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THE FORESTS OF ALLEGANY COUNTY. BY GEORGE B. SDDWORTH 263 



INTRODUCTION 268 



LOCATION 264 



TOPOGRAPHIC FEATURES 264 



SOIL , 265 



WATER FLOW 265 



WOODED REGIONS 267 



CHARACTER OP THE FORESTS 267 



COMPOSITION OF FORESTS 268 



GENERAL DISTRIBUTION OF FOREST TREES 269 



Distribution of Principal Timber Trees 270 



Distribution of Subordinate Timber Trees 272 



Distribution of Occasional Timber Trees 274 



IMPORTANT TIMBER TREES : THEIR ABUNDANCE AND USES 275 



RELATION OF LUMBERING AND MINING TO REPRODUCTION .. 279 



FOREST FIRES AND THEIR RELATION .TO REPRODUCTION 282 



MANAGEMENT AND UTILIZATION OF FOREST RESOURCES 285 



PROTECTION OF FOREST LANDS FROM FIRE 286 



EXCLUSION OF GRAZING FROM FOREST LANDS 287 



REGULATION OF INDISCRIMINATE CUTTING 288 



REGULATION OF INDISCRIMINATE CLEARING , 290 



