﻿90 
  Sixteenth 
  Annual 
  Report 
  of 
  the 
  

  

  Past 
  Management. 
  — 
  This 
  type 
  has 
  been 
  culled 
  for 
  soft 
  woods 
  

   only 
  and 
  in 
  many 
  cases 
  a 
  good 
  stand 
  of 
  spruce 
  is 
  now 
  coming 
  along. 
  

   The 
  ideal 
  treatment 
  in 
  this 
  case 
  would 
  be 
  to 
  thin 
  out 
  the 
  hard- 
  

   woods 
  in 
  order 
  to 
  give 
  more 
  light 
  and 
  growing 
  room 
  to 
  the 
  soft 
  

   woods 
  beneath; 
  but 
  this, 
  on 
  account 
  of 
  transportation 
  cost, 
  is 
  in 
  

   many 
  cases 
  entirely 
  out 
  of 
  the 
  question 
  at 
  the 
  present 
  values 
  for 
  

   hardwoods. 
  

  

  PURE 
  PINE 
  

  

  This 
  type, 
  containing 
  approximately 
  25,000 
  acres, 
  constitutes 
  

   the 
  most 
  interesting 
  and 
  at 
  the 
  same 
  time 
  the 
  most 
  important 
  

   feature 
  of 
  Warren 
  county, 
  when 
  considered 
  from 
  the 
  forester's 
  

   standpoint. 
  In 
  view 
  of 
  the 
  rapid 
  disappearance 
  of 
  this 
  spe- 
  

   cies, 
  the 
  most 
  valuable 
  of 
  our 
  building 
  woods, 
  this 
  supply 
  of 
  

   second 
  growth 
  pine 
  represents 
  a 
  most 
  valuable 
  asset 
  to 
  the 
  county 
  

   and 
  to 
  the 
  State; 
  and 
  its 
  protection 
  and 
  economical 
  use 
  should 
  be 
  

   insisted 
  upon 
  not 
  only 
  by 
  the 
  owners 
  but 
  by 
  the 
  State 
  at 
  large. 
  

   Several 
  reasons 
  are 
  apparent 
  for 
  the 
  excellent 
  growth 
  of 
  pine 
  in 
  

   this 
  region. 
  Briefly 
  expressed, 
  they 
  are 
  as 
  follows: 
  

  

  First: 
  It 
  is 
  a 
  natural 
  pine 
  soil. 
  The 
  light 
  sandy 
  loam, 
  or 
  in 
  

   some 
  cases 
  an 
  almost 
  pure 
  sand, 
  is 
  an 
  exceedingly 
  receptive 
  seed 
  

   bed 
  for 
  the 
  pine. 
  

  

  Second: 
  There 
  has 
  been 
  an 
  abundant 
  supply 
  of 
  seed 
  trees 
  left 
  

   owing 
  to 
  the 
  method 
  of 
  cutting, 
  i. 
  e., 
  successive 
  removals. 
  At 
  first 
  

   only 
  the 
  cream 
  was 
  taken, 
  but 
  later, 
  owing 
  to 
  the 
  increase 
  in 
  the 
  

   value 
  of 
  white 
  pine, 
  timber 
  at 
  first 
  considered 
  worthless 
  became 
  

   valuable. 
  However, 
  owing 
  to 
  water 
  transportation, 
  as 
  much 
  as 
  to 
  

   any 
  other 
  factor, 
  which 
  permitted 
  the 
  removal 
  of 
  logs 
  without 
  a 
  

   heavy 
  initial 
  investment, 
  this 
  region 
  has 
  been 
  spared 
  the 
  complete 
  

   denudation 
  seen 
  in 
  the 
  Lake 
  States. 
  

  

  Third: 
  The 
  owners 
  and 
  residents 
  have 
  been 
  very 
  conservative 
  

   and 
  careful, 
  especially 
  on 
  the 
  question 
  of 
  fire. 
  At 
  this 
  time 
  of 
  com- 
  

   parative 
  indifference 
  to 
  the 
  vanishing 
  timber 
  supply 
  it 
  is 
  a 
  most 
  

   refreshing 
  change 
  to 
  hear 
  the 
  owner 
  of 
  a 
  hundred 
  acre 
  pine 
  lot 
  

   discuss 
  the 
  growth 
  and 
  future 
  value 
  of 
  his 
  holdings, 
  realizing 
  that 
  

   while 
  he 
  may 
  not 
  reap 
  the 
  crop 
  himself, 
  that 
  nevertheless 
  it 
  is 
  a 
  

   tangible 
  asset 
  to 
  leave 
  to 
  his 
  heirs. 
  

  

  