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THE FORESTS OF PRIXCE GEORGE's COUNTY 



regarded. The pine forests, therefore, consist practically of pure 

 scrnl) pine. There are 23,755 acres of this type or eighteen per cent, 

 of the total land area. -Of this amount 16,800 acres is of merchant- 

 able size (4" and over in diameter), and 6,975 acres consists of young 

 stands of sapling size that have come in, for the most part, on aban- 

 doned fields. This type is fairly represented by the average acre 

 stand, shown in the following table: 



TABLE III. 



PURE PINE TYPE. 



Table showing representation of species 2 inches and over in diameter 



on one acre. 



Average of 4 acres (10 sample plots). 



HARDWOOD-PIXE TYPE. 



There are large areas where scrub pine is found in mixture with 

 the hardwoods in sufficient amount to form a separate type, called 

 the hardwood-pine type. This type aggregates 12,199 acres, or 10 

 per cent, of the total woodland area. Pine constitutes onlv about 



