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6 BULLETIN 210, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
TABLE 1.—Classijfication of trees according to character of crown and presence or absence 
of cones; number of cones and amount of seed produced by sample trees, and total seed 
production on plot No. 1, Kaniksu National Forest (area, one-half acre). : 
CROWN CLASSIFICATION OF TREES AND NUMBER BEARING CONES. 
Number of trees, by crown class. Trees with cones. |Trees without cones. 
Diameter breast high 
(inches), 2 : 
Slee Css oes Cs a Number. | Per cent. | Number. | Per cent. 
lhenanses/ sd ai 5 
Stan Seat eee seater ttl toy ie 4 ape dk depos ange i Mae 4 100 
Gilet a Osetia (GS FN) ea 2 5 eee ape mid RH 5 100 
UO see ck [eae ass sree ee 2 5 Wel 22. eG eae 8 100 
Rigiapl 2th Ee Renee ulate 2 Bie A Ff a eae Pen ae 5 100 
DIB UO PN A ee eae ae (ee 1 2 pe (Pet tear ars 3 2 40 3 60 
TUN PAVIA RE Bias ei ae each patentee RARE sear. 8 acca cles|[ioeea bse laccve Ses) Noo ee 
TOUR RES GSP e Eeaewat | 1 fel cS Pa oe 1 50 1 50 
AOiCOR 0S ee eee 1 5 2h Se SS 3 eee 6 75 2 25 
PARTOV2 2 eee 3} his aoe ee pace el ieee re 7 87 1 113} 
ZEN OL Saag eae 1 a (eae ae BAS io [een 6 86 1 14 
FTO Oe ewes est 7 PEP EN TSAI ys ON are oe <3 8 89 1 11 
LOMAS a see ee a atas cle Ae eo Sees a Sew eee | eee ees + 1002.22. ee eee ee 
DO LO BOBS: as. Rass. 33 1 L pligeoct ee wee | sae eek 1 50 1 50 
Riana es ot Se eae [see rl ines | Se | 3 1004.3. 5 
BoEUOLG Bee ee ee kao wie Sn rete | SoS e een eee all etal ME NES 8 ce ke core grits | Pe) tee | ee 
PiU Obeee en cee Pil OSs, So SS eee ae 1 200::| -.2 Se oa eee 
Mota t = 21 21 9 12 8 38 154 33 146 
Per cent....... 30 30 12 17 11 5A Fx ae ae AG ic. ee . 
Percent of each} 4 
class with } 
GCONGSS eee 100 83 18 0 US Beceoesr se Beeosoceon| sss sscose\|scadseo° -- oma 
; : 
NUMBER OF CONES AND AMOUNT OF SEED PRODUCED BY SAMPLE TREES. Fd 
Number of cones by inch lengths. ~ : 
Tree No. oe Diameter., Age. | Height. panes oben 
3 to 4 5 to 6 7to 8 Total 
inches. | inches. | inches. ; 
Inches Years Feet. 
bee eee Ete ate 28 230 166 | Closed..... 9 139 77 
pe eat oie Sta | hue ere 28 230 152 |. ance ns 2 26 24 
ORAS Ss Bomberos 4 17 
Silos oe so 1 ae 21 223 147s Gy oeriiis eb ilh nes eek 4 37 
1 ope ele Tee ets 24 215 154 | C peed See elchers Sate ua 6 
Osa rR ane M9 YN ae os 
Bee 5): FET at 21| 200+ 146 {6 nae ; Dia Bese 
Be seamets H Ei Leperncreal 21 200+ 152 | Closed..... 5 55 9 
Lee See 10 bear 14| 2200 104 dO Saar ie ee | 7 
Total (7 trees): :|-.-.=.---- Foca orem ee | 21 251 | 177 
Average Total Total : Number of! Percent 
Tree No. length of | weight of | volume of genus clean seed | of germi- 
cone. cones. cones. ‘| perpound.| nation. 
Inches. Pounds. Bushels. Grams. 
1S A ee eee 5. 8 23.3 1.215 330. 27 38, 069 22 
Eee BMY a nals aie jore 6.2 4.5 325 58. 58 30, 362 45 
3 7.0 1.5 204 &. 79 31, 680 18 
Rees epee 4:3 3.5 478 17. 10 29) 813) |e scesmoShcn: |teeeeeeeee 
lle ode eaaeetapmnecs 6.1 ya | 137 40. 21 26, 880 52.5 
2 4.4 a2, 027 . 82 35, 200 26 
28 IES IO 5.0 15 045 4.02 56,960 | so. ssc oe ale eee 
aes oto 58 4.1 341 94. 32 33, 876 67.5 
Re ee ces 7.2 it 090 13. 06 24, 320 56 
Total (7 trees). 15.8 | 40.1 | 2. 362 567. 19 | pp aane | wo! a 
1 Per cent of total. — 2 Rotten. 
