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that river, there is still left some oak and hickory, 

 but not enough for commercial purposes. It may be 

 said, therefore, that our only timber in excess of 

 local demand is the long-leafed pine. Most of this — 

 say nine-tenths — has been boxed for turpentine, and 

 thus to some extent damaged in its timber and lum- 

 ber qualities. We have yet, especially off the line 

 of the railroads, enough to make hundreds of millions 

 of feet. The best and most extensive body of long- 

 leafed pine, within my knowledge, is in Montgomery 

 County, too far yet from transportation to be of much 

 commercial value. — W. L. S. 



Rowan. (495 sq. miles.) — Salisbury, Aug. 21, 

 1882. — We have in our forests oak of all kinds, hick- 

 ory, short-leaf pine, ash, black walnut, poplar, soft 

 maple, elm. The prevailing growths are post, red, 

 and Spanish oak ; plenty of short-leaf pine for home 

 use ; other kinds of timber mixed very generally ; 

 black walnut and hickory in abundance. One-third 

 to one-fourth of the county is in timber, of which the 

 different kinds of oak will make from one-half to two- 

 thirds ; pine, one-half of the balance. — L. B. 



Rockingham. (550 sq. miles.) — Leaksville, Sept. 

 9, 1882. — Our county abounds in oak, pine(short-leaf), 

 hickory, walnut and dogwood. One-third of the 

 county is in cultivation ; one-third in original forest ; 

 one-third waste land, being rapidly improved by old- 

 field pine.— J. P. D. 



Robeson. (1150 sq. miles.)— Shoe Heel, Sept. 25, 

 1882. — The prevailing growth of our forests is long- 



