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  INTRODUCTION. 
  

  

  for 
  Shortleaf 
  and 
  Loblolly 
  Pine 
  was 
  calculated 
  from 
  "stem 
  analyses" 
  

   of 
  the 
  same 
  number 
  of 
  specimens. 
  These 
  stem 
  analyses 
  included 
  the 
  

   following 
  measurements: 
  

  

  Diameter 
  at 
  4.5 
  feet 
  from 
  the 
  ground. 
  

  

  Diameter 
  on 
  the 
  stump 
  and 
  at 
  the 
  top 
  of 
  each 
  log, 
  inside 
  and 
  

  

  outside 
  the 
  bark. 
  

   Height 
  of 
  stump. 
  

  

  Length 
  of 
  each 
  log 
  and 
  of 
  the 
  crown. 
  

  

  The 
  rings 
  were 
  counted 
  on 
  the 
  stump 
  and 
  at 
  the 
  end 
  of 
  each 
  log, 
  

   and 
  the 
  distance 
  to 
  each 
  ten-year 
  point 
  from 
  the 
  bark 
  was 
  measured. 
  

   From 
  these 
  measurements 
  it 
  was 
  possible 
  to 
  ascertain 
  the 
  rate 
  of 
  

   growth 
  of 
  the 
  trees 
  both 
  in 
  height 
  and 
  in 
  diameter. 
  No 
  investigations 
  

   were 
  undertaken 
  of 
  the 
  rate 
  of 
  growth 
  of 
  the 
  hardwoods. 
  

  

  The 
  field 
  expenses 
  necessary 
  to 
  the 
  preparation 
  of 
  this 
  working 
  plan 
  

   were 
  borne 
  by 
  the 
  Sawyer 
  & 
  Austin 
  Lumber 
  Company. 
  

  

  