WOOD-USING INDUSTRIES OF SOUTH CAROLINA. 9 



shortleaf pines are at present found mixed with longleaf, and 

 some hardwoods, especially black jack and other oaks, occur in 

 mixture. 



The red hill region consists of a series of low ridges having 

 a red loam soil. Woodlots are the only form of forest now found 

 in this area. Shortleaf, longleaf, and loblolly, with understories 

 of oak, hickory, and dogwood are the principal species in the 

 woodlots, while in moist places, sumach, holly, hawthorne, 

 sassafras, hackberry and gums occur. 



The upper pine belt covers the level country next to the sand 

 and red hill regions; it is about twenty miles wide and extends 

 across the State. Part of this region is wet and cypress swamps 

 alternate with pine ridges. Loblolly and longleaf pine are the 

 principal species, with cypress in the swamps. 



The lower pine belt is similar to the upper, except that con- 

 siderable areas are inundated during part of the year. Longleaf 

 and loblolly pines are again the principal species, the former 

 being confined to the high places. Cypress occurs in the swamps 

 with gums, oaks, yellow poplar, and ashes. This region is the 

 great lumber area of South Carolina and it is here that the large 

 companies are now cutting. 



The coast regions take in the numerous islands off the coast 

 and a narrow strip of mainland, the entire area being not more 

 than ten miles wide. In the swamps the principal trees are oak, 

 maple, magnolia, and cypress, while longleaf, sand, loblolly, and 

 shortleaf pines occur in the drier situations. 



Methods of logging vary greatly in the State. The old style 

 methods of log hauling vie with the latest and most approved 

 methods, and the use of ox teams, log driving in streams and 

 big wheels may be seen in the same lumber region where steam 

 skidders, steam loaders and railroad hauling are used. The 

 advent into the lumber industry of the latter methods has made 

 possible the exploitation of the coastal forests especially in 

 swamps. 





