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generally in such isolated amounts that they are not worth the cost 

 of cutting and hauling. As a shade tree, walnut is found over the 

 entire State, with the exception of the northern and most mountain- 

 ous sections. These shade trees were taken in large amounts to 

 satisfy the great needs of the war; in normal times, however, this 

 source of supply is Unimportant. 



In western Maryland the altitude is too great, and walnut is not 

 often seen. In central Maryland, in the region of Hagerstown and 

 Frederick, limited quantities of merchantable walnut are still avail- 

 able. In eastern Maryland the soil is too poor and sandy for walnut 

 to be of importance. 



Walnut is often seen throughout the States of Delaware and New 

 Jersey, and occasionally a large tree is found; but on the barren, 

 sandy soils the trees are limby and very defective, and little saw 

 timber can be produced from them. In extreme northern Delaware, 

 walnut of good quality is sometimes found ; the same is true of north- 

 western New Jersey, where the soil is more fertile. 



SOUTH CAROLINA-GEORGIA-ALABAMA-MISSISSIPPI-LOUISIANA REGION. 



[Estimated stand, 28 million feet.] 



The total area in the coastal region from South Carolina to 

 Louisiana in which walnut is commercially important is very small. 

 In South Carolina it is found in quantity only in the northwestern 

 corner of the State, at the higher elevations and on fertile soils. In 

 Georgia there are commercial amounts in the valleys of the northern 

 mountainous section and especially in the valley region of northwest 

 Georgia, where it is found in quantity in the three tiers of counties 

 next to the northern border. In northeast Georgia it is important 

 only in the tier of counties farthest to the north. In Alabama the 

 only walnut of importance is in the northeastern portion in the 

 fertile valleys of the limestone region. This timber is difficult of 

 access, however, and it will probably not be exploited soon. In 

 Mississippi there is no walnut area of commercial importance. In 

 Louisiana walnut is of commercial importance only in the Red 

 River region, in the extreme northwestern part of the State. 



MICHIGAN-WISCONSIN-MINNESOTA REGION. 



[Estimated stand, 28 million feet.] 



Walnut is now of little commercial importance in Michigan, Wis- 

 consin, and Minnesota. It was formerly somewhat plentiful in south- 

 ern Michigan, but now it occurs only as a single tree here and there. 

 It grows to good size, however, and is occasionally cut for commercial 

 purposes in the extreme southern part of the State. In southwestern 



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