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YIELD FROM EUCALYPTUS 



KNAPP GROVE. 

 Located at Garden Grove, about half a mile east of Railroad Station, Los Angeles County. 



Species Blue gum. Seedlings. 



Age . 8 years. 



Elevation About 100 feet. 



Soil A rather stiff, sandy loam. The adjoining land is 



cultivated for garden truck. 



Water table Surface water 10 to 14 feet deep. 



Area of grove About 3 acres. 



Spacing 6 by 8 feet. 



Sample plot % acre. 100 by 109 feet. This grove will probably 



be cut within a year and the land used for truck 



farming. 



Information in regard to age of grove obtained from Mr. Knapp, the present owner. 



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YIELD. 



SUMMARY. 



Age, 8 years. Seedlings. 



Volume per acre, 2,354.0 cubic feet, which is equal to 26.2 standard cords, or 34.9 

 California cords. 



Volume per acre, 1,160 board feet* 



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

 2,072.0 cubic feet, equal to 23.0 standard cords, or 30.7 California cords. 



COURREGES GROVE. 

 Located near Talbert, R. F. D. No. 1, Huntington Beach, Los Angeles County. 



Species Blue gum. Seedlings. 



Age 8 years. 



Elevation About 100 feet. 



Soil Fine sedimentary silt, mixed with loam. 



Water table Right at the surface. Well layer 75 to 100 feet deep. 



Area of grove A little over 1 acre. 



Spacing 6% by 6% feet. 



Sample plot % acre. 109 by 100 feet. This grove was cultivated 



and weeded the first year. The seedlings were 

 bought in the nursery and were planted when the 

 trees were about 6 inches high. 



Information in regard to age of the grove obtained from Mr. Courreges, the owner. 



*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. 



