16 



a second-class post 3 cents. Figuring all the plantations except No. 1 

 on this basis, and assuming the waste material to be w^orth $2 per 

 cord for firewood, the net value of the plantations by each method 

 can be compared. The comparison shows only a small difference in 

 favor of cutting the ash for posts. Both methods indicate, in fact, 

 that under present conditions ash plantations have but a small money 

 value. 



The condition of the plantations in general was good. Ash ordina- 

 rily does well on upland prairie soil, though it grow T s more rapidly in 

 moister situations. Its principal use is as a shelter-belt tree. Here 

 it can be rather closely planted, and the necessary thinnings from time 

 to time will furnish good poles for use about the farm. 



Table 8. — White, green, and black ash. 



WHITE ASH. 















?, 



a 



Average 



Average 





s 

















§ 



c3 



size 

 domi- 



annual 

 growth 





6 



Money yield 









.2 



+j 





<B 



H 



nant 



dominant 



£ 



£ 



per acre. 









& 





m 



X} 



trees. 



trees. 



© 







z 



§ 



County. 





c3 



PI 



c3 

 P< 

 O 



03 



ft 



co 



O 

 eg 



Original 

 spacing. 



2 

 -*> 



u 

 © 



°2 



+o bp 



©3 

 rf»3 



ft 



© 



1 



© 



ft 



'>> 

 "3 



© 



9f 



6 



3 

 "3 

 > 



© . 



11 



Pi 





S 



2 



< 



< 







© 





© 



5 



© 



+3 



o 



> 



s 



£ 









Yrs 



A cres. 



Acres. 



Feet. 







In. Ft. 



/«. 



Ft. 



Cords 



Cords 







i 



Livingston 



25 0.50 



0.10 



9 by 4 



440 



70 



5.7! 36 



0.23 



1.4 



14 4 



0.58 



S3. 63 



SO. 10 



2 



McLean 



27 



4 50 



.10 



8 by 8 



400 



67 



7.01 54 



.26 



2.0 



27.0 



1.00 



65.25 



1.60 



3 



Christian 



32 



2.50 



.25 



10 by 10 



308 



71 



8.2| 53 



.26 



1.7 



27.6 



.86 



62.92 



1.20 



4 



Ford 



3? 





.50 



10 by 12 



M0 



75 



8.3 62 



.26 



1 9 



23.2 



.73 



48.11 



.92 



S 



do 



33 



1.72 



.25 





372 



75 



8.6 



50 



.26 



1 5 



37.7 



1.14 



96.19 



1.75 



6 



do 



Woodford 



34 

 37 













8.0 

 7.5 



50 

 35 



.24 

 . 



1.5 

 .9 











7 



.20 



.20 



6 by 10 



290 



78 



23.2 



.63 



43.19 



.65 



GREEN ASH. 



1 Champaign. 



34 



3.0 



0.25 



2 by 4 



332 



•53 



8.0 



61 



0.24 



1.8 



28.4 



I 0.62. 



BLACK ASH. 



1 



Warren 



do 



Hancock 



Warren 



do 



Bureau 



24 

 25 

 28 

 29 

 29 

 46 



0.83 

 .50 

 .17 

 .092 

 1.23 

 2.10 



0.073 

 .50 

 .17 

 .092 



.10 

 .50 



5 by 10 



5 by 12 



5£by 5§ 



576 

 300 

 359 

 695 

 383 

 304 



47 

 "65 

 ""47 



8.1 



a4 



7.1 

 6.6 

 7.3 



7.8 



58 

 47 

 35 



"49 

 55 



0.30 

 .34 

 .25 

 .23 

 .25 

 .17 



2.4 

 1.9 

 1.3 



- 









? 











3 











4 











R 



4 by 8 



1.7 

 1.2 











6 























The only green ash plantation examined was that at the Univer- 

 sity of Illinois. The trees have grown thriftily and the plantation 

 is in good condition. Green ash is a hardy tree. It will succeed in 

 many places where white ash would fail. Since, however, various 



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