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46. — ]ames Fowler, of Soperton, Treutlen County, Ga., 

 has planted 4,000 acres to slash pine on his 14,000-acre 

 "million pines" property. The first planting uas made 

 in 1926, and as an experiment 1,000 trees planted at that 

 time are now being turpentined. He is reducing his 

 cotton acreage by eliminating nonprofitable areas and 

 planting them to pines. The picture shows a 4-year-old 

 slash pine plantation established with wild stock in Feb- 

 ruary 1926. F-230226 



47. — Sixty-four years ago, in 11175, this teas an old field. It 

 is now oivned and operated by the Ozark-Badger Lumber 

 Co., of Wilmar, Ark. It is a portion of a stand cut in 

 1930 and again in 1936. The last cut removed three trees 

 per acre, with an average volume of 383 board feet per 

 tree. The cut since 1928 has had a stumpage value of 

 S43 per acre; the stand still contains high-quality timber. 



48. — A, This tract of old-growth pine has been logged for 

 the third time by the Ozark-Badger Lumber Co., of Wil- 

 mar, Ark. An average of 4,000 board feet per acre has 

 been removed in three cuttings. B, This 59-year-old stand 

 of old field pine has been cut for the third time since 

 1928. The cuttings removed 8,000 board feet per acre. 



49. — Selective logging has been carried on by the Union 

 Saivmill Co., of Huttig, Ark., over a period of 20 to 30 

 years. On portions of their shortleaf pine holdings eight 

 separate cuts have been made over a period of 35 years. 

 About 30 percent of the stand is removed at each cut, 

 leaving a thrifty stand of well-formed rapidly growing 

 trees for future cuts. As a result of this cutting policy, 

 combined with adequate fire control, the stands have been 

 built up, and the growing stock has increased in amount 

 and quality. A careful selection of trees to be cut is 

 made by trained timber markers, and the loggers cut only 

 such trees as have been marked: A, Shortleaf and loblolly 

 timber holdings, logged first in 1927 when 7,000 board 

 feet per acre lias removed. In 1933 an improvement cut- 

 ting took out 6 cords of pulpwood per acre, and the stand 

 contained 10,000 board feet per acre when the picture 

 was taken. Note the tall, clear trunks. B, Seventy-five 

 years ago this teas an old field. Since 1904 seven succes- 

 sive cuttings have been made on the area. Since 1920, it 

 has been logged selectively four times. It is estimated 

 that in the stand there is now more than 5,000 board feet 

 per acre, and the regeneration has filled in openings. 



(A) F-353408 (B) F-353413 



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