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YIELD FROM EUCALYPTUS. 



SUMMARY. 



Age, 9 years. Seedlings. 



Volume per acre, 5,334.4 cubic feet, which is equal to 59.3 standard cords, or 79.0 

 California cords. 



Volume per acre, 13,100 board feet.* 



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

 1,866.4 cubic feet, equal to 20.7 standard cords, or 27.7 California cords. 



GORDON GROVE. 

 Located near Strawberry Park, Los Angeles County. 



Species Blue gum. Seedlings. 



Age 10 years. 



Elevation About 100 feet. 



Soil Light sandy loam with clay in places, and small 



patches of hardpan. 

 Water table Surface water 80 feet deep. Wells over 200 feet 



deep. 



Area of grove 61 acres. 



Spacing 10 by 10 feet. 



Sample plot Two areas of a quarter acre each. 



Information in regard to age of the grove obtained from Mr. Finch, manager of 

 the ranch, who has lived near the grove for fourteen years. 



YIELD. 



SUMMARY. 



Age, 10 years. 



Volume per acre, 1,410.8 cubic feet, which is equal to 15.7 standard cords, or 20.9 

 California cords. 



Volume per acre, 1,620 board feet.* 



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

 979.4 cubic feet, equal to 10.9 standard cords, or 14.5 California cords. 



ROWLAND GROVE. 



Located at Sunnyside, Los Angeles County. 



Species Blue gum. Seedlings. 



Age 10 or 12 years. 



Elevation About 100 feet. 



Soil Heavy, hard sandy loam. Streaked with hard pan. 



Water table Surface water 20 feet. Wells 80 feet deep. 



Area of grove About 20 acres. 



Spacing 8 by 8 feet. 



Sample plot . % acre. 100 by 109 feet. 



"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. 



