TIMBER, RESOURCES OF THE NATIONAL FORESTS. 33 



STAND OF VARIOUS SPECIES. 



Tables 19 and 20 show the approximate stands of various species in 

 both Forests and the percentage of the total stand of each. The 

 stand per acre of all species is about the same for both Forests, running 

 from 2,000 to 14,000 board feet. 



Table 19. — Stand of limber in the Arkansas National Forest, and percentage of principal 



Species. 



Diameter. 



Average. Maximum. 



Total stand. 



Per cent 

 of total 

 stand. 



Shortleafpine 



White oak 



Red and black oak. 



Hickory 



Red gum 



Miscellaneous 



Boardfeet. 

 750,000,000 

 400,000,000 

 130,000,000 

 350, 000 

 3, 348, 000 

 80,487,000 



54.98 

 29.32 

 9.53 

 .03 

 .24 

 5.90 



Actual area of Forest, 750,000 acres. 



Table 20. — Stand of timber in the Ozark National Forest, and percentage of principal 



species. 



Total stand. 



Per cent 

 of total 

 stand. 



Shortleafpine 



White oak 



Red and black oak 



Hickory 



Miscellaneous 



Cordwood 



Boardfeet. 

 108, 890, 000 

 605,925,000 

 252,809,000 

 40,271,000 

 63,248,000 

 1,174,000 



10.15 



56.51 



23.57 



3.76 



5.90 



.11 



Actual area of Forest, 481,575 acres. 



The figures of stand on the Ozark Forest are based on surveys made 

 in its northeastern and extreme western portions, comprising one- 

 seventh of the total area of the Forest. The total approximate 

 amount of timber in the entire Forest was arrived at by multiplying 

 the stand actually cruised by 7. Since the pine belt in the southern 

 portion of the Forest was not touched by the cruise, the estimate for 

 pine is probably too low. 



SALE OF TIMBER. 



Mature timber on the Ozark and Arkansas National Forests is for 

 sale, wherever it can be fully utilized. A peculiar condition exists in 

 respect to the most valuable hardwood timber, however, which must 

 be taken into account in making sales. This is the fact that much of 

 the valuable hardwoods are at present inaccessible to all but stave 

 operators. The stave operator, as he now conducts his business, is 



