GRAZING. 



13 



How old the trees must h;ive been to escape damage would depend 

 chiefly on the intensity of the tires. It is probable that the first ones 

 were the most severe, from the accumulation of fuel which they would 

 find. On the whole, one would conjecture from the condition of the 

 forest that they began about seventy-five years ago. 



It was in 1819 that Arkansas, acquired by the United States as a part 

 of the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, received a separate Territorial 

 organization, and in 1837 that it was admitted as a State. The settle- 





4 8/2/6 20 24 28 32 36 40 



OUTSIDE DIAMETER BREAST HIGH. 



Fig. 2.— Diagram showing the relation between diameter on the stump aud diameter breasthigh for 



Shortleaf and Loblolly Pine. 



meut of the country took place, therefore, at the time when the con- 

 dition of the forest leads us to infer that tires began. 



GRAZING. 



Cattle are not ranged extensively on the Sawj r er & Austin tract and 

 they do practically no damage to the forest. Of sheep grazing there 

 is none. 



Hogs are numerous and hog ranging is common. This should be 

 encouraged, since the hogs cat the acorns and thus work against the 



