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THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN FORESTS 



stock held and the importance of the industry in a representative portion of the 

 region examined is shown in the following- table: 



' Approximate population and number of cattle, sheep, and swine, by counties, in representative areas examined. 



[Estimates based on census of 1900.] 



Counties. 



Ashe, N. C 



Blount, Tenn 



Buncombe, N. C . . . 



Burke, N. C 



Caldwell, N. C 



Carter, Tenn 



Cherokee, N. C . . . . 

 Clay, N. C 



Cocke, Tenn 



Graham, N. C 



Green, Tenn 



Greenville, S. C 



Habersham, Ga 



Haywood, N. C 



Henderson, N. C... 



Jackson, N. C 



McDowell, N. C-... 

 Macon, N. C 



Madison, N. C 



Mitchell, N. C 



Oconee, S. C 



Pickens, S. C 



Rabun, Ga 



Sevier, Tenn 



Swain, N. C 



Town.s, Ga 



Transylvanica, N. C 



Unicoi, Tenn 



Washington, Tenn . 



Watauga, N. C 



Wilkes, N.C 



Yancey, N. C 



Total 



Areas 

 exam- 

 ined. 



Sq.miles. 



24 



200 



484 



138 

 252 



40 

 108 

 135 

 f 56 

 I 184 

 302 

 252 



44 



60 

 505 



12 

 422 

 200 

 435 



431 



362 



72 



44 



344 



228 



560 



108 



179 



144 



34 



240 



128 



302 



Improved 

 land. 



7,029 



Sq. miles. 



4. 25 



14.25 



37.00 



240. 50 



6.00 

 37.50 

 11.25 

 18.75 

 24.25 



6.25 

 25.00 

 26.75 

 25.50 



2.75 



6.00 

 101. 00 

 .50 

 43.75 

 25.60 

 44.00 

 86. 25 

 59.75 

 87.00 



2.75 

 .75 

 42.50 

 18.75 

 24.00 

 19.50 

 10.75 

 23.75 

 10.50 

 50.00 



6.00 

 77.00 



1,220.00 



Population. 



523 

 1,753 



36, 101 



792 

 4,612 

 1,485 

 2,625 

 3,395 



781 

 3,125 

 4,343 

 3,136 



344 



750 



14, 986 



75 



9,480 



4,000 



9,000 



20,644 



15, 221 



363 



30 



6,285 



11,011 

 8,401 

 2,600 

 1,397 

 4,000 

 1,291 

 8,000 

 2,800 



11,464 



Cattle. 



184,813 



575 

 1,928 



14, 072 



871 

 5,074 

 1,633 

 2,887 

 3,734 



859 

 3,437 

 4, 636 

 3,450 



275 



600 



13, 887 



60 



8,284 



2,000 



7, 330 



21, 676 



10, 350 

 121 

 30 

 4,965 

 6,610 

 4,200 

 1,820 

 1,200 

 2,200 

 1,420 

 7,000 

 1,680 

 8,024 



Sheep. 



145, 888 



471 

 1,577 



4,750 



713 



4,151 



1,336 



2,362 



3, 055 



692 



2,812 



3,754 



2,822 



344 



750 



8,000 



50 



6,596 



850 



830 



619 



6,392 



56 



15 



6,285 



3,853 



2,520 



2, 700 



1, 400 



1,200 



1,162 



8,000 



980 



6,000 



87, 097 



Swine. 



680 

 2,279 



13, 825 



1,030 



5,996 



1,930 



3,412 



4, 413 



1,015 



4,062 



5,547 



4,076 



447 



125 



15, 000 



67 



14, 220 

 3,600 



12, 600 



35, 920 



11,415 

 130 

 60 

 8,484 

 9,100 

 6,720 

 3,000 

 1,955 

 2,400 

 1,680 

 6,400 

 2,600 



10, 318 



194, 516 



