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Forest management 36 



The prospects of private forest management in Texas 37 



Conservative lumbering on virgin tracts of valuable commercial timber . . 37 



Conservative lumbering in the longleaf pine forest 37 



Conservative lumbering in shortleaf pine forests 39 



Conservative lumbering in loblolly pine forests 40 



Conservative lumbering in the hardwood forests of alluvial bottoms 40 



Conservative management of woodlots 40 



Forest extension ". 41 



Conclusions concerning private management 42 



Forest management and the State 43 



Promotion of private management 43 



What the State can do for private management 44 



State management 45 



Protective forests in the longleaf pine belt 45 



- Protective forests on the Edwards Plateau 47 



Protective forests in the Lignitic Belt 48 



Protective timberlands along water courses in the prairie region 49 



Conclusions : 50 



List of valuable timber trees, native to Texas, with notes on their distribution, 



habits, and uses 51 



