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THE WHITE PINE. 



TABLE VII. Acre yield* of aeeond-yroicth If'hite I'ine, irith meamirementi of young pine taken for anatyti* Continued. 



D. NKW IIAMPSHIRE-Contlnued. 

 (3) Smtfl: 



Hopklnton, Merrimack County. 

 [800 to 900 feet above sea level.] 



Sail : Brown, gray, or nearly black sandy loam, fine grain, moist, well drained, with mold on top 



and moderately leafy surface cover; subsoil, rock. 

 Forttt eondiliimi: W hlte Pine, with occasional Ked I'ine.on a hill; underKrowth, moderately dense, 



of Ilemlock and scattering hardwoods ; on occasions dead and little auppressed trees cut out 



and trimming done. 1 



ACRE YIELD. 



Saaple area: 1 acre. 



Age of pine: 60 to 65 years. 

 Density of crown cover: 0.8 

 to 0.9. 



Number of trees: -"Jl. 



Average annual accretion : White Fine, 127 cubic feet. 



(4) Srnto: 



Hopkinton, Merrimack County. 

 [800 to 900 feet above sea level.] 



Sample area: 1 acre. 



Soil : Brown loam, fine grain, moderately loose, fresh, well drained, with 3 to 4 inches mold on Age of pine : 35 to 40 years. 



ton and leafy surface cover; subsoil, rocks not very far down. Density of crown cover: 0.8. 



Foraf conditions : W hit* Pine with occasional Red Pine on a north slope of hill ; undergrowth, 



moderately dense, of Elm, Maple, Hemlock, and occasional hardwoods.* 



ACRE YIELD. 



If umber of trees : 435. 



Average annual accretion : White Pine, 148 cubic feet. 



1 Intermixed tpeeiet: Red Pine, 6 from 10 to 14 inches diameter and under 80 feet high ; Maple, 1 over 10 inches diameter and under 

 80 fpet high. 



I'ntleryroirth : llrmlock, 98; Beech, 4. 



'Intrrmixrd sptciet : Red Pine. 3 from 10 to 14 Inches diameter and under 80 feet high. Maple, 2 from 3 to 6 inches diameter and over 

 40 feet high. White Birch, 1 over :i inches diameter and over 40 feet high. A pple, 2 from 10 to 14 Inches diameter and under 80 feet high. 

 Hemlock. 3 from 3 to 6 inches diameter and under 40 feet high. 



I'ndergrowth : Elm, 64; Cornu, alterni/olia, 1; Beech, 1 ; Hemlock, 36: Cherry, 2; Ash, 1; Hamamelis, 1; Maple. 62; numerous small 

 small Oaks. 



