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Report of the Forest Commission. 

 Table I — ( Concluded ) . 



SPECIMEN 

 NUMBER. 



Diameter 

 of stump, 

 in inches. 



Number of 

 rings on 

 stump. 



Length of 



shaft, In 



feet. 



Diameter 



at top, 

 in inches 



Number 

 of rings 

 at top. 



Total 

 height of 



tree, 

 in feet. 



217 



13 

 13 

 13 

 13 

 13 

 13 

 13 

 13 

 13 

 13 



176 

 180 

 157 

 150 

 200 

 138 

 162 

 172 

 192 

 200 



48 

 36 

 42 

 28 

 44 

 40 

 34 

 27 

 38 

 44 



4 

 6 



7 

 8 

 10 

 4 

 6 

 8 

 7 

 9 



35 

 50 

 6® 

 76 



102 

 59 

 87 



103 

 96 



136 



59 



218 



61 



219 



57 



220 



57 



221 



66 



222 



223 



58 

 60 



224 



61 



225 



226 



70 



72 







Mr. Humes subsequently forwarded some additional notes 

 which are intended to show the maximum size and age of the 

 spruce. Thus far our foresters have been unable to find any 

 black spruce over 36 inches in diameter on the stump. The 

 stumps average about 30 inches in height, and in measuring 

 standing timber the girth is taken at about the same height. 

 The maximum size of the Adirondack black spruce is indicated 

 in the following figures : 



TABLE II. 



SPECIMEN 

 NUMBER. 



Diameter 

 of stump, 

 in inches 



36 

 36 

 34 

 34 

 34 

 33 

 32 

 31 

 31 

 31 

 31 



Number 

 of rings 

 on stump. 



Length of 



shaft, in 



feet. 



Diameter 



at top, 

 in inches. 



Number 

 of rings 

 at top. 



Total 



height of 



tree, 



in feet. 



1 



350 

 326 

 302 

 374 

 315 

 285 

 290 

 293 

 231 

 276 

 290 



90 

 84 

 86 

 91 

 72 

 68 

 70 

 60 

 73 

 68 

 71 



12 



8 

 10 



5 

 11 

 13 



5 

 14 



7 

 10 



9 



102 



87 

 100 



67 

 124 

 165 



80 

 125 



80 

 100 



98 



110 



2 



90 



3 



4 



5 



93 



99 



87 



6 



7 



89 

 81 



8 



80 



9 



10 



82 

 67 



11 



70 







Statistics showing the age, size or other characteristics of 

 any particular species should be accompanied by some further 

 information regarding the various kinds of trees which are grow- 

 ing on the same ground To this end Forester Humes, in 



