140 THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN FORESTS. 



Water power. Limited. 



Occupancy. About 100 families are living on this tract. 



Prices of land. From $2 to $25 per acre. 



SANDYMDSH CREEK DISTRICT (mADISON AND BUNCOMBE COUNTIES, N. c). 



Boundaries. On the north, Spring Creek and Little Pine Creek divides; 

 on the east and south, French Broad River and the Turkey Creek divide; on 

 the west, Ha^^wood County line and Spring Creek divide. 



Area. Total, 49 square miles; cleared, 25 square miles; wooded, 24 square 

 miles. 



Surface. Except the creek bottoms, comprising about 3,000 acres, this tract 

 is hilly to mountainous. 



Soil. Brown loam, which is in general ver}" fertile. 



Agricultural value. About 10,000 acres are adapted to agriculture, yielding 

 good crops of grass and grain. 



Timber trees. White oak, 15 per cent; chestnut oak, 4 per cent; red oak, 

 4 per cent; black oak, 6 per cent; Spanish oak, 2 per cent; chestnut, 15 per cent; 

 white pine, 1 per cent; hemlock, 1 per cent; linn, 6 per cent; maple, 2 per cent; 

 buckeye, 6 per cent; gum, 12 per cent; cucumber, 5 per cent; other species, 21 

 per cent. 



Yield. hog timber, 24,742 M feet B. M.; small wood, 128,200 cords. 



Demand. The best log timber brings from %1 to $2 per thousand feet on 

 the stump. 



Accexsihility. This tract is all within 20 miles of the railroad and the slopes 

 offer no special difficulty to logging. 



I^ire. Limited; the woodlands are protected by the clearings. 



Second growth. There are many saplings, but most of them are inferior, 

 having grown up under crooked and defective old trees. 



Undergrowth. Among the brush, which is usually quite dense, there are 

 man}' seedlings of valuable trees. 



Reproduction. This land would soon be restocked with valuable species if 

 fire were prevented. The old pastures are usually restocked with inferior species, 

 such as persimmon, hemlock, peawood, and sassafras. 



Rate of growth. Medium. 



Water power. Abundant on the lower portion of the stream and on French 

 Broad River. 



(himershijp. Local. 



Occupancy. About 250 families live on this tract. 



Prices of land. From $2 to $50 per acre. 



