A VIRGIN FOREST 



important lumbering center, but the lumber produced annually is not 

 now sufficient to supply the local demand. The amount of wealth 

 annually brought into Gibson County each year through its manufactur- 

 ing industries may be roughly placed at $5,000,000. Farming is, how- 

 ever, the chief source of wealth. Not only do the manufacturers depend 

 upon it for most of the raw material, but it brings into the county the 

 bulk of the money which supports the population. Table I shows the 

 amount and value of the various farm products exported annually. 



