86 TRANSACTIONS OF ROYAL SCOTTISH ARBORICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
(a) Zhe Oak- Woods. 
It will be observed that the oak-woods occupy 95 per cent., 
and the coppice and new plantations together 5 per cent. of the 
area. As to the several classes of oak-woods, the distribution 
is as follows :— 
Of the total oak area— 
Per cent. 
The first-class woods occupy : 5 18 
The second-class woods occupy. ; 64 
The third-class woods occupy ; : 18 
Total, . Foo 
It is, of course, of importance to know how much material 
now stands on the oak areas. In order to determine this 
accurately, it would have been necessary to make extensive 
measurements involving much time and expense. Hence it was 
considered sufficient to restrict the measurements to 11 sample 
plots of one acre each, of which three are situated in first-class 
oak, seven in second-class oak, and one in third-class oak. 
There are also the results of actual cuttings on 23 acres of 
third-class oak, and previous estimates made by the Hon. G. 
Lascelles. 
The results of the measurements are given in the subjoined 
Table :— 
