PLANTATIONS IN CALIFORNIA. 



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YIELD. 



SUMMAEY. 



Age, 8 years. Seedlings. 



Volume per acre, 3,322.0 cubic feet, which is equal to 36.9 standard cords, or 49.2 

 California cords. 



Volume per acre, 5,160 board feet* 



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

 1,924.4 cubic feet, equal to 21.4 standard cords, or 28.5 California cords. 



MEECHAN GROVE FRITSCH FIELD. 

 Located at Live Oaks, Sonoma County. 



Species Blue gum. Seedlings. 



Age 9 years. 



Elevation About 50 feet. 



Soil Fine grained, very light sand. 



Water table 10 to 15 feet deep. 



Area of entire grove About 20 acres. 



Spacing 12 by 12 feet. Staggered. 



Sample plot }4 acre. 100 by 109 feet. The grove was cultivated 



the first year. 



Information in regard to age and management of this grove obtained from Mr. F. 

 Meechan. 



YIELD. 



*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. 



