~24 REPORT ON THE TIMBERS 
Average 
Name. Number. diameter. Cut. Dead. Decayed. 
Blackioak,. : ; . - 17 18 inches 4 fo) 2 
Searlet oak<). 0. : 2 170 ei ° fo) fo} 
IPB yel ie 7 EXC Sep otc 6 TAN ues fo) fo) I 
Wostioak >: ie Ne os 4 To" eres fe) fo) I 
Black hickory .. . 2 LA at fo) fo) fe) 
Among the smaller timbers are black gum, flowering dog- 
wood, and pig hickory, with a great deal of upland laurel oak 
in spots. White oak does not appear in the locality. Loca- 
tion high, level, limestone formation, about seven and one 
half miles from Eddyville. Cut timber means timber more or 
less freshly cut; otherwise it would be impossible to classify 
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Average 
Name. Number. diameter. Cut. Dead. Decayed. 
White.oak’... 4.40 « 25 23 inches. 8 I 3 
Ried alk «oi. \s 00 ee 53 206 6 fo) fo) ° 
Blackroalk: \., tert) I FS) 0588 fo} ro) I 
Liriodendron (poplar) 4 Eoin {* 2 oO ° 
Pig hickory aie 2 20% teas oO fe) fo) 
Dogwood, sassafras, black gum, etc., are small growths. 
Among the undergrowth black oak and white oak are in the 
proportion of two to one; while in the old growth it will be 
noticed their proportion is one to twenty-five. Location, a 
hill sloping 6° south, situated about five miles from Eddyville. 
Name. Number. Average diameter. 
Blache ales- rc: 5 Wieuact baste tenes y OMe eerie led ka we ZZ 16 inches. 
Spanish .Odle. uy) Meni e8 ohtsrteces Wee (ua Sented Yom ep tein 16 12 0056 
SCATlet Oak cste Nakah let trea Pe Mee eee el rete ate 7 IO) Fe 
BOStiGaks, ye vfs. See ce) ee eee RNR rio iol ol Ip ite) Be 2 
Sh shift are ft ne Seen ermine Rrmire Ween oh teape ae ac AN 4 I 
Location, about four and one half miles from Eddyville, on 
Dycusburg road. The forest out so far is nearly altogether 
second growth, and the character of the timbers is worthy of 
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