FOREST POLICY. 



Cottonwood, sycamore, mulberry, maple, osage, orange and 

 pecan. 



4. Forest ownership: In Indian Territory, 32,347 acres 

 are owned by lumbermen, with stumpage averaging 3,800 feet 

 per acre. 



In Oklahoma, lumbermen own 10,940 acres, of 1,300 feet 

 average stumpage. 



5. Use of timber: In Indian Territory, the sawn products 

 of 1900 were valued at $200,000, consisting of 16,000,000 feet 

 b. m. Logs on stump worth $1.21 and logs at mill worth $4.61. 

 There were 48 mills, representing an average investment of 

 $1,911. 



In Oklahoma there were 33 mills, of $1,423 average in- 

 vestment, which have turned out, in the census year, $63,000 

 worth of lumber. Logs on the stump are worth $2.54 and at 

 mill $5.82. 



Leather, paper and pulp industries: None. 



6. Forestry movement: Some forest planting in Oklahoma. 



7. Laws : Unknown. 



8. Reservations: The Wichita forest reserve, of 57,120 

 acres, in the Wichita Mountains of Oklahoma. 



9. Irrigation: Irrigation is unimportant, being practiced, 

 in 1899, on 2,300 acres only. 



The systems of irrigation cost $22,000. 

 The irrigated crops are valued at $16,000. 



FORESTRY CONDITIONS OF OREGON: 



1. Area: The forests occupy 34,750,000 acres, equal to 

 57% of total area of State. Fernow gives only 20,000,000 acres 

 and the vice-president of the defunct Oregon Forest Association 

 only 16,000,000 acres of forest. Reason for difference is the dif- 

 ference of definition of forest. The great commercial forests 

 cover about 10,000,000 acres. 



2. Physiography: Coast Range separated from the Cas- 

 cade Range by the Willamette, Umpqua and Rogue Rivers. The 

 heavy rainfall in the Coast Range is due to the Japan current 

 (Kuroshivo). In the northeastern part of the State the Blue 

 Mountains extend into Washington. The southeastern third of 

 the State is without forests, exhibiting deserts close to Nevada. 



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