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8 BULLETIN 210, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
TABLE 2.—Classification 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. 2, Kaniksu National Forest (area, one-half acre)—Continued. 
NUMBER OF CONES AND AMOUNT OF SEED PRODUCED BY SAMPLE TREES—Contd- 
- Per cent 
Average Total Total . Number of} Percent Bas 
Tree No. length weight volume AWeiehs of clean seed | of germi- Cae 
of cone. of cones. of cones. per pound. nation. days of test. - 
Inches. Pounds. Bushels. Grams. : 
eres Sa eeerae ele 4 6 1.0 0. 077 14.910 31, 200 63.5 25.0 
Bre 1.5 ma lrAl 12. 861 24, 352 
Bio maaan ow nn { 5.8 4.8 410 63. 659 26, 458 56.5 37.5 
1 6.0 Paz aval 8. 670 27,520 37 6.0 
2 OSE a aa 7.8 1.9 . 189 53. 421 26, 619 ; 
A Oe Se eee 5.9 5: 5 set 555 Bf oe @)- alee ee 
ltl .6 213 18. 283 1,46 
Se ene { 7.2 2.6 273 25, 035 26, 187 20 10.0 
i: Sa Sea eee a1 aie . 060 2. 364 31,520 15.5 13.0 
De re ee ae ae erase 5.5 yak 015 1.196 38, 800 QQ). “Slee eee 
SEN Secs oe et asee 6.0 1.0 . 070 33. 522 26, 920 34.5 24.5 
Total (8 trees) - 6.4 16. 4 1.789 D4 ATG |<. -c2..2...(tn. ae 
TOTAL SEED PRODUCTION. 
Yield from sample trees. | Yield of germinable seed. 
Total sample l 
Crown class. Total trees. reas ates Gann as 
Cones. Sead. | nable lot Per acre. 
= | seed.2. |) 2.00: 
No. | Perct.| No. | Perct.| Bush. | Grams. | Grams. | Grams. Grams. No. 
| bad Lin lee ee el Ea 15 2 15 0.66 | 91.43 | 52.702 |342. 563 685.126 | 40,352 
re as en 7st 20 3 18 .99 | 105.96 | 40.523 |216. 128 432.256 | 26,016 
Tees ee ee 13 | 15 3 23 .14 | 37.08 | 12.344 | 16.460 32. 920 2, 032 
1 OY eee aoe 21 | 7). A es | Cee a ee eee ee eee late i 8 8 Seto 
1) fe en 23 | 7 fel Pane | RS |» PEE Te eRe Be |e Ssctrcietos [samme d poe eee | ae 
Total 87 100 | 8 | 11 | TON 234547 Hes eee 575.151 |31, 150. 302 | 68, 400 
| 
1 Not tested. 
2 Weight of pure seed multiplied by their percentage of germination. 
3 Equivalent to 2.5 pounds. 
T5LE 3.—Classification 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. 3, 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 5 
(inches). | | a 
chs | Cisse cis Cs Ce Number. | Per cent. | Number. | Per cent. a 
Per cent of 
each class 
with cones.. i 100 
