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Section 2. 



Area, 2.02 acres; age, forty-one years. 



Total number of trees to acre, 325. 

 Total board feet to acre, 25,934. 

 Average height, 55 feet. 



East Taunton, Mass. — Owner, Miss Margaret Dean. 



History. — About 1854 David Dean, a brother of the present 

 owner, set out this plantation of white pine near his home, and 

 about 1880 another lot adjoining was planted. Field trees 

 were used and spaced 10 by 10 feet. 



Object. — At that time the "American Agriculturist," pub- 

 lished in New York, was advertising the planting of pine, and 

 the original owner was one of those who became interested in 

 forest planting. 



Treatment. — • This tract, while an excellent illustration of the 

 growth of New England white pine, would have increased from 

 2 to 3 inches in diameter growth if it had been thinned at the 

 proper time. A few trees have died out, and some were blown 

 down during a heavy gale. Observations were made of the 

 stumps of these trees. The last 20 annual rings were scarcely 

 thicker than a sheet of paper, showing a tendency towards 

 stagnation. For the first twenty years the rings, show a growth, 

 in some cases, better than normal. 



