16 The New York State College of Forestry 
TABLE I : 
VirnGiIn STAND In N. W. 1% Twre. 1—Macomgs GREAT Tract No. 2 
Represents the average of 11.4 carefully run acres. Softwoods calipered to 
inch classes and hardwoods to even inch classes. 
Swamp Type, Virgin 
NUMBER OF TREES PER ACRE BY SPECIES AND DIAMETER CLASSES 
Wind- Wind- | Sound Cull Sound Cull 
D. B. H. Spruce] fallen |Balsam] fallen | yellow | yellow | _ soft soft 
ob. spruce balsam | birch | birch | maple | maple 
einai eters (oie 37.98 0.09 | 26.00 0.44 UB aooac 0.09 saieite 
Saeteeriene 45.90 0.09 | 35.80 L-40 i) ee ot. eal eee ee 
CIRO EYE 39.60 1.30 | 35.20 0.62 2.14 1.14 0.09 0.96 
Denes nea don 37.10 0.18 | 35.20 ONTO oieist. || Uereleveten |e reine te 
Be Sho teo aoe 25.60 1.23 32.90 1.40 5.60 1.84 0.62 0.18 
Usnnconedat 22.70 0.35 | 23.10 pe ool monies pers foc is | Seles 
Bec ssogg0ss 14.70 0.61 | 12.40 1.66 3.77 1.23 0.26 0.35 
Meo asens isc 12.70 0.44 9.40 Tee | Base Wl osobs ares Bre fee 
Ups o5560 338 8.30 0.44 5.90 1.40 3.25 0.53 0.96 0.44 
UUs oa aa.ga oct 6.80 1.05 1.93 QEUiri)! cette es eater Pmt cor. = 
ea sarns ok 6.60 0.26 1.32 0.35 2.11 0.61 0.62 0.09 
Soranu nao 3.60 0.09 0.90 OPUBSMt feist oc> alte epeheco reat ene oe Shela 
Bio ae 2.60 0.44 Oa Peete 1.06 0.53 0.44 09 
U5 Gg BC 5 2.02 0.09 0.35 O09) |! Stes SEs cea eee selene 
Uacoanacar ESM erin OL0 SN eerie 1.06 0.18 0.55 a rene 
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Wel aang sgeas desi |) sease Sacod | isos Ol 210 erste OAS Mercier 
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Pils conn nes Ac (5 (il We ciaes| Mich | aac l| pacbrte Wim o dana. fl cis eon ove, syeqete 
Paes eriatin 6 ae ALOE Oe rec ec te lacus OHO Resa) Gcu> eles 
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7 OS DOB eA Mager. || adr ae O09 7 ee ee F ie 
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PA pid ete Bes ceesicl Pec acrerthe 
ceces | cosete | the nteoie || siete ce | 2.0.6 ee, | aleneteae nt pierre 
Motalee ==) 211-59 6.66 | 220.75 11.57 11.49 6.06 3.61 2.11 
Tamarack, total number per acre all diameter classes...... 10.50 
White pine, total number per acre all diameter classes..... 0.45 
Cedar, total number per acre all diameter classes........- 4.40 
Hemlock, total number per acre all diameter classes...:... 2.58 
RESULT oF CounT OF REPRODUCTION LESS THAN 1.5 IncHES D. B. H. On - 
THIRTY-SIx SAMPLE PLOTS SCATTERED Over.11.4 AcRES OF SWAMP 
RECORDED IN TABLE I 
Number of 
seedlings Species q 
per acre 
1,775 Balsam ofc Majority less than one foot high. All grown under 
dense shade and not vigorous. 
1,480 SPLUCC' Fons\0 see Larger number of seedlings one and two feet 
A high than in ease of balsam. Majority ten 
inches or less in height. -None counted which 
did not show branching. 
252 Yellow birch ..| Found near the edge of the swamp and on logs 
and stumps in windfall onenings. Not thrifty. 
584 Soft maple ....| Found along the drainage channels and near the 
swamp edge. 
rare Hard maple ...| Will probably not mature. 
7 Beles Apo 5 Seed found favorable site near swamp edge. 
2bCC ce. e's eelole 
31 PAO aT aa sreycistele .| No evidence of larger saplings to give proof that 
these will mature. 
