the state, capable of producing timber that will under proper 

 management return a good profit and interest on the value of 

 the land. The trees that are best adapted for such land are 

 the cotton wood, black walnut, bur oak, and pecan. 



PiG., 161. A worthless sandy hillside that was planted with jack pine in 1903. This 

 picture was taken in 1907. Fig. 162 shows the same hill as it appeared in 1915. 

 [Courtesy Forest Service. \ 



FIG. 162. The same hill that is shown in Fig. 161. This picture was taken in 1915. 



The rough hillsides and steep slopes now supporting an un- 

 profitable stand of black and red oak, hickory, ash, and other 

 similar growth are capable of supporting a profitable growth 

 of trees if the right species are planted. The trees that are 

 peculiarly adapted to this type of soil are the native red cedar 

 and the Austrian pine, 



