GROWTH OF OAK IN THE OZARKS 



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Lack of data prevents the drawing of similar comparisons for 

 black jack oak and post oak. 



YIELDS OF SAMPLE ACRES 



As a check four sample acres were laid off, felled, cut into 

 4-foot lengths, corded up and measured. All four of the plots were 

 located on dry Clarksville stony loam where occasional fires have 

 destroyed almost all the leaves and other litter. Many of the 

 trees were fire-scarred and more or less rotten at the base. The 

 post and white oak seemed to be particularly subject to rot after 

 fire. 



Plot I was a very open stand on a northern exposure. It lay 

 just over the break on a rather steep slope. The ground was 

 fairly well covered with grass and weeds but there was very little 

 litter, mineral soil being exposed over almost the entire tract. 

 Loose rock fragments were abundant. A few saplings grew in the 



TABLE IX. TALLY OF TREES ON PLOT I. 



Grand Total . . . . 44 Trees 



Yield 14.75 Cords 



