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b.f. were produced chiefly in Louisiana and Mississippi. An increas- 

 ing volume is being produced from small mills. It is frequently sawed 

 in small mills in connection with the production of yellow pine. 



Tupelo. There are 6,342,000,000 b.f. of tupelo gum, practically all 

 of which is found in the Southeast in swamps and along the estuaries 



FIG. 27. Old growth yellow poplar 69 inches in breast high diameter. This tree 

 was "curly" grained and contained 9,000 feet of merchantable material. The 

 seeking out and logging of such scattered high value special timber has been one 

 of the most interesting phases of the lumber industry in the Appalachian Moun- 

 tain region. Towns County, Georgia. 



and bays of the streams flowing to the south Atlantic and Gulf Coast. 

 It is produced chiefly in Louisiana. In 1930, 254 million b.f. were 

 produced. It is logged in connection with other hardwood species. 

 Formerly considered somewhat undesirable, it now reaches important 

 markets. 



Yellow Poplar. There are 5,192,000,000 b.f. of yellow poplar, most 



