134 



EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



2 GEORGE V., A. 1912 

 Growth of Trees in the Forest Belts at the Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa. 



Name of Species. 



Black Walnut, Juglans nigra, 

 ii it n 



Butternut, Juglnvis cinerea, (b) 



M ii " 

 Silver-leaved Maple, Acer 

 saccharinum (6) 



Character uf Soil, 



Low sandy loam.. 



ii H 

 Sandy loam, small 

 stones 



Canoe Birch, Betula papyri- 

 f era 



Yellow Birch, Betula lutea. . . 



ii ii . . 



White Elm, Ulmus americana 



n ii 



Black Ash, Fraxinus sambu- 



cifolia 



Green Ash, Fraxinus viridis.. 



ii ti ii 



Red Ash, „ pubescens 



ii n i' 



White Ash, n americana 



ii ii ii 



Black Cherry, Prunus serotina 



«i it ii 



Scotch Pine, Pinus sylvestris. 



Clay loam 



Low sandy loam. 



Light sandy loam 



Sandy loam . 



Black muck. 



Low sandy loam.. 



Black muck 



Light sandy loam 



Black muck 



Light sandy loam 



Light sandy loam 



and gravel 



Austrian Pine, Pinus austriaca 



Sandy loam with 



gravel 



ii it 



Low sandy loam 

 and gravel 



Low sandy loam.. 



Light sandy loam 



Clay loam 



Light sandy loam, 

 gravel 



White Spruce, Picea alba . 



Norway Spruce, Picea excelsa 

 H ti ti 



n ii n 



ii ti ii 



American Arbor-vitse, Thuya 

 occidentalis. . 



Light sandy loam 



Clay loam 



Light sandy loam, 

 gravel 



Light sandy loam 

 ii ii 



H ii 



ii it 



Light sandy loam 

 H ii 



ii ii 



Clay loam 



Low sandy loam 



and black muck 



Low sandy loam.. 



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 1888 



1889 

 1889 



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 1889 

 1888 



1889 



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 18S9 

 1889 

 18S9 

 1889 

 1889 



1889 

 18S9 

 1889 

 1889 

 1889 

 1889 

 1889 



1889 



1889 



1888 

 1888 



1888 

 1888 

 18S8 

 1888 



1888 

 1887 

 1889 

 1889 



1888 

 1888 



1888 

 1887 

 1889 

 18S9 

 1889 

 1889 

 1889 

 1889 

 1888 

 1888 



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 1889 



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 10x10 



5x5 

 10 x 10 

 10x5 

 10x5 



10x5 

 3x3 

 5x5 

 10x10 

 10x5 

 10x5 



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3x3 



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Year. 



1 „ 



1 ,i 



2 „ 

 2 „ 

 1 ., 

 1 ,i 



1 ., 



Average Height. 



1907. 1908. 1909. 1910 



Ft. In. 



3 „ 32 



3 i, 



3 „ 



3 i, 



3 ,- 



3 t, 



3 „ 



3 „ 



2 „ 



3 ., 

 3 .. 

 2 „ 



2 „ 



3 „ 

 3 ,. 



3 „ 

 3 „ 



18 in. 

 18 in. 



18 in. 

 18 in. 

 18in. 

 18 in. 



18 in. 

 9 in. 

 18 in. 

 18in. 

 15 in. 

 15in. 



15 in 

 15 in. 

 15 in. 

 15 in. 



3 ft. 



3 ft. 

 18 in- 

 18in. 

 15 in. 

 15 in. 



18 in. 

 IS in. 



14 

 10 



21 

 15 

 21 

 11 

 11 



26 



36 

 39 

 26 

 29 

 21 

 25 



25 

 30 

 24 

 33 

 26 

 30 

 31 



26 

 36 



31 



27 



29 

 29 

 33 

 27 



30 

 33 



25 

 27 

 26 

 27 



29 

 27 

 17 

 20 

 23 

 23 

 25 

 28 

 34 

 36 



21 

 19 



1 

 5 



1 

 7 

 8 

 4 

 5 



9 

 3 



3 

 1 

 7 

 3 

 6 

 3 







2 

 5 

 5 

 3 

 6 

 8 





 3 





 10 



11 







7 

 6 







7 

 1 

 

 6 

 3 



1 

 5 



7 

 3 

 11 



1 







8 



Id 



8 



Ft. In. 



14 2 



10 7 



21 4 



15 8 

 21 11 



11 4 

 11 5 



33 



26 4 



36 



39 

 27 

 30 

 21 

 25 



27 

 31 

 24 

 34 

 27 

 31 

 32 



26 

 37 



28 

 28 



29 



28 



2 



32 

 28 11 



Ft. In. 



Ft. In. 



14 4a 14 5a 

 10 8 11 



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w Zj 2 



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1910. 



21 

 15 

 22 

 11 

 11 



5 11 



33 33 

 All dead. 



21 

 15 

 23 

 11 



9 



10 

 6 

 4 

 5 



37 7 



40 2 



28 7 



31 7 



22 1 



27 6 



28 

 32 

 25 

 36 

 28 



31 10 



33 1 



26 4 



38 9 



32 11 

 29 1 



30 4 31 4 



29 10 30 6 



34 10,36 10 



28 4 29 2 



32 



34 10 



29 4 



28 5 



17 11 



21 



24 7 



24 



26 7 



30 2 



36 7 



38 



38 6 



40 10 



29 9 



32 9 



22 4 



28 7 



30 

 33 

 26 

 37 



29 10 



32 10 



33 9 



26 8 



39 5 



34 3 



29 7 



32 2 



31 4 



38 6 



30 



33 8 35 

 36 10 38 



30 

 29 

 18 

 22 

 25 

 25 

 28 

 31 

 37 

 38 



10 32 



10 



7 

 

 6 

 

 3 



10 



2 

 11 



21 11 

 20 7 



22 9 

 21 9 



31 

 19 

 22 

 26 

 25 

 30 

 34 

 37 

 40 



5 



2 

 1 



10 



2 



Ti 



7 



1 



10 



3 



23 3 



22 6 



Inches. 



2 375 

 319 



3 66 

 342 

 3-725 

 2 125 



2 125 



337 



4 -25c 



437 

 612 



3 25 

 500 

 271 

 521 



283 

 387 



4 33 

 408 



4 08 

 292 

 433 



321 

 55 



446 

 583 



366 



6 04 

 917 

 683 



767 

 917 



5 37 



7 54 

 696 

 653 



721 



3 87 

 312 

 4-81 



5 125 

 600 

 3-87 

 596 



6 75 

 775 



3 79 

 3 96 



