FRENCH BROAD RIVER BASIN ABOVE SKYLAND. 133 



Soil. Brown loam. Fertile. 



Agricultural value. Two thousand acres are well adapted to farming". 



TiifibtT trees. White oak, 10 per cent; chestnut oak, 5 per cent; red oak, 

 3 per cent; black oak, 5 per cent; chestnut, 15 per cent; gum, 5 per cent; maple, 

 10 per cent; ash, 3 per cent; cherr3 , 3 per cent; cucumber, 10 per cent; buckeye, 

 8 per cent; poplar, 5 per cent; hickory', 1 per cent; other species, 14 per cent. 



Yield. \jo^ timber, 16,680 M feet B. M.; small wood, 80,000 cords. 



Demand. The best timber brings $2 per thousand feet on the stump. 



Accessibility. The nearest railroad is Marshall, about 20 miles, by a rough 

 and hilly wagon road, from the center of the tract. The slopes are moderate 

 and brush is abundant. 



Fire. Fires are frequent, but not severe. 



Second ijnrwth. Saplings are abundant and of valuable species. 



Undergrowth. Varied between dense laurel thickets along the streams and 

 light stands of shrubs on the ridges. 



Reproduction . Free. 



Bate of growth. Rapid. 



Water power. Limited, but fairly constant. The creek, at its mouth, is 

 rapid and usually about 25 feet wide and 1 foot deep. 



Occupancy. About 8 families are living in this basin. 



Prices of land. From $3 to $8 per acre. 



LITTLE CREEK DISTRICT (mADISON COUNTY, N. c). 



Boundaricx. On the north, the Tennessee State line; on the east. Puncheon 

 Fork divide; on the south. Laurel Creek; on the west, Roaring Fork divide. 



Area. Total, 5.50 square miles; cleared, 1,25 square miles; wooded, 1.25 

 square miles. 



Surface. Hilly to mountainous. The bottoms are very narrow and the 

 slopes are steep. 



Soil. Yellow to brown loam. 



Agricultural value. The soil is very productive when new, but washes away 

 (juickly. About 300 acres are adapted to agriculture. 



Timher trees. White oak, 20 per cent; chestnut oak, 5 per cent; red oak, 15 

 per cent; black oak, 3 per cent; chestnut, 12 per cent; gum, 6 per cent; hard 

 maple, 5 per cent; red maple, 3 per cent; hickory, 1 per cent; ash, 5 per cent; 

 cherry, 1 per cent; other species, 21 per cent. 



Yield. \jO^ timber, 11,400 M feet B. M.; small wood, 71,200 cords. 



Demand. The best log timber brings %\ per thousand feet. 



