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THE LARCH. 



I selected six trees of fair proportions, carefully 

 measured and weighed them, in the winter season, 

 green, and the following are the results : — 



Note. — Numbers 5 and 6 were cut and weighed when the trees were in foliage, 

 while the others were cut in winter. 



A cubic foot of mature larch timber, includinfj bark, 

 is about 70 lbs. weight, and about 36 cubic feet make 

 a ton weight. The weight and measurement of wood 

 seldom agree, for the simple reason that the various 

 methods of measuring give different results. Mr. Eait, 

 Castle Forbes, Aberdeenshire, has suppKed an important 

 want in this respect by his carefully prepared pub- 

 lished tables, which are worthy of consultation by those 

 interested in the subject. The following is a specimen 

 of tables referred to : — 



