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YIELD FROM EUCALYPTUS 



SEXTON GROVE. 

 Located on Central avenue, between Watts and Compton, Los Angeles County. 



Species Blue gum. Seedlings. 



Age 7 years. 



Elevation About 100 feet. 



Soil Very hard sandy loam. 



Water table 12 to 15 feet deep. 



Spacing 8 by 8 feet. 



Sample plot % acre. 100 by 109 feet. 



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

 lives near the plantation. / 



YIELD. 



SUMMABY. 



Age, 7 years. 



Volume per acre, 1,510.4 cubic feet, which is equal to 16.8 standard cords, or 22.4 

 California cords. 



Volume per acre, 1,600 board feet.* 



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

 1,022.4 cubic feet, equal to 11.4 standard cords, or 15.1 California cords. 



DIAMOND COAL CO. GROVE. 

 Located on Central avenue, between Watts and Compton, Los Angeles County. 



Species Blue gum. Seedlings. 



Age 7 years. Planted in the winter of 1902-3. One half 



of the area is cut and the other half is intact. The 

 sample plot was taken in the uncut portion. 



Elevation About 100 feet. 



Soil Stiff, sandy loam. Probably underlaid with hardpan. 



Water table About 15 feet. 



Area of grove About 30 acres. 



Spacing 8 by 8 feet 



Sample plot Two areas of one quarter acre each. 



Information in regard to age of the grove obtained from Mr. Brinkerhoff and Mr. 

 Breckenridge, who live nearby. 



*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. 



