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Information in regard to age of the grove obtained from Mrs. Rowland, who does 

 not remember whether the grove is ten or twelve years old. 



YIELD. 



SUMMARY. 



Age, 10 or 12 years. 



Volume per acre, 1,044.8 cubic feet, which is equal to 11.6 standard cords, or 15.5 

 California cords. 



Volume per acre, 80 board feet.* 



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

 1,026.2 cubic feet, equal to 11.4 standard cords, or 15.2 California cords. 



MEECHAN GROVE FRITSCH FIELD. 

 Located at Live Oaks, Sonoma County. 



Species Blue gum. Seedlings. 



Age 12 years. 



Elevation About 50 feet. 



Soil Fine grained, very light sand. 



Water table 10 to 15 feet. 



Area of grove About 20 acres. 



Sample plot ^ 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. 



SUMMARY. 



Age, 12 years. Seedlings. 



Volume per acre, 5,939.6 cubic feet, which is equal to 66.0 standard cords, or 88.0 

 California cords. 



Volume per acre, 16,660 board feet.* 



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

 1,731.6 cubic feet, equal to 19.2 standard cords, or 25.7 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. 



