PLANTATIONS IN CALIFORNIA. 



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YIELD. 



SUMMARY. 



Age, 7 years. 



Volume per acre, 2,245.4 cubic feet, which is equal to 24.9 standard cords, or 33.2 

 California cords. 



Volume per acre, 2,370 board feet* 



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

 1,627.8 cubic feet, equal to 18.1 standard cords, or 24.1 California cords. 



HUNTER GROVE. 

 Located at Bairdstown, Los Angeles County. 



Species Blue gum. Seedlings. 



Age 8 years. 



Elevation About 300 feet. 



Soil Sandy loam. 



Water table About 12 feet deep. 



Spacing 6 by 8 feet. 



Sample plot 14 acre. 135 by 81 feet 



Information in regard to age of the grove obtained from neighbors residing adjoin- 

 ing the grove. 



YIELD. 



SUMMARY. 



Age, 8 years. Seedlings. 



Volume per acre, 2,947.6 cubic feet, which is equal to 32.7 standard cords, or 43.6 

 California cords. 



Volume per acre, 1,280 board feet* 



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

 2,646.0 cubic feet, equal to 29.4 standard cords, or 39.2 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. 



