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tion of this office, and about one-third of the trees removed. 

 The following is a record of the lumber taken out: — ■ 



Box boards, . 14,000 feet. 



Wood, 40 cords. 



Cost of brush burning, 135 



Stumpage price received for lumber, ... . $8 per M. 



Stmnpage price received for wood, . • $1 per cord. 



Profit per acre, - . . . $20 



Net profit, . . $150 



While this work was going on the small dead branches so 

 persistent on white pine were removed from the trunks of the 

 trees in order to improve the general appearance of the grove. 

 The thinning was not made so much with the idea of an imme- 

 diate profit, as to increase the value of the plantation. While 

 six years is not sufficient time to judge accurately as to the 

 increase in growth due to thinning, the trees have every ap- 

 pearance of being stimulated by the added light received. This 

 is shown by the healthy bark, green tops and absence of any 

 dead or dying trees. 



Section 1. 



Area, 2,11 acres; age, sixty years. 



Total number of trees to acre, 383. 

 Total board feet to acre, 43,620. 

 Average height, 60 feet. 



