THE'BILTMORE FOREST "FAIR 



39 



I hope my plantation will 

 not meet thie fate of the 

 White Ash, shown herewith, 

 — the fate of the majority of 

 the trees in the Appalach- 

 ians ! The fires have bursted 

 it, from root to crown; and it 

 is as hollow as a gun. 



Tip No. 39 



This lot has not been 

 touched by my axe; so far it 

 does not need any help; here 

 and there, I might remove, by 

 way of improvement cutting, 

 a decrepit "torso-tree," so as 

 to convert it into money. 



Otherwise, I have to 

 wait for the trees to develop. 

 Their growth is slow; it aver- 

 ages, for the diameter of the 

 trees, one inch in ten years, 

 approximately; and for the 

 whole stand, seven cords per 

 acre in ten years. 



Be good, William, and be 

 patient. 



T' ^1 At\ The forest, near No. 40, will be cleared 

 I in NO 411 away this coming Winter and will be con- 

 "r "*'' '^ verted into farmland. Mind you: For- 

 estry is business; forest destruction is quite frequently the best 

 business; and destructive forestry is quite frequently the best 

 forestry. 



