from trunk of tree, 5 feet. 



Remarks. — Of logs VIII and X butt ends were rejected, having been badly shattered. 



Station: A. Site: a. Sp-eciks: Pinus palustris. Tree No. : 5 X. 



Position of tree (if any special point notable not appearing in general description of site, exceptional exposure to 



light or dense position, etc., protected by buildings). Almost level, with slight incline N. Open distance of 



nearest tree, 25 to 50 feet. 

 Origin of tree (if ascertainabh^; natural seeding, sprout from stump, artificial planting). 



Diameter breast high: 26| inches. Height op stump: 1 foot 2 inches. 



Height to first limb: 53 feet. Length of felled tree: 105 feet. 



Age (annual rings on stump) : 216. Total height : 106 feet. 



Remarks.— The stumjp was found defective in the center; the disk affected near the center by an apparently 

 slight "riiigshnke." The tol lowing sections showing the same defect in a small and decreasing degree" toward the top. 

 According to the information of logmen and manufaeturors this defect is not regarded as a material injury to the 

 quality of the timber, and never causes its under classification. On the broad level expanses of the undulating 

 uplands most exposed to wind, hundreds of trees of such dimension and ripeness of age might be felled before om 

 is fonnd to be absolutely free from such ringshake. 



Species: Pinus palustri$. 

 Station (denoted by capital letter) : B. 



State: Alabama. County: Clark. Town: Thamasville. 



Longitude: <?^° 45'. Latitude: 53° 4'. Average altitude : 5*0 /ee«. 



General configuration: Plain— bills — plateau— mountainous. General trend of valleys or hills: E, S, E. toNW, 



Climatic features: subtropical; mean annual temperature, 6S° J*'.; mean annual rainfall, 56 to 60 inches. 



