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  WORKING 
  PLAN 
  FOR 
  FOREST 
  LANDS 
  NEAR 
  PINE 
  BLUFF, 
  ARK. 
  

  

  Here 
  is 
  a 
  very 
  pretty 
  example 
  of 
  how 
  interest 
  affects 
  the 
  lire 
  ques- 
  

   tion. 
  In 
  the 
  bottom 
  lands 
  the 
  people 
  are 
  directly 
  interested 
  in 
  pro- 
  

   tecting 
  the 
  grazing, 
  and 
  consequently 
  the 
  sentiment 
  is 
  strong 
  against 
  

   allowing 
  fires 
  to 
  run 
  in 
  them. 
  On 
  the 
  other 
  hand, 
  the}" 
  have 
  no 
  par- 
  

   ticle 
  of 
  interest 
  in 
  future 
  timber 
  supplies 
  or 
  understanding 
  of 
  the 
  

   damage 
  which 
  tire 
  causes 
  to 
  the 
  forest. 
  As 
  a 
  consequence, 
  there 
  is 
  

   absolutely 
  no 
  sentiment 
  against 
  fire 
  in 
  pine 
  lands. 
  

  

  SILVICULTURAL 
  NOTES. 
  

  

  BRIEF 
  DESCRIPTIONS 
  OF 
  THE 
  MOST 
  IMPORTANT 
  SPECIES. 
  a 
  

   Shoktleaf 
  Pine 
  {Pinua 
  echinata 
  Mill. 
  ). 
  

  

  Situation. 
  — 
  The 
  Shortleaf 
  Pine 
  occurs 
  most 
  extensively 
  on 
  the 
  rel- 
  

   atively 
  higher, 
  very 
  gently 
  rolling 
  pine 
  ridge 
  land. 
  On 
  the 
  flats 
  of 
  

   the 
  lower 
  levels 
  it 
  generally 
  gives 
  wa} 
  r 
  to 
  the 
  Loblolly. 
  It 
  reaches 
  its 
  

   best 
  development 
  on 
  the 
  side 
  slopes 
  rather 
  than 
  on 
  the 
  flat 
  tops 
  or 
  in 
  

   the 
  bottoms, 
  probably 
  on 
  account 
  of 
  the 
  better 
  drainage. 
  

  

  Soil. 
  — 
  A 
  fairly 
  light, 
  dry 
  sandy 
  loam 
  is 
  the 
  soil 
  upon 
  which 
  this 
  

   species 
  grows 
  to 
  best 
  advantage. 
  On 
  the 
  low 
  levels 
  and 
  in 
  the 
  slight 
  

   depressions 
  where 
  the 
  soil 
  is 
  moist, 
  or 
  even 
  fresh, 
  it 
  can 
  not 
  compete 
  

   with 
  the 
  Loblolly. 
  Sometimes 
  a 
  little 
  dip 
  with 
  a 
  difference 
  in 
  level 
  of 
  

   only 
  a 
  few 
  feet 
  will 
  bring 
  about 
  a 
  change 
  of 
  species. 
  The 
  Shortleaf 
  

   Pine 
  is 
  not 
  exacting 
  in 
  regard 
  to 
  the 
  mineral 
  composition 
  of 
  the 
  soil, 
  

   and 
  can 
  flourish 
  upon 
  comparatively 
  poor 
  lands. 
  Its 
  chief 
  requirement 
  

   is 
  that 
  the 
  soil 
  be 
  deep, 
  porous, 
  and 
  well 
  drained. 
  

  

  Tolerance 
  and 
  reproduction. 
  — 
  Direct 
  sunlight 
  with 
  no 
  shade 
  what- 
  

   ever 
  is 
  the 
  condition 
  of 
  light 
  best 
  suited 
  to 
  this 
  species 
  throughout 
  its 
  

   whole 
  life. 
  During 
  extreme 
  youth, 
  however, 
  it 
  is 
  capable 
  of 
  living 
  

   under 
  an 
  open 
  or 
  very 
  broken 
  canopy 
  of 
  hardwood 
  foliage. 
  

  

  Shortleaf 
  Pine 
  begins 
  to 
  produce 
  seed 
  when 
  25 
  or 
  30 
  years 
  old, 
  and 
  

   occasional 
  cone-bearing 
  specimens 
  but 
  15 
  or 
  20 
  years 
  of 
  age 
  were 
  met 
  

   with. 
  After 
  the 
  thirtieth 
  year, 
  at 
  any 
  rate, 
  an 
  abundant 
  supply 
  of 
  

   seed 
  is 
  produced 
  every 
  two 
  or 
  three 
  years, 
  and 
  under 
  favorable 
  condi- 
  

   tions 
  the 
  reproduction 
  of 
  this 
  species 
  is 
  marvelous. 
  

  

  Upon 
  old, 
  abandoned, 
  fields 
  surrounded 
  by 
  or 
  situated 
  near 
  to 
  seed- 
  

   bearing 
  pines 
  ideal 
  conditions 
  are 
  met 
  with. 
  Such 
  localities 
  furnish 
  

   the 
  two 
  essentials 
  for 
  excellent 
  reproduction 
  — 
  an 
  abundance 
  of 
  light 
  

   and 
  protection 
  against 
  fire. 
  Seeds 
  blow 
  in 
  from 
  the 
  neighboring 
  trees, 
  

   and 
  at 
  first 
  a 
  scattering 
  growth 
  of 
  seedlings 
  appears. 
  This 
  gradually 
  

   becomes 
  more 
  closed 
  and 
  regular, 
  until 
  after 
  eight 
  or 
  ten 
  3 
  r 
  ears 
  a 
  ven 
  T 
  

   dense 
  thicket 
  is 
  found, 
  which 
  rapidly 
  develops 
  into 
  a 
  young 
  pole 
  

  

  "These 
  silvicultural 
  descriptions 
  apply 
  simply 
  to 
  the 
  particular 
  locality 
  for 
  which 
  

   the 
  working 
  plan 
  was 
  made, 
  and 
  are 
  not 
  to 
  be 
  regarded 
  as 
  holding 
  good 
  for 
  any 
  

   species 
  over 
  its 
  whole 
  range 
  of 
  distribution. 
  

  

  