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FOREST FIHES IX XOKTH CAKOLIXA. 



T.\BLE 2.— FOREST FIRES IX NORTH CAROLINA DURING 1914. COMPAR.\TIVE STATEMENT; 

 SUMMARY OF REPORTS FROM CORRESPONDENTS BY REGIONSt 



Number of townships re- 

 porting.. 



Number of replies received-. 



Number of forest fires re- 

 ported 



Total area burnt over, in 

 acres 



Total standing timber de- 

 stroyed, in M feet, board- 

 measure 



Value of timber destroyed-. 



Area of young growth de- 

 stroyed, in acres 



Value of young growth de- 

 stroyed 



Value of forest products de- 

 stroyed 



Value of improvements de- 

 stroyed 



Total damage reported 



Number of lives lost 



Cost to private individuals 

 to fight fires 



S 67, 

 S 87: 

 $ 22, 



176 I 170 212 

 ,000 141,000 I 60,000 



,000 : 23,000 6,000 



,000 I S 58,000 S 17,000 



,000 ! 47,000 21,000 



,000 $ 68,000 $ 42,000 



000 ' $ 73,000 S 26,000 



000 S 17,000 

 000 t 5218,000 



$ 13,000 

 $ 98,000 



196 

 240 



230 



101,000 



11,000 

 -S 33,000 



32,000 



$ 59,000 



$ 54,000 



$ 22,000 

 $170,000 



$ 4,400 $ 6,000 $ 



$ 4,400 



281 238 669 



159,000 155,000 295,000 



I 



23,000 22,000 I 47,000 



S 83,000 -S 63,000 8129,000 



48,000 42,000 100,000 



$111,000 I $ 77,000 $220,000 



$ 72,000 I $ 84,000 $185,000 



$ 31,000 ! $ 26,000 $ 66,000 



$297,000 $253,000 $600,000 



.56,000 

 S 155,000 



122,000 



S 207,000 



S 212,000 



$ 66,000 



$ 641,000 



2 



,000 $ 8,100 $ 15, 



-FOREST FIRES IN NORTH CAROLINA DURING 1914. SUMMARY OF REPORTS FROM 

 CORRESPONDENTS BY COUNTIES. 



Mountain Region. 



