THE WHITE PINE. 



TJLBLX Vlt.Acre yitlto of tcoond-grovth White Pine, u-ith meaiurementt of young pine taken for anofysia-Continued. 



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Hanson. Plymouth County. 



Sample area : 1 acre. 





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Soil- Yellowih loamy land, medium grain, porous, light, looe. deep, dry. and well drained, with Age of pine : 

 about 2 inrhes mold on top ami surface cover of abundant leaves ; euLaoil sand and gravel. Density of ci 

 JV>1< condition,: P..ro Whfte Pine on level plain, originally .nixed with hardwoods, but ten 



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50 to 55 years. 



>f crown cover : ( ') 



an*- Pure White l me on icvei pituii, mi^iumi^ UUAOU im i..unwvuo, vt 

 hanlwowls and dying pine cut out, leaving yonng oaks 1 to 2 feet high throughout 



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site; undergrowth of hardwoods. 1 



Number of trees: 310. 



ACRE YIELD. 



Average annual accretion : "White Pine, 123 cubic feet. 

 (4) Srr <i: Weymonth, Norfolk County. 



Sample area : 1 acre. 



[180 feet above sea level.] 



Soil: Brown or yellow sandy loam, medium grain, shallow, light, loose, dry, and well drained, Age of pine: 50 years. 



with 1 or 2 inches mold on top and surface cover of abundant leaves; subsoil, gravel and stone. Density of crown cover: (I 



Forett condition*: White Pine, with scattering Red Oak and occasional Maple and Hornbeam on 

 somewhat hilly site ; undergrowth dense, of White Oak, Red Oak, Gray Birch, and Black 

 Birch. 1 Number of trees : 295. 



ACRE YIELD. 





Average annual accretion: White Pine, 98 cubic feet. 



1 Undergrowth: Hemlock. 7; Maple, 1; Red Cedar, 1; Black Birch, 4 ; Cherry, 4; Poplar, 1; White Oak, 1, with numerous small oaks. 



1 Intermixed tpeciei: White Oak, 5 from 3 to 6 inches diameter and over 40 feet high ; 16 from 3 to 6 inches diameter and under 40 feet high. 

 Gray Birch, 8 from 3 to 6 inches diameter and over 40 ieet high; 7 from 3 to 6 inches diameter and under 40 feet high. Red Oak, 2 from 10 to 

 14 inches diameter nn<l under 80 feet high; 20 from 6 to 10 inches diameter and under 60 feet high; 12 from 3 to 6 inches diameter and over 40 

 feet high; 23 from 3 to 6 inches diameter and under 40 feet high. Cherry, 1 over 3 inches diameter and under 40 feet high. Black Birch, 2 

 from 3 to A inches diameter and under 40 feet high. Red Cedar, 1 over 3 inches diameter and under 40 feet high. Maple, 1 over 3 inches 



feet high; 23 from 3 to 6 inches diameter and under 40 feet high. Cherry, 1 over 3 inches diameter and under 40 feet high. Black Birch, 2 

 from 3 to A inches diameter and under 40 feet high. Red Cedar, 1 

 diameter and ov. r 40 feet high. Young White Pine, 47. 



Undergrowth: White Oak, 35, anr 1 numerous small ones; Cherry,2; RedCedar.l; Rod Oak, 4; Black Birch, 19, and numerous small ones; 

 Hemlock, 1; Gray Birch, 2; Hornbeam, 1. 



