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34. — Cutting by the Allison Lumber Co., of Bellamy, Ala., 

 started in 1901. In 1928 a diameter cutting limit of 11 to 

 16 inches ivas adopted, followed in 1935 by a strict appli- 

 cation of selective cutting ivith the marking of each indi- 

 vidual tree to be cut. Under the present method a resid- 

 ual stand, ivith at least a third of the original volume, is 

 left. Particular care is taken in logging to prevent dam- 

 age to reproduction and advanced young growth. The 

 company employs 350 men in connection with its timber 

 operation, many of whom have been with the company 

 for years. About 1,000 persons are directly dependent 

 upon this operation and timber and log purchases by the 

 company afford income to numerous others. The grow- 

 ing stock is being built up on the 100,000 acres owned by 

 the company so that the operation may be self-sustaining: 

 A, Trees are carefully selected and marked for cutting 

 with a paint gun. This stand of shortleaf pine has just 

 been partly cut over, leaving about 5,000 board feet per 

 acre in high-quality timber. Another cut will be made 

 in about 10 years or after young growth becomes estab- 

 lished. B, Before and after cutting. The original old- 

 growth shortleaf pine stand on the left of the road, was 

 estimated to contain 10,000 to 12,000 board feet per acre. 

 On the right is the same type of stand after 60 percent of 

 the volume had been removed. 



35. — These young loblolly pines on lands of the Long 

 Bell Lumber Co., near Sheridan, Ark., are 6 years from 

 seed sown on an old burn. Through fire control and by 

 cutting the residual timber selectively the growing slock 

 has been built up. F-2J7299 



36.— The Ozan Lumber Co., of Prescott, Ark., has 69,000 

 acres of company lands under good forest management 

 atid in addition 6,000 to 8,000 acres of farmer-oivned 

 woodlands under verbal contract to be cut selectively. 

 A forester directs the forestry operations and is keeping 

 records on permanent sample plots to determine growth 

 rates: A, On the Mathis sample plot, cut in December 

 1937, when the stand was 49 years old, 48 trees producing 

 4,907 board feet were harvested, and 7,784 board feet in 

 167 trees was left per acre in addition to 2.1 cords of wood 

 in trees under 8 inches in diameter. B, Prior to 1898 this 

 land owned by the Ozan Co. was cultivated. In 1938, 

 1,131 board feet per acre was taken from the tract in a 

 selective cutting, leaving 3,597 board feet per acre. 



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