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Tract F. Bottomland Woods, Vermilion Creek iTi\»y 

 Grove Township, Sec. 11). 



This was one of the best tmcts of timber examined, so far 

 as natural forest conditions were concerned, lying at the 

 head of Vermilion creek. Along the stream the soil was a 

 brown silt loam, changing to yellow gray silt loam on the 

 higher parts. The woods was only lightly pastnreii and 

 the tally sheets show that there were 40 trees of the three- 

 inch diameter class, mostly ash. elm and walnnt. 



Per cent of species 



White elm 23^c 



White oak ISfc 



Eel oak 11.1% 



Maple 11.1% 



Bur oak 9.0% 



Ash 8.0% 



Ked elm S.0% 



Others ll.S% 



Total 100.0% 



Average number of trees per acre 135 



Stand per acre 1.625 board feet. 



Tract G. 



This was a tract adjoining Tract F. but was deteriorat- 

 ing through the effects of neglect and cutting. This was 

 evidenceil by the undergrowth which made travel through 

 the woods diffictdt. Eepro<luction consisted of elm and 

 a.sh. with bur oak taking the place of white oak in the lower 

 parts of the area. The tract was badly in need of an im- 

 provement cutting to remove straggling wide-spreading 

 ti'ees which were crowding better ones underneath. Evi- 

 dences of recent pasturing were not so evident and there 

 were 41 three-inch trees per acre. 



Per cent of species 



Bur oak 23.9% 



Elm 22.7% 



Eel oak 13.2% 



White oak 13.1% 



Ash 10.9% 



Others 16.2% 



Total 100.0% 



