PLANTATIONS IN CALIFORNIA. 



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YIELD. 



SUMMAEY. 



Age, 6 years. Seedlings. 



Volume per acre, 1,695.2 cubic feet, which is equal to 18.8 standard cords, or 25.1 

 California cords. 



Volume per acre, 240 board feet* 



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

 1,626.4 cubic feet, equal to 18.1 standard cords, or 24.1 California cords. 



PORTER GROVE. 

 Located on the hills between Santa Barbara and Summerland, Santa Barbara County. 



Species Blue gum. Seedlings. 



Age 7 years. 



Elevation About 300 feet. The grove is on a gentle southeast 



slope. 



Soil A deep, fine-grained, sandy loam. 



Water table 75 feet, or more, deep. 



Area of grove 6 acres. 



Spacing 8 by 8 feet. 



Sample plot % acre. 100 by 109 feet. The land was cultivated 



and watered for the first three or four years. 



Information in regard to age and management of this grove obtained from a forest 

 ranger who lives nearby. 



YIELD. 



SUMMAEY. 



Age, 7 years. Seedlings. 



Volume per acre, 1,035.6 cubic feet, which is equal to 11.5 standard cords, or 15.3 

 California cords. 



Volume per acre, 60 board feet* 



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

 1,024.8 cubic feet, equal to 11.4 standard cords, or 15.2 California cords. 



"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. 



