A study was made to investigate the contents of soil organic carbon(SOC) and its relations with soil physic-chemical properties in three age-group Chinese fir plantations in Fushou Forest Farm of Hunan Province. Results showed that the contents of SOC declined with the increase of soil depths in the soil of three forests. The contents of SOC in 0 - 15 cm soil layer was from 1. 6 to 3. 9 times as much as those in15 - 30 cm,from 2. 4 to 4. 6 times as much as those in 30 - 45 cm and from 2. 7 to 6. 5times as much as those in 45 - 60 cm,respectiv...