U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



DIVISION OF FORESTRY. 



Name of collector : Austin Caiy. Species: Picea uigra. 

 Station (denoted by capital letter) : 



State: Maiue. County: Piscataquis: Town: 1, R. XIV. 



Lono-itude : G9° 30'. Latitude : 45° 40'. Average altitude : Say 1,400 

 feet. 



General config-uration : Plain — hiUf—j^latemt — mountainous. Gen- 

 eral trend of valleys or hills : Drains south by Dead stream. 



Clinxatic features: Cold winter, short summer; mean annual tem- 

 perature, 42.47'; mean annual rainfall, 45.44 inches for Orono. 

 Site (denoted by small letter) : e. 



Aspect: Level— ravine — cove — bench — slope (angle approximately: 

 7°.) 



Exposure: ^^ est. Elevation (above average station altitude) : 1,500 

 feet above the sea. 



Soil conditions : 



(1) Geological formation if known) : 



(2) Mineral composition: Clav— limestone — /o«i/t— marl — sandy 



loam — loamy saud^saud — gravelly. 



(3) Surface cover : Bare — grassy — moxsi/. Leafy cover : Abun- 



dant — moderate — scanty — lacking. 



(4) Depth of vegetable mold i humus i : Absent — moderate — plenty 



— or give depth in inches : .... 



(5) Grain, mechanical conditions, and admixtures: Very fine — 



Jiiie — medium — coarse — porous — light — loose — moderately 

 loofie — compact — binding — stone or rock, size of: Some 

 egg and smaller, few large. 



(6) Moisture conditions: Wet — moist — fresh — dry — avid— well 



drained — liable to overflow — swampy — near steam or spring 

 or other kind of water supply 



(7) Color: Brown or red. 



(8) Depth to subsoil (if known) : Shallow, 6 inches to 1 foot) — 



dee2\ (1 foot to 4 feet ; — very deep, (over 4 feet) — shifting. 



(9) ]S ature of subsoil (if ascertainable) : 



Forest conditions: 3Iixed timber — pure — dense growth — moderately 



dense— open. 



Associated species: See schedule of acre. 

 Proportions of these: See schedule of acre. 

 Average height : 60-70 feet for overgrowth. 

 Undergrowth: Dense — scanty — Idad: Varies; in openings 

 plenty. 

 Conditions in the open : Field — pasture— lawn — clearuiug fhow long 



cleared) : 



Nature of soil cover (if any) : Weeds — brush — sod. 



Note. — As much as possible make description by underscoring terms 

 used above. Add other descriptive terms it necessary. 



Sample of report on timber trees as rendered United States Division of 

 Forestrj^ from this State and elsewhere. 



