xvi >' i;1 : 



I'luK-r forr-t manngeiiient is taken up the determination of the best 

 t \vhich to out tor >a\v timber or cordwood, iu order to utili/.e most 

 .il.lv tin- I'oiv-t crop. The be-t methods of cutting iu order that 

 the forests may l>e perpetuated is dis-ussed for the different types. Pro- 

 n from fil i;illy for the young growth, is advocated and the 



artificial reMoekiug by seeding or planting is considered. 

 Thi< report has been prepared for the use of landowners and lumber- 

 like, and is designated to meet the needs of all of our people who 

 ;ire in any way interested in timber, but especially those in the eastern 

 half "f North Carolina. 



bullet ins previously issued by the Knifed States Department of 



allure treat of this tree along somewhat different lines and will 



,nd helpful to read in connection with this report. "The Loblolly 



Pine in Kastern Texas, With Special Reference to the Production of 



Cross-ties" by Raphael Zou, Forest Service Bulletin 64, was published 



in HHI.'I; while "Forest Management of Loblolly Pine in Delaware, 



Maryland, and Virginia," by W. D. Sterrett, Bulletin of the United 



- Department of Agriculture, Xo. 11 (new series), has only recently 



published. The present report should have been issued at the 



same time, but the delay in publishing this has been much greater than 



ua> anticipated. JOSEPH HYDE PRATT, 



State Geologist. 



