870 



AMERICAN FORESTRY 



age of wliicli are mature, over-mature and defective. The 

 clearing of the stands of matured timber naturally de- 

 velops the other standing timber. 



The e.xpenses of the Forestry Department are derived 

 from the sale of over-mature and mature timber to the 

 mining operations of the coal compan\'. Uevenue is also 

 deri\-ed from the sale of timber from mine ci"op falls and 

 from timber cleared fnun sites used for dumping refuse 

 or for dumping of cla\' at the stripping uperatiniis. 



It is the duty of the department to see that no useful 

 timber is wasted. Timber cut from the comi)an\'s land 

 can be delivered to the mining operations at about one- 

 half the cost (if timber purchased in the open market: 

 notwithstanding the fact that snme i>f this timlier has to 

 be transported from the UKiuntain sides, a consideraljle 

 distance from the ciillier\- o])erations. The freight haul 

 on mine timber, purchased in the v^outli, w liere most of 

 the comjiany's supplv is obt.iined, is ,ibi>ut (ine-h,ilf the 

 ti'tal cost I if the timber. 



The lands of the Panther \allev Water Co. were ac- 

 C|uired jjrincipally for their sources of water, necessary 

 in the oi)erati(.)n of the mining plants, as well as for do- 

 mestic use. Due to the remoteness (.)f tiiis land fr(jin 

 towns it has been neglected from ;i timlier standpoint. 



Recently an SO, 00(1, ()()() gallon reservoir, domestic sup- 

 ply, was ciimpleted li\' the water companv on nne of its 

 water sheds, and it has been decided to ha\e this land 

 reforested. 



The location is in the liruad .Mnnntain. a plateau rang- 

 ing fnim itoo to l,soo feet above sea level; the soil is 

 light, deep and sandy, with a pordus suli-snil \arying to 

 nidist cla)- fiats, which ;ue not continuously wet. 



The present sprout growth nf chestnut, oak and pitch 

 pine have been ravished from time to time by tire. With 

 proper protection, this growth can be developed into good 

 mine timber. ' ' ' - . ■-. 



THIC l-IXAL ona-t.VTKlN IX I'L.-^N'Tr.XO 



After llie earth is carefully tramjied down tile seedling is left to take 

 care of itself and tlien it will not be many years liefure it is growing 

 at a rate of 1(1 tu l."> inches yearly. 



-\ sur\ey nf the territory shows many small jiatches 

 called "iK.iles" occurring all o\er the water shed. These 



holes vary in number from "200 



to (100 per acre and are lacking 

 'if any growth, except sweet 

 fern and nidss. 



These holes are being planted 

 with nursery stock of ever- 

 greens, and the sprout gmwlh 

 (if hiirdwoods are being devel- 

 ii|ic(l. To determine the best 

 species, a trial tract (if trans- 

 lilants was planted \vitli the f( il- 

 Idwing results ; 



Per Cent Success 



W lole .\sh 



White I'ine ... 

 .\ ill" way S|iruce 

 I 'itch I'ine .... 

 Sc( itch 1 'ine ... 

 Red I'ine 



87 2/3 

 S3 



7(i 1/-5 

 (i(! \/-i 

 r,: :!/5 



wiuri'; I'lxic axd whitk ami iiiuiLicu ix 



Greater success f<illowed the planting of these two S]iecies than any other and most of the 

 on this land in the future will he done with them. ( Iver ;i.') per ceiu of the while ash 

 87 per cent of the v\hile jiiiie planted proved successttd. 



replanluiK 

 and over 



In ,ill cases e.xcept white ;ish 

 the transplants were in mixtiu'e. 



