CONTENTS. 5 



Chapter II. — ConfliiKcd. page. 



Will a regrowth of pine on these waf^te lands pay? G7 



Kate of growth of long-leaf pines ()7 



Future v^alue of turpentine orchards 68 



Future value of long-leaf pine forests 69 



Area of wasteland increasing 70 



Importance of early action 71 



Chapter III. — The Navat. Store Industry 73 



Historical sketch 73 



In colonial times 73 



Later developments 74 



South-westward extension 76 



Inland extension in North Carolina 77 



Value of the naval store products of the United States 78 



Amount of capital and labor employed 78 



Present condition of the naval store industry in North Carolina 78 



Spirits of turpentine and rosin statistics 79 



Decrease in production of crude turpentine 80 



The rosin trade 82 



Exports of tar and pitch 83 



Total value of naval store products in North Carolina 84 



Present condition of the turpentine orchards in North Carolina 85 



Length of time turpentine orchards are worked 85 



Areas of abandoned turpentine orchards 86 



Annual additions to the turpentine orchards 87 



Boxing of other species of pines 88 



Amount of round timber available for boxing 88 



Young growth of long-leaf pine 89 



Decreasing area of turpentine orchards in North Carolina 90 



Destruction of orchards by fires 90 



Damages to orchards from storms 92 



Area of orchards reduced by lumbering 93 



How long can our turpentine orchards last? 93 



French and American methods of gathering turpentine 93 



American method of boxing pine trees 94 



French method of gathering turpentine 96 



Advantages of the French system 99 



Results as to the relative strength and vitality of the trees 99 



Yield by the French system larger in quantity and better in quality, 100 



Results of experiments with the French system in North Carolina 100 



Cost of adopting the French system 104 



Chapter IV. — The LuxMber Industry in Eastern North Carolina 106 



Historical sketch 106 



Loblolly pine in the timber market :.. 107 



