FOREST POLICY. 



Olmsted, on an average acre, excluding trees of under 12 inches 

 diameter, is as follows: — 



On Pine Land. In Hardwood Bottoms. 



Echinata S.p trees Hickory S-8 trees 



Taeda 5.3 trees Cow oak 4.8 trees 



White oak 3.8 trees White oak 3.5 trees 



Post oak 3.3 trees Holly 2.1 trees 



Black Oak 0.7 trees Ash 1.3 trees 



Gum 2.1 trees Basswood 0.6 trees 



Spanish oak 1.2 trees Post oak 0.2 trees 



Hickory 0.8 trees Pines 1.2 trees 



Miscellaneous 0.7 trees Miscellaneous 1.5 trees 



Apparently the pines form . little over half of the growing 

 stock on pine lands. Hardwoods not marketable on pine land. 



4, Forest ownership: 28% of the hardwood land is re- 

 ported attached to farms. 517 lumber firms own 1,497,000 acres, 

 of 6,700 feet b. m. average stumpage. 



5. Use of timber: Logs on stump are worth $1.09, and logs 

 at mill $4.74. 



Logging in the pine woods by cattle and high wheel trucks, 

 or by donkey engines. Mill investments, for 738 mills reporting, 

 are $9,224 on an average. The lumber industry has grown very 

 rapidly of late — more so in Arkansas than in any other State of 

 the Union. 



In 1880 the lumber output was valued at. . . .$ 1,800,000 

 In 1890 the lumber output was valued at. . . . 8,900,000 

 and in igoo the lumber output was valued at. 30,000,000 



The cut in 1900 consisted of: — 



Cypress 108,000,000 feet b. m. 



Yellow pine 1,113,000,000 feet b. m. 



Cottonwood 117,000,000 feet b. m. 



Red gum 61,000,000 feet b. m. 



White oak 226,000,000 feet b. m. 



Other hardwoods 40,000,000 feet b. m. 



Forests are little used for pasture, other than hog pasture. 

 The railroad freight consists largely of lumber and timber. 

 Three small tanneries. No pulp or paper mills. 



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