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THE FORESTS OF NORTH CAROLINA. 



pine and cypress for home consumption. The Sea- 

 board and Raleigh Railroad, now building a bridge 

 across the Tar at Tarboro, have imported a large 

 portion of their timbers from South Carolina, not 

 that such stuff could not be had in this section, but 

 it is not now so accessible. — E. C. 



Franklin. (425 sq. miles.)-Louisburg, Sept. 9, 

 1882.— We have oak— many varieties, pine, hickory,' 

 ash, willow oak, maple, elm, beech, birch, gum — 

 several kinds, sycamore, cedar, holly, locust, mul- 

 berry, sassafras, some walnut— though not abundant, 

 some cypress, and in fact all the varieties of forest 

 growth found in the central portion of the State. 

 The prevailing growth in the original forests in the 

 northern and western portion of the county is oak, 

 hickory, yellow pine, dogwood, etc. ; in the southern 

 and south-eastern portion of the county, added to 

 these is the long-leaf pine. Old-field pine is abun- 

 dant all over the county. About ten per cent, of the 

 area of the county is in original forest of pine, oak, 

 hickory, etc. There is a much larger acreage of 

 old-field pine. — J. J. D. 



Forsyth. (350 sq. miles.)— Salem, Aug. 22, 1882. 

 In some sections of our county there is considerable 

 short-leaf pine, but the prevailing growth is oak, 

 mixed with hickory and dogwood. We have some 

 poplar, persimmon, etc. The chestnuts are dying 

 out fast. Probably one third of the county is in 

 forest, one third cut over and growing up in brush, 

 old fields thrown out, and old-field pines, and one 



