CONTENTS. 



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Introduction.... - 7 



General Description..... .-— 8 



Geology and Topography — 8 



Climate.. - 9 



The Forest by Regions. 10 



1. Northeastern Hill Region 10 



Tennessee River Hills 10 



Bottom-lands of the Tuscumbia River and 



Yellow Creek. 12 



Uplands of the Tuscttmbia River and 



Yellow Creek..... -... -..- 12 



Bottom-lands of the Tombigbee River 13 



Stave and Heading Operations. 14 



Management...- -.. 15 



2. Black Prairie Region 18 



Management .— 19 



3. The Pontotoc Ridge Region 21 



Planting.__ — 22 



4. The Flatwoods Region 22 



Management 24 



Market Conditions and Land Values 25 



5. North Central Plateau Region 25 



Planting — 27 



6. South Central Region 28 



Market Conditions and Stumpage Values.... 30 



7. Yazoo Delta Region — 31 



Management 33 



Ownership and Values of Land.. 36 



8. Longleaf Pine Region 38 



Piney Woods Type — 39 



Mixed Pine and Hardwoods Type.. 40 



Bottom-land Type 41 



General Economic Conditions 42 



Forest Management ----- 48 



The Approaching Exhaustion of the Timber Supply 48 



Problems in Forest Management 50 



Forest Fires 50 



Grazing - 52 



Turpentining 53 



