63 REPORT OF THE FOREST COMMITTEE 



SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND AND MIDDLE ATLANTIC STATES 



MARKET conditions in this part of the hardwood region are excellent 

 and, in the aggregate, there is a large area of non-agricultural lands, 

 either open land, brush covered, or occupied by worthless tree species. 

 The chestnut bark disease has killed many chestnut stands, the renewal of which 

 with valuable growth is largely dependent upon planting. Activity of State 

 foresters has brought about a large amount of planting by private owners. The 

 species chiefly used are white pine and some other conifers, on account of their 

 higher yield per acre. Results of some of these plantations have been cited under 

 "Northern Forest" (see p. 14). Timber production is the chief object of 

 planting, growing of fence posts and hke materials has been only incidental. 



Massachusetts,* under its policy of accepting deed to private lands at a 

 purchase price not to exceed $5 per acre and reforesting them, has planted 1,000 

 acres a year since 1906. Such lands may be redeemed by the owner within 10 

 years on payment of original price, plus the amount expended in improvements 

 and maintenance, with interest at the rate of 4% per annum on purchase price. 



The State Forester of New Jersey emphasizes care and proper management 

 of woodlands rather than extension of wooded areas by planting.! The following 

 table, compiled from State Forester Gaskill's report, is a conservative statement of 

 species recommended, and shows their commercial possibilities. A few additional 

 notes have been added. 



Yield per 

 Species. Acre Age Site for Planting. Purpose of Planting. 

 Bd. Ft., etc. Years. 



JWhitepine 30,000 50 All soils except poor 



sand Timber 



HRed (Norway) pine—. 30,000 60 All soils Timber 



Scotch pine 35,000 50 Any soil, especially for 



poor soils Timber 



Austrian pine (Yield less Poor limestone soils— Timber and box boards 



than W. P.) 



Norway spruce 30,000 60 Cool site, fairly strong 



soil, not dry Paper pulp and timber 



Douglas fir 25,000 60 Fair soils Timber 



(Rocky Mt. seed) 



European larch 30,000 60 Fair soils, well drained Posts and poles 



Red oak 700 railroad Fair soils Railroad ties 



ties 40 



White ash 10,000 25 Fair soils (moist) Tool handles 



Shellbark hickory 15 cords 25 Moist soil Vehicle material, tool 



handles 



Pignut hickory 15 cords 25 Drier soil Tool handles 



Tulip poplar 30,000 50 Good, well-drained Finishing lumber, fine 



soils box boards 



Basswood Yield less Good, well-drained Finishing lumber, fine 



than tulip soils box boards 



poplar 



II Black locust 2,000 posts 15 All soils except poorest Posts 



* Massachusetts, Chapter 478, Acts of 1908. 



t "Forest Planting in New Jersey," by Alfred Gaskill. Reports of the Forest Park 

 Reservation Commission of New Jersey, 1913. 



t Massachusetts and Connecticut planting indicates possibility of higher yield 



II Will probably yield nearly as high at 50 years as white pine. 



II Subject to attack locally by borers, which often ruin a plantation. 



