Much of the land is in Federal Forest. 



3. The Ozark Region is composed predomi- 

 nantly of hardwood stands. The region is char- 

 acterized by rugged mountains, rocky soils, de- 

 pleted timber stands and relatively low produc- 

 tive potential. While the predominant forest 

 type is the upland hardwood type, many of the 

 South and West slopes could support productive 

 pine stands. The climate is hot summers and 

 mild winters with average temperature of 60 

 degrees. The growing season is from 190 to 210 

 days. Average rainfall is from 40 to 50 inches. 

 Markets are not readily available, or too dis- 

 tant. Transportation fair. Very little tree farm- 

 ing. Only small individual parcels of timber. 

 Much of the land is in Federal Forest. 



4. The Delta Region is an area of almost pure 

 hardwood. Local pine stands are the exception. 

 Much of timber has been badly managed and 

 cut-over, with a high component of cull, defect, 

 and valueless species. There are six forest types 

 associated with this region. Soils are Bottom- 

 land, Loessial Terrace and Loessial Hills. Be- 

 cause of these soils and this being the principal 

 row-crop region of Arkansas, timber is being 

 cleared at a very rapid pace without marketing 

 it. Land use for row-crops far outweighs any 

 for timber value at this time. The climate is 

 hot humid summers with mild winters. The 

 average temperature is 64 degrees. The average 

 growing season is from 205 to 220 days. The 

 average rainfall is 50 to 55 inches. 



Annex 5. Description of Timber Classes with Basic Valuation Prices by Region 





Stand size 



Region value 



Classification 



Coastal 

 Plain 



Ouachita 



Ozark 



Delta 



Saw Timber 

 Pine 

 Al 



Pine land with 6-10 M. per acre . _ -- - 



100 

 80 

 60 



40 



80 

 60 

 40 



35 



30 



25 



60 

 40 

 30 



50 

 40 



80 

 65 

 50 

 35 



65 

 50 

 35 



30 



25 



20 



50 

 35 

 25 



40 

 30 



70 

 55 

 40 

 30 



50 

 40 

 30 



25 



20 



15 



40 

 30 

 20 



40 

 30 

 20 

 10 



100 



A2 



Pine land with 3-6 M. per acre.. 



80 



A3 



Pine land with 1-3 M. per acre - 



60 



ST 



Clear cut pine land except 3-5 seed trees per acre 

 Pulpwood with 6-10 cords per acre _ 



40 



Pulpwood — Pine 

 PI 



80 



P2 



Pulpwood with 3-6 cords per acre 



60 



P3 



Pulpwood with 1-3 cords per acre 



40 



Reproduction — Pine 

 Rl 



Good stand, 1,000 stems and up per acre 1-6 feet be- 

 tween stems. 



Average stand, 500-1,000 stems per acre 6-9 feet be- 

 tween stems. 



Poor stand, up to 500 stems per acre, spaced more 

 than 9 feet apart. 



Mixed pine and bottomland hardwood on a pine site.. 

 Mixed pine and upland hardwood on a pine site. 

 Mixed hardwood and pine on upland or mountain 

 hardwood site. 



Good hardwood saw timber 3M and up per acre 

 Operable hardwood saw timber, 800-3M per acre 

 Pole stands 



35 



R2 



30 



R3 



25 



Mixed Timber 

 PHI 



60 



PH2 



40 



HP 



30 



Hardwood 



HI 



50 



H2 



40 



H3 



30 20 



20 1 15 



30 



H4 



Cutover-reproduced brush land or burned land . . 



20 











Note: 1. All criteria are approached from a 

 2. All volumes based on Dovle Rule. 



'minimum" base of value only and may vary upward. 



The cruise begins at a known corner, then 

 pacing 5 chains, the first cruise line is located, 

 then the first plot is located 1 chain from the 

 point of beginning on the cruise line and every 

 2 chains thereafter. When the plots are taken 



the cruiser proceeds 10 chains on the same 

 "40" to his next cruise line and takes 10 more 

 plots. In this manner 20 plots are sampled con- 

 stituting 4 acres (20X1/5 acres) which is 10% 

 of the "40." 



