§8 FOBEST COMMISSIONER'S REPORT. 



U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



DIVISION OF FORESTRY. 



FIELD RECORD OF TEST TREES. 



Name of collector : Species : Picea nigra. 



Station (denoted by capital letter) : 



State: New Hampshire. County: Coos. Town: Thompson and 

 Meserve Purchase. 



Longitude : 71° 15'. Latitude : 44° 15'. Average altitude : Say 800 

 feet. 



General configuration: Plain — hills — plateau — mountainous. Gen- 

 eral trend of valleys or hills: North and south. 



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

 perature, 41° — 26°; mean annual rainfall, about 40 inches, Strat- 

 ford ; about 84 inches, Mt. Washington. 

 Site (denoted by small letter) : g. 



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

 20°— 40°.) 



Exposure : East. Elevation (above average station altitude) : 3,000 

 feet above the sea. 



Soil conditions : 



(1) Geological formation Cif known) : Samentian gneiss. 



(2) Mineral composition : Clay — limestone — loam — marl — sandy 



loam — loamy sand — sand — gravelly. 



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



dant — moderate — scanty — lacking. 



(4) Depth of vegetable mold ( humus) : Absent— moderate— i^Zew??/ 



— or give depth in inches : Six or eight inches. 



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



fine — medhmi — coarse — porous — light — loose — moderately 

 loose — compact — l)inding — stone or rock, size of : 



(6) Moisture conditions: AVet — ???o?s« — fresh — dry — arid — well 



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

 or other kind of water supply 



(7) Color: Brown. 



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



deep, (1 foot to 4 feet) — very deep, (over 4 feet) — shifting 

 — Shallow except in hollow. Rocks form much of sui'face. 



(9) Mature of subsoil (if ascertainable) : Country rock. 

 Forest conditions: Mixed timber — pure — dense growth — moderately 



dense — open. 



Associated species: Fir, bii-ches, maples. 



Proportions of these : Spruce, one-half — seven-eighths of 



large trees. 

 Average height : Say 70 feet. 



Undergrowth: Dense — scanty — Jcind: Varies; Young fir and 

 maple, moosewood, etc. 

 Conditions in the open : Field — pasture— lawn — clearning Chow long 



cleared) : 



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

 Note. — As much as possible make description bj^ underscoring terms 

 used above. Add other descriptive terms if necessary. 



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

 Forestry from this State and elsewhere. 



