ECONOMIC BOTANY OF ALABAMA. 



About 35 /{ of the trees in the original forests seem to 

 have been evergreen. 



Population, amount of woodland, etc. — In 1910 this re- 

 gion had about 40 inhabitants to the square mile, an in- 

 crease of a little over 10% in ten years. About two- 

 thirds of the population is white. About half, perhaps 

 as much as 60%, of the area is still wooded, the propor- 

 tion varying considerably in different counties, however. 

 Clay and Coosa Counties probably have the greatest 

 amount of woodland and Chambers and Lee the least. 

 Until recently cattle had free range in the more hilly sec- 

 tions, but now the stock law seems to prevail throughout. 



Forest utilization. — The three pines, the hickories, the 

 white and post oaks and poplar, have been cut a good 

 deal for lumber and other purposes, but the other trees 

 have not been disturbed much except by the farmers. 

 The naval stores industry, which seems to have invaded 

 this area only since the beginning of the present century 

 (no doubt somewhat to the astonishment of the natives 

 of this long-settled region), threatens still further dam- 

 age to the long-leaf pine unless the most approved meth- 

 ods are used; which however is being done in most 

 places, apparently. About 4% of the state's wood-using 

 industries are located in this region or on its borders. 

 The principal forest products seem to be as follows : 



Short-leaf and long-leaf pine lumber, and various finished prod- 

 ucts thereof. 

 Post oak cross-ties. 

 Poplar lumber, also logs exported whole. 



