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YIELD FROM EUCALYPTUS 



SUMMARY. 



Age, 5 years. Seedlings. 



Volume per acre, 572.8 cubic feet, which is equal to G.4 standard cords, or 8.5 

 California cords. 



THOMPSON GROVE. 

 Located at Garden Grove about 1 mile from Railroad Station, Los Angeles County. 



Species Blue gum. Seedlings. 



Age 5 years. 



Elevation About 100 feet. 



Soil A very light, loose, loamy sand. 



Water table About 20 feet deep. 



Spacing 9 by 9 feet. 



The land was irrigated for three years. The soil is 

 very sandy and porous and will not hold water. This 

 grove is part of a 60-acre plantation belonging to sev- 

 eral owners. 



Sample plot % acre. 100 by 109 feet. 



Information in regard to age of the grove obtained from Mr. Mickle, who helped 

 plant and irrigate this grove. 



YIELD. 



SUMMARY. 



Age, 5 years. Seedlings. 



Volume per acre, 1,948.8 cubic feet, which is equal to 21.7 standard cords, or 28.9 

 California cords. 



Volume per acre, 280 board feet.* 



Volume of merchantable tops, including the trees too small to scale, per acre, 

 1,884.4 cubic feet, equal to 20.9 standard cords, or 27.9 California cords. 



JACKSON PARK GROVE. 

 Located near Zaferia on the Pacific Electric car line from Los Angeles. 



Species Blue gum. Seedlings. 



Age 6 years. 



Elevation About 100 feet. 



Soil Light sandy loam, with layer of hardpan about 2 or 3 



feet below the surface. 



Water table About 17 feet. 



Area of grove About 5 acres. 



Spacing 8 by 8 feet. 



Sample plot % acre. 100 by 109 feet. 



Information in regard to the age of the grove obtained from one of the neighbors. 



*The volume given in board feet is not in addition to the volume stated in cubic feet 

 and in cords, but is simply another way of expressing the same total. 



