Misc. Pub. 217. U. S. Dept. of Agriculture 



Plate 8 



7 



A 



F-199S7A. F-1 65320 



Forest industries in the Southern Forest Region. 



A, The yearly cut of southern pines exceeds that of any other species or group, amounting to more than 3 

 billion feet of lumber, I 1 ., million cords of pulpwood, and many other products. B, Longleaf and slash 

 pines yield crude resin from which turpentine and rosin are obtained. Two-thirds of the world's pro- 

 duction come from these trees in the southern forest region. 



