XVI PREFACE. 



Under forest management is taken up the determination of the best 

 age at which to cut for saw timber or cordwood, in order to utilize most 

 profitably the forest crop. The best methods of cutting in order that 

 the forests may be perpetuated is discussed for the different types. Pro- 

 tection from fire, especially for the young growth, is advocated and the 

 advisability of artificial restocking by seeding or planting is considered. 



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

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

 are in any way interested in timber, but especially those in the eastern 

 half of Xorth Carolina. 



Two bulletins previously issued by the United States Department of 

 Agriculture treat of this tree along somewhat different lines and will 

 be found helpful to read in connection with this report. "The Loblolly 

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

 Cross-ties," by Raphael Zon, Forest Service Bulletin 6-1, was published 

 in 1905; while "Forest Management of Loblolly Pine in Delaware, 

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

 States Department of Agriculture, No. 11 (new series), has only recently 

 been published. The present report should have been issued at the 

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

 was anticipated. JOSEPH HYDE PRATT, 



State Geologist. 



