502 Forestry Quarterly. 



leaf has a specific significance, and to what extent the lobing is 

 influenced by cultivation, pruning, and the age of the tree", before 

 the state forestry work in Indiana can compare favorably with 

 similar work elsewhere. 



R. C. H. 



Wood-Using Industries and National Forests of Arkansas. 

 Part I — Uses and Supply of Wood in Arkansas, By J. T. Harris 

 and Hu Maxwell ; Part II — Timber Resources of the National 

 Forests in Arkansas, by Francis Kiefer. Bui. io6, U. S. Forest 

 Service, Washington, D. C. 1912, pp. 40. 



This bulletin illustrates the great difficulty of obtaining accurate 

 and reliable data from manufacturers through correspondence 

 alone. "Fifteen oaks grow in Arkansas, but the manufacturers 

 reported only two, white and red. The State has half a dozen 

 species of hickory, all of commercial importance, but all are 

 grouped as one ; three kinds of maple are cut, but are sold as one ; 

 three or four of ash, but only one is recognized in the market ; but 

 not one manufacturer reported loblolly pine though a compara- 

 tively large amount is cut in Arkansas." 



Blunders have crept in here and there in reference to the 

 occurrence of pines in Arkansas. For example, longleaf is 

 credited with a large stand and yield, when as a matter of fact the 

 species is not found within the State at all. The writers seem 

 under the erroneous impression that Cuban pine is indigenous to 

 the State and predict a possible future for this coastal species. 



While loblolly pine is not considered important enough to war- 

 rant a descriptive paragraph, although 2y other woods are so dis- 

 tinguished, it is a well-known fact that this tree is the most im- 

 portant pine in the southern half of the State. As one approaches 

 the Louisiana line he finds that the proportion of the total stand 

 made up by loblolly is 70 per cent, or more. This directly chal- 

 lenges the statement on page 24 of this report: "It (loblolly pine) 

 may do well in Arkansas, but has not yet done so." 



"The total annual drain upon the forests of Arkansas is not 

 much, if any, short of 5,000,000,000 board feet. Latest returns 

 credit the State with a lumber output of 2,111,300,000 feet; 

 cooperage, lath, veneer, shingles, etc., 114,312,000 feet; firewood,. 



