90 



FORESTS, FOREST LANDS AND FOREST PRODUCTS. 



Some of this youDg growth has ah'eady been boxed, but the 

 amount of turpentine gotten from it is inconsiderable. It varies 

 in age from about eigliteen to thirty-five vears, and in diameter from 

 four inches to eighteen inches. The amount of young growth 

 loblolly and short-leaf pine is very large, should the price ever 

 allow them to be extensively worked for turpentine. 



DECREASING AREA OF TURPENTINE ORCHARDS IN NORTH CAROLINA. 



As shown in the above statements the additions to the areas of 

 turpentine orchards during the past few years, from both the tak- 

 mg in of new mature forests and the boxing of young or second 

 growth pine trees Ijas been small. On the other hand, the destructive 

 agencies, such as forest fires, storms and the lumbermen, have been 

 actively at wo^'k, and as the result of their combined activities the 

 area of productive turpentine orchards in North Carolina has been 

 reduced to but a small part of what it was half a century ago. 

 Over the large areas north of Neuse river the long-leaf pine has 

 practically disappeared. Over large areas between this river and 

 the South Carolina State boundary line many of tlie once dense 

 virgin long-leaf pine forests have given place to equally large areas 

 of abandoned pine barrens and waste lands. 



Every year there is more or less destruction of standing timber 

 by fires, both in worked and in abandoned orchards. The loss 

 during the past year and the number of acres burnt over are 

 shown with approximate accuracy in the accompanying tabulated 

 state uient: 



DESTRUCTION OF ORCHARDS BY FIRES. 



Some of the Losses from Fires hi Long-leaf Pine Forests, 1893. 



Locality. 



No. of Acres Burnt. 



Loss. 



Moore county 



Cumberland 



Robeson , 



Six other smaller fires 



30,000 

 10,000 

 5,000 

 3,500 



$25,000^ 

 12,000t 

 6,000 

 5,000 



Totals 



48,500 



148,000 



*Kstimated by W. E. Petty, Esq., Carthage, N. C. 

 t Estimated by Mr. John Blue, of Aberdeen, N. C. 



