56 



Station: E. 



Site : a. 



Species: Finns palv stria. 



Tree No. : 52. 



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, see remarks). 

 Orioin of tree (if ascertainable, natural seeding, sprout from stump, urtificial planting). 



UiAMETEU breast high: 28^ inches clear of bark. 

 Height to first limb: 61 feet. 

 Age (annual rings on stump) : — . 



Height of stump: 3 feet. 

 Length of fei.lei> tree: 108 feet. 

 Total height: 111 feet. 



* Rejected; central knots. 



Remarks on situation, exposure, etc. — Good pine land, well timbered. On gentle slope towards the north and 

 west; trunk bearing two boxes, chip from 5 to 6 feet high (to base of box), and chijipcd for fully four seasoiLs; near 

 middle of chip on the callus, the sapwood in one place perforated by borers, not penetrating to tlie heartwood 

 which, with the exception of a slight ring shake near the center, is perfectly souud to a height of over 43 feet. 



Station: E. 



Site: a. 



Species : Finns palustris. 



Tree No. : 53. 



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



light or dense ixi.sition, etc., protected by buildings, .see renuirks). 

 Origin of tree (if asccituiuable, natural seeding, sprout from stump, artificial planting). 



Diamkteu breast liigh : 29 inches. 

 Height to Hr.st lijiib: 30 feet. 

 Age (annual rings on stump): 192. 



Height ok stu.mi': 3 feet. 

 Length of felled TitEE: 115 feet. 

 Total height: 118 leet. 



No. of disks. 



I 



II. 



Ill 



IV. 



V. 



Distmice 

 I'rniii butt. 



Ft. In. 

 U 

 20 6 

 43 

 55 

 65 



No. of log. 



Distance 

 from butt. 



Ft. In. 



6 



43 6 



Length of 

 log. 



Feet. 



20 

 12 



Diameter 

 butt end. 



Inches. 



30 

 22 



Annual 

 rings at 

 butt end. 



Remarks on situation, exposure, etc. — Situated on first-class pine land, well timbered, luxuriant in grass and herb- 

 .ige, about 300 yards distant from branch; on a gentle decline to the west, near large pines in the open forest allow- 

 ing free exposure in every direction; no undergrowth. One hirge limb 30 feet above butt cud; perfectly clear from 

 there for next 12 feet. Sapwood slightly rotten on the surface in con-sequence of a deep burn; slightly cracked in 

 the base of first log, and with a few splinter holes, insignificant injuries, caused in felling the tree; besides, the tim- 

 ber was foiiud perfectly solid and sound. Boxes, two. 



Station: E. 



Site: a. 



Species : Finus palustris. 



Tree No. : 54. 



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



light or dense i)Osition, etc., protected by buildings, see remarks). , 



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



Diameter bre.ast high: 23 inches. 

 Height to first limb: 66 feet. 

 Age (annual rings on stump) : 180. 



Height of stump : 3 feet. 

 Length of felled tree : 102 feet. 

 Total height: 105 feet. 



Kemarks on exposure, situation, etc. — Situated on a broad ridge forming a table-laud several hundred acres in 

 extent, of average good quality, well timbered, with a number of trees of and below medium size; soil covered 

 with grass and herbage; crowii not fully exposed, but not touched by the trees next by. A niii.st sound tree, appar- 

 ently without flaw for the length of 50 feet above the cut to the first few small limb knots. Bearing two boxes. 



