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THE WHITE PINE. 

 FORM NO. 2. 



DESCRIPTION OF SITE. 



[Denoted by small letter.] 



Sample area, No. 5: (One acre.) 



Conformation of surface : Hill sloping toward southwest, where it is bordered by the left-hand branch of Irish 

 Narrow Creek. 



Soil and drainage conditions: Yellow clay loam of a medium grain (fine shale in it), deep, fresh, well drained, 

 with 2 to 3 inches mold on top. 



Subsoil: Laminated shale of an indefinite depth. 



Soil cover: Scanty leaves, fern, and teaberries. 



( infill of stand: Natural regeneration. 



Form : 1 "inform ; stoned. White Pino forms first and Hemlock the second. 



Composition : A stand of Hemlock inixei with White Pine, intermixed with scattering Maple, Beech, and Birch. 



Undergrowth: Absent; dense; moderately dense; scanty; consists of very young Beech, Hemlock, and occa- 

 sional Birch, Cucumber, and Dogwood (Laurel in northeast corner). 



Density of stand: 0.7 (in places 0.8). 



l.'i MAKKS. Crowns of White Pine generally well developed; clear and straight stems. Age of White Pine 

 230 to 260 years. Age of HemlocK almost the same as that of White Pine. 



ACRE- YIELD MEASUREMENTS. 



DEDUCED RESULTS. 



Total number of trees on the acre : 132, of which there were 



First species : White Pine, 37; dominant, 41 per cent; codoiniuant, 48 per cent; oppressed, 11 per cent. 



Second : Hemlock, 84; dominant, 32 per cent; Codominant, 26 per ceut; oppressed, 42 per cent. 



Third: Maple, 5. 



Fi.nrth: Beech, 3. 



Fifth : Birch, 3. 



Total yield of the acre: Volume of stems, 15,686 cnbio feet; merchantable timber, 90,103 feet B. M. 



< >t which there were 



First species: White Pine, 58 per cent of total yield. 



Second species: Hemlock, 42 per cent of total yield. 



Third, fourth, and fifth species: Hemlock not taken into consideration. 



Average annual accretion: In cubic feet, 65; merchantable timber, in feet B. M., 375. 



