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Soil. Loam, fertile wherever moist. 



Humus and Utter. Scant on south slopes. A medium amount on north 

 exposures. 



Agricultural value. Slight, except for fruit, which grows remarkably well. 



Timher trees. Poplar, 2 per cent; ash, 1 per cent; cherry, 1 per cent; white 

 oak, 18 per cent; chestnut oak, 16 per cent; black oak, 5 per cent; red oak, 10 

 per cent; chestnut, 20 per cent; hemlock, 10 per cent; sugar maple, 5 per cent; 

 peawood, 1 per cent; linn, 1 per cent; buckeye, 1 per cent; white pine, 1 per cent; 

 cucumber, 2 per cent; others together, 6 per cent. 



Yield. \^Q^ timber, 35,840 M feet B. M.; small wood, 89,600 cords. 



Den^iand. ^Poplar stumpage is valued at $2 per thousand feet. 



Accessibility. A long distance from railroad at present. The mountain slopes 

 are long and steep, but otherwise not difficult for logging operations. 



Cutting. Logging operations have reached about 1 mile above the mouth of 

 the stream. 



Fire. Very common. The pasture has been much reduced by them, 

 especially by those of late spring and early summer. 



Reproduction. Free, except where burned and pastured. Much white pine 

 is coming in. 



Second groioth. Vigorous, except where reduced by fire. There are many 

 saplings on the north slopes; very few on the south. 



Undergrowth. Ver}^ scant. Too much fire and grazing. 



Rate of growth. Rapid wherever there is sufficient moisture. 



Water ^oi^Jt^.- Abundant where Little Santeetla joins the main stream. 



Prices of land. From $3 to $4 per acre. 



ATOA CREEK BASIN (gRAHAM COUNTY, N. C). 



Area. Total, T square miles; cleared, 0.83 square mile; wooded, 6.17 square 

 miles. 



Surface. The upper portion of the basin is steep. The slopes on the lower 

 portion are mostly moderate enough to be arable. The bottom of the valley is 

 frequently a quarter of a mile wide. 



Soil. Light loam. Fertile in coves and on bottoms only. Ridges poor. 



Humus and litter. Light, except in coves. 



Agricultural value. The narrow bottom lands only are worth cultivating. 



Timher trees. Chestnut, 15 per cent; white oak, 15 per cent; red oak, 6 per 

 cent; black oak, 5 per cent; chestnut oak, 10 per cent; hickory, 5 per cent; 

 cucumber, 5 per cent; linn, 5 per cent; sugar maple, 5 per cent; red maple, 3 

 per cent; buckeye, 10 per cent; poplar, 2 per cent. 



