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THE WHITE I'INE. 

 FORM NO. 2. 



DESCRIPTIOX l>K SITE. 



[Denoted by small letter.) 



Sample area, Nn. .">: (One acre.) 



Conroiinatioii ol' surface: llill Hlopiiig ti)ward aoiitliwcst, where it is liordereil by the left-liaiiil liiaiicli of Irish 

 Karrow Creek. 



."•oil and drainage conditinus: Yellow clay loam of a medium grain (fiue .shale in it), deep, fresh, well drained, 

 with 'J to li iuclieH mold on top. 



Subsoil : l.amin:ited shah' of an indefinite depth. 



Soilcovir: .'^laiity leaves, fern, and teaberiies. 



Ori;;in of stand: Natural rct;eniralioM. 



Form: Iniform; storieil. While I'ine forms first and Hemlock the second. 



Composition : Aslani'. of Hemlock niixe 1 with White Pine, intcrmi.ted with scattering Maple, lieeoh, and Birch. 



Undergrowth: .Absent; dense; moderately dense; scanty; consists of very young lieeih, Hendock, and occa- 

 sional llireh. Cucumber, and Dogwood (Laurel in northeast corner), 



Diiisity of stand: 0.1 (in i)lace8 (l.X). 



liK.MAUKti. — Crowns of White I'ine generally well developed; clear and straight stems. Age of White J'ine 

 230 to 260 years. Age of HemlocK almost the same as that of White Pine. 



ACRE-YIELD -MEASUREMENTS. 



DKDUCKD liESULTS. 



Total number of trees on the acre: 132, of which there were — 



First species: White Pine, 37; dominant, 41 per cent; codominant, -18 per cent; oppressed, 11 per cent. 



.Second: Hemlock, ><l ; dominant, 32 per cent; codominant, 26 per cent : oppressed. 42 per cent. 



Third : .Maple, .">. 



Fourth : lleecli, 3. 



Fifth: liir.h, 3. 



Total yield of the acre: Volume of stems, 15,686 cubic feet: merchantable timber, 90,103 feet B. M. 



Of which there were — 



First species: White Pine, ,")8 per cent of total yield. 



Second species: llcnilock, 42 per cent of total yield. 



Third, fourth, and liftli speiies: Hemlock not taken into consideration. 



Average annual accretion: In cubic feet, 65; merchantable timber, in feet H. M., ,37,5. 



