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The table shows that only 10.58 trees, or about 18 per cent, of Long- 
leaf Pine are 12 inches and over in diameter, while 47.72, or nearly 
82 per cent, are from 1 to 11 inches in diameter. This small repre- 
sentation of Longleaf Pine of large diameters is due to a severe wind 
storm in the spring of 1898, which blew down a great many large 
| Longleaf Pine trees. The damage from the storm was almost entirely 
to large trees. The large stand of Longleaf Pine from 6 to 20 inches 
_ in diameter which was left after the storm promised a second crop of 
timber within a short period, in which there would have been a greatly 
increased proportion of Longleaf Pine. This fact was particularly 
striking on examination upon the ground, because the forest is inter- 
rupted by many small openings which are entirely without timber, 
while the trees occur in dense groups which completely stock the 
ground on which they stand, and were growing under the most 
favorable conditions. Soon after the storm, however, 88 per cent of 
the Longleaf Pine 9 to 20 inches in diameter were boxed for turpen- 
tine, while trees as small as 6 inches were boxed. As explained else- 
where, boxed trees can not be considered to form the basis for another 
crop, and should, so far as possible, be removed in the cuttings. 
Below 6 inches there is a falling off in the proportionate number of 
trees, which is probably due to the frequent fires during the last forty 
years. While the stand of small trees which remain unboxed in this 
block is inadequate to promise a second crop of timber in the near 
future, it is large enough to justify protection from fire, with the 
object of reestablishing the forest through reproduction. 
Block 2. Unboxed pine land.—In addition to bays or arms of the 
Great Swamp, Block 2 includes many sloughs along which are wooded 
swamps. (See map, Pl. XIII.) The large percentage of swamp trees 
shown in the table of stand for the block is due to the presence of 
these many swamps. 
The stand of pine is small, not only because of the large area of 
swamp land, but also because of many large openings in the pine forest, 
which are the result of old lumbering and turpentining and of damage 
by fire and wind. The boxing for turpentine was done over scattered 
areas. These are now marked by openings in the forest or by scat- 
tered dead trees and burnt stubs. The dead Longleaf Pines shown in 
the table of stand occur on these areas. 
There is very little Longleaf Pine in Block 2. Most of the pine 
land is low and poorly drained, and supports Cuban, Loblolly, and 
Pond Pines. 
Owing to the destruction of many small trees by boxing and fire, 
the representation of pine 12 inches and under in diameter is dispro- 
 portionally small. Reseeding of openings in the forest has been 
prevented by fires, while within the dense groups of timber repro- 
duction is impossible because of lack of sufficient light. It is advised 
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