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PRESENT FOREST CONDITIONS. 



fragments of sandstone. In limestone areas bluegrass occupies 

 the ground wherever it is made bare by fire or otherwise. 



Planting. 



In spite of the poor encouragement given by our laws to 

 those who plant trees a few substantial plantations have been 

 begun. 



The Western Maryland Railroad Company planted 8 acres 

 in hardy catalpas along their railroad east of Elkins in 1906; 

 Geo. C. Craig & Son have planted a small area on the East Fork 

 of the Greenbrier river with spruce, white pine, tamarack and lo- 

 cust; the West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company planted 

 25,000 spruce trees on Shavers Fork of Cheat in 1909, and 170,- 

 000 spruces and 2,000 yellow poplars in 1910. The E. I. du 

 Pont de Nemours Powder Company has made partial arrange- 

 ments for rather extensive plantations in Mercer, Harrison and 

 Cabell counties, for the purpose, in part, of protecting their 

 mills. 



