FOREST POLICY. 



ory, yellow poplar and red oak. The coast swamps are lined with 

 live oak, magnolia and bays, often with palmetto for an under- 

 growth. 



4. Forest ownership: 251 lumber firms own 454,000 acres 

 of 4,40a feet b. m. average stumpage. Vacant State lands were 

 sold at auction for a song, about 1895- 



5. Use of timber: South Carolina seems backward in the 

 lumber industry. The activity was never great. The rivers are 

 not as good for rafting as those in adjoining States, being bor- 

 dered by broad swamps. Logs are worth $1.23 on stump and 

 $4.16 at mill. Mill investments average $4,097, with 716 firms. 

 The output was valued in 



1880 $2,000,000 



1890 2,100,000 



1900 5,200,000 



The cut of 1900 consisted of: — 



Cypress 32,000,000 feet b. m 



Yellow pine 433,000,000 feet b. m. 



White oak 11,000,000 feet b. m. 



Other hardwoods . . . 6,500,000 feet b. m. 



In 1880, South Carolina lead in the production of tar and 

 turpentine. Since then, the industry was forced westward. 



The miscellaneous forest industries (furniture, wagon, coop- 

 erage stock, etc.) produced $168,000 in the 12th census year. 



The leather industry is very small, using 305 cords of oak 

 bark and producing $18,000 worth of goods. 



The paper industry is nill. 



6. Forestry movement: Nill. 



7. Laws: Stock law prevails over entire State. Fire law 

 provides heavy fines for firing turpentine orchards. 



8. Reservations: None. , 



9. Irrigation: 648 planters irrigate, in 1899, 30,000 acres of 

 rice fields. Rice irrigation has been practiced in South Carolina 

 since 1700. 



FORESTRY CONDITIONS OF SOUTH DAKOTA: 



1. Area: 2,500 square miles, equal to 3,% of the area of the 

 State, are wooded. 



2. Physiography: Missouri River running from north to 



