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Treatment. No thinnings have been made. A very few 

 dead trees have been removed, and no limbs and refuse allowed 

 to remain on the ground. 



This experiment is the most extensive recorded in this bulle- 

 tin from the standpoint of the number of trees measured. The 



land was resurveyed as a check on the area. 







White Pine. 



Area, 12 acres; age, thirty-nine years. 



Total number of trees to acre, 452. 

 Total board feet to acre, 24,428. 

 Average height, 50 feet. 



South Lancaster, Mass. Owner, Mr. Harold Parker. 



History. This plantation was made by the father of the 

 present owner forty-three years ago. Natural seedlings were 

 used, taken from the surrounding woods, and spaced about 

 10 by 10 feet. The whole area reforested covered between 15 

 and 20 acres, and, besides pine, several types of hardwoods were 

 planted. The area from which measurements were taken, and 

 devoted almost entirely to pine, is about 4 acres. 



Objects. To utilize waste land for commercial advantage, 

 and to determine what might be expected from planted white 

 pine as an investment. To improve the appearance of the land 



