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6. Seed from the Humboldt County trees averages 21.6 seed per 

 cone and 51,484 seed per pound. It requires 153 pounds of cones to 

 produce one pound of clean seed 



7. For the two lots of seed tested there was absolutely no correla- 

 tion between the total germination per cent and the age of the seed. 

 Seed from cones 12 to 13 years after maturity showed higher total 

 germination per cent than seed of the younger classes although this 

 seed from older cones is lighter in weight. 



8. Seedlings from Humboldt seed showed greater immunity to 

 various causes of loss in the younger age classes; the reverse was 

 true of seedlings from young trees from Monterey. 



9. In general a much higher utilization value is indicated for seed 

 collected from young trees at Monterey than for seed from old trees 

 from Humboldt County. 



