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MISC. PUBLICATION 



U. S. DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE 



F-47755 S-7520-C 



Figure 6. — A, Trees which grow in close stands form clear trunks that make the best grades of 

 products. This tree was left in clearing the land. B, By counting the annual rings of growth 

 the age of a tree can be determined. The number of years it took the seedling to reach the point 

 of the count should be added. 



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