RATE OF GROWTH OF SHORTLEAF PINE. 

 Table lY.—Eafe of growth of ShortJeaf Pine. 



107 



LeDgth 



Diameter of log 



Iwith bark' with up- 



(breast per diam 



liigb). i eterofS 



Periodical growtb by decades. 



og up to' 

 > inches 



Area of ! r-r„T I Current 



cross Volume, ^accretion. "*'"''*""'■ 



3.0t5.2t7.4-t-9.3-t-|I.O--t--l2.7--t-- 14.5- 



I6.Q- 



■i6.5--f--i7.o-->; 



DIAMETERS 

 IN INCHES. 



rth of Shortk-n 



CONDITIONS OF DEVELOPMENT. 



Soil and climate. — The Shortleaf I'iue prefers a well-draiued, light sandy or gravelly clay soil 

 or varm loam, eveu if deficient in the elements of plant food. Soils of this character which are 

 fouLd widely prevailing over the undulating or broken uplands, if only of suflScient depth, will 

 produce this tree iu greatest perfection. It avoids the strongly calcareous and the rich alluvial 

 soils, as well as purely silicious, being dependent on the presence of a certain amount of clay by 

 whicl\ the mechanical condition of the soil is improved, rendering it more com])act and more 



