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each species, and the percentage in mixture for all sound trees 10 inches 



and over in diameter breasthigh. 



TABLE No. I.— SWAMP. 

 Average of 90 acre's. .Sound trees 10 inches and over in diameter breasthigh. 



NAME OF SPECIES. 



Average 

 number of 



trees 

 per acre. 



Percentage of 

 each species. 



Average 



diameter 



breasthigh. 



Maximum 



diameter 



breasthigh. 



Spruce . 



Birch 



Beech 



Hard Maple 



Hemlock 



Balsam 



Soft Maple 



White Pine 



Cedar . ... 



Other hardwoods 



Average of all species 



Average of all species e.xcept Spruce 



14 



58 

 72 



03 

 31 

 94 

 32 



29 



23 



68 



44 



36-54 



21.96 



39-90 



7-44 



.08 



.84 



5-30 



25-55 



-79 



3-36 



15-54 



1 .20 



60.10 



Inches. 

 13-5 

 16.5 



137 

 14-5 

 15-0 

 II I 



17-5 

 25.1 



13-3 

 13.6 



13.6 



13-7 



Inches. 

 32 



29 



IS 



20 



27 

 18 

 20 

 60 



25 

 21 



25.7 



25 



Spruce Land. 



This type includes the larger part of Township 40. It covers 14,919 

 acres, or 88;^ of the merchantable forest area. A general characteristic 

 is that it is well-drained; it embraces the rising ground and the lower 

 mountain slopes. Red Spruce is the predominant species, making 47^ 

 of the trees in mixture. The principal species associated with the 

 Spruce are Yellow Birch, Balsam, Beech, Hemlock, Hard Maple, and White 

 Pine. 



The Spruce reaches its best individual development in mixture with 

 the hardwoods, on the lower slopes of the mountains. (PI. Ill, figs, i and 

 2.) For the trees 10 inches and over in diameter at breastheight the 

 average diameter is 14.2 inches and the average height y2 feet. The 

 maximum diameter is 35 inches. 



