252 THE FORESTS OF NORTH CAROLINA. 



oak, black jack, and second growth pine. The pre- 

 vailing growth, black jack and second growth pine. 

 The wooded acreage is about one-fourth of original 

 forest acreage. The acreage covered by prevailing 

 growth is about one-eighth of the original forest 

 acreage. — W. H. P. 



Wake, Chatham, Moore, Richmond. (Area, 

 3,575 sq. miles.) — Route of Raleigh and Augusta Rail- y 

 way. — Gary, Aug. 9, 1882. — Wake County. Kind 

 of trees are pine, oak, hickory, gum, maple, poplar, 

 and dogwood. The prevailing growth is about equally 

 divided between pine and oak. Acres covered by 

 the prevailing growth, about one-fourth. 



Chatham County. Kind of trees about the same 

 as in Wake. Prevailing growth, pine, oak, and hick- 

 ory. Acres covered by prevailing growth, about one- 

 third. 



Moore County. Kind of trees, pine, a few oaks, 

 and hickory ; gum, poplar, cypress, juniper, and black 

 jack. Pine largely prevailing. Acres covered by 

 prevailing growth, three-fourths. 



Richmond County. Kind of trees, oak, poplar, 

 gum, cypress, juniper, black jack, and pine ; the last- 

 named largely prevailing. Acres covered by pre- 

 vailing growth, about two-thirds. — H. P. G. 



Union. (650 sq. miles.)— Monroe, Sept. 8, 1882.— 

 Our forests abound in short-leaf pine, hickory, black, 

 red, and white oak, with some walnut. The wooded 

 acreage is about one-third of the county. — J. D. S. 



Vance. — Henderson, Aug. 25, 1882. — Pine (short- 



