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accessibility, and, although the supply has been greatly diminished, 

 there are still stands of merchantable walnut to be had here. Prob- 

 ably the best available supplies in this part of the State are located 

 in southeast central Kentucky, in localities far from the railroad, 

 whence a haul of 15 to 20 miles or more is necessary. In eastern 

 Kentucky, in the territory drained by the Big Sandy River, there is 

 a good supply of walnut, but it is difficult to get it out because of 

 lack of roads and on account of the roughness of the country. In 

 the rugged southeastern part of the State, in fertile, moist valleys, 

 there are supplies of good quality. On mining lands in this area, 

 which have not been cleared, there is considerable walnut. The cost 

 of logging in that kind of country is naturally very high. The low- 

 lands of western Kentucky and Tennessee are not so well adapted to 

 the growth of walnut, and only small amounts are found there. 



OHIO-INDIANA REGION. 



[Estimated stand, 107 million feet.] 



The Ohio-Indiana region, which now stands third in importance, 

 held first rank in lumber production for several years prior to 1914. 

 It is remarkable that a region which has yielded so much walnut 

 and which is so largely given over to agriculture should still contain 

 such large amounts of this timber. 



In Indiana, walnut is quite generally distributed over the entire 

 State, but is most plentiful throughout the central portion. It is not 

 important in the northwestern part of the State; and in the south- 

 ern portion, which is somewhat rugged, it is confined to fertile val- 

 leys and slopes. Over a large part of the State, in which there are 

 extensive areas of purely agricultural land, walnut trees, as well as 

 other timber trees, have largely disappeared, except for a shade 

 tree here and there, or a small patch of woodland, which the agricul- 

 turalist has spared. Along streams and in moist, fertile gullies 

 throughout the State walnut is somewhat common. Such trees as 

 are found, however, are more often small or otherwise not merchant- 

 able. That Indiana for a good many years continuously produced 

 large supplies of walnut is accounted for by the fact that the species 

 was distributed almost everywhere on good lands. 



In Ohio, walnut is found generally except in the extreme northern 

 part. The extreme western part of the State is fairly level and 

 unbroken, and is almost entirely agricultural land similar to that 

 in central Indiana. In consequence, the walnut and other timber 

 has been very largely removed. The central, southern, and eastern 

 portions, which are rougher, have the greatest amounts. Of these 

 three sections, the central part, being the most settled, has the least. 

 Over a large part of the extreme southern portion, the land is not 



