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ECONOMIC BOTANY OF ALABAMA. 



In the original forests about 52% of the trees were 

 evergreen, most of which figure was made up of long-leaf 

 pine. There are more species of oak in proportion to 

 other trees here than in most other parts of the state. 



Economic features. — This belt is so narrow that it is 

 difficult to form any estimate of its population. Culti- 

 vated tracts are mostly confined to the valleys, and 

 probably do not exceed 13 /o of the area. Open range for 

 cattle seems to be the rule. A great deal of the long-leaf 

 pine and some of the two short-leaf pines has been cut 

 for lumber, but there has not been much demand yet for 

 the other trees. In this belt, particularly in Chilton 

 and Autauga Counties, are quite a number of large and 

 more or less permanent sawmills, each with a pond and 

 a waste-burner, a type more frequent in the southern 

 parts of the state. The large mill of the Kaul Lumber 

 Co., recently erected near Tuscaloosa, derives its timber 

 from this belt, transporting it by rail across the short- 

 leaf pine belt for about 15 miles. The principal forest 

 products are lumber and naval stores. 



According to the Southern Lumberman there are 18 

 sawmills in this region or very close to it, with an aver- 

 age capacity of 40,000 feet a day (which is not exceeded 



