THE NATIONAL FORESTS OF NEW MEXICO. 



Introduction 



The Carson National Forest. 

 The Datil National Forest__. 

 The Gila National Forest 



CONTENTS. 



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The Lincoln National Forest__. 

 The Manzano National Forest-. 

 The Santa Fe National Forest. 

 The Coronado National Forest - 



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INTRODUCTION. 



BY MANY who are not acquainted with the State, New Mexico, 

 the land of sunshine, is thought to be a large desert. As a 

 matter of fact, nearly one-fifth of its area is covered with forest. 

 To be sure, more than half the forested part is pirion and juniper, 

 and these, because they grow on arid soil, are composed of short, 



Fig. 1. — Western yellow pine, the most important saw-timber tree of New Mexico. 



limby trees of no value as saw timber. The stands are, however, 

 located near the. more densely settled sections of the State and for 

 that reason are extensively used for fuel, fence posts, and mine 

 props. The forests that yield saw timber cover about 5£ million 

 acres and are restricted to the mountains where rainfall is more 

 abundant than at the lower elevations. (Fig. 1.) 



