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Soil. Light, except in the coves and on the alluvial portion of the narrow 

 bottom. 



Ilumas and litter. Abundant in the several deep coves in the upper portion 

 of the basin. The northward slopes are fairly covered, while there is but little 

 on the higher ridges. 



AgriGultural 'value. Corn is the principal crop of the lower portion of the 

 valley. Twenty bushels per acre is considered a good crop. In the higher por- 

 tion fruit, vegetables, hay, and grain do well. 



Timher trees. Black oak, white oak, chestnut oak, red oak, Texas oak, and 

 Spanish oak, mentioned in the order of their abundance, together constitute about 

 80 per cent of the forest; chestnut forms about 10 per cent, while poplar, ash 

 cucumber, cherry, and others form the remainder. 



Yield. Lo^ timber, 8,675 M feet B. M.; small wood, 80,640 cords. 



Demand. NearU^ all of the poplar, ash, cherry, and walnut was bought six 

 to eight years ago at 50 cents per tree, and left standing. 



Accessibility. Difficult. The timber is not only a long way from market, but 

 the ground on which it stands is steep and rocky, and frequenth' verj^ brushy. 



Gutting. No cutting has been done, except for local use, in fencing or 

 building. 



Fire. This tract is much less subject to fires than others of the region, 

 because the exposure is toward the north, and the upper portion of the basin is 

 isolated. 



Reproduction. Free, except as affected by fire and grazing. 



Second groioth.'^'AjAmgii are abundant, except on the ridges. 



Undei'groivth. This tract is more brushy than any other in the region. Near 

 the streams there is much laurel, and the slopes are fairly covered with seedlings 

 of timber trees, or the several species of brush, especially huckleberry and 

 azalea. 



Bate of growth. The oaks add about 2 inches in diamenter in eight years. 



Water power. Swallow Creek, at its mouth, was about 20 feet wide and 8 

 inches deep, and quite rapid when seen in October, 1900. 



Ownership. Most of the tract is divided into small holdings by residents of 

 the basin. 



Prices of lands. The best farms could be bought for $10 per acre, while 

 much of the mountain land could be bought for 50 cents per acre. 



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Topography. This tract drains into the Atlantic through Savannah River. 

 Lying on the southeastern slope of the Blue Ridge, the altitude varies from 

 5,500 feet on Standing Indian, 5,100 feet on Ridgepole, 4:,769 on Scaly Mountain, 



