18 WORKING PLAN FOR FOREST LANDS NEAR PINE BLUFF, ARK, 



The heaviest stand of pine per acre observed upon the tract lies 

 near the southern boundary of section 27. township 5 south, range 11 

 west. The table below shows its composition and amount. 



Table No. 5. — Number of trees and merchantable contents, in board feet, for Shortleaf and 

 LobloUti Pin- on 1 acre in section 27, Tovmship 5 south, Range 11 v:est, for the diameter 

 limits of 2, 12, 14, 16, 18, and 20 inches, breasthigh. 



In the eastern part of the tract, townships 5 south, 11 west, and 5 

 south, 12 west, are found the heaviest stands, the western and north- 

 ern portions being more lightly timbered. The heaviest stand over 

 any considerable area is found, however, in the northwestern part of 

 the tract — sections 3 and 4 of township 3 south, 14 west. In these sec- 

 tions the average stand per acre is 9,900 board feet. 



THE FOREST FROM A SILVICTJLTURAL STANDPOINT. 



PINE RIDGE. 



The pine ridge type occurs on all the gently rolling or hilly portions 

 of the tract. It includes not only the forest on the ridges themselves, 

 but also those on the slopes and in the hollows. The so-called ' ' ridges " 

 are merely slight elevations with broad and nearly level tops, whose 

 sides slope away gently at a gradient of 10 to 15 degrees. The differ- 

 ence in level between the hollows and tops seldom exceeds 75 or 100 

 feet. 



Throughout this type the soils are deep, dry, and rather compact 

 loamy sands, usually with a slight admixture of clay and with an 

 occasional bed of gravel or pebble. Owing to frequent fires the humus 

 is almost entirely absent, and the ground cover consists of a thin and 

 scattered layer of needles and leaves, together with grass, weeds, and 

 ferns. On the most open places and in irregular patches throughout 

 the forest are more or less dense growths of Huckleberry, Laurel, 

 Swamp Bay, and briers. 



