6 CONTENTS. 



Forest distribution by species — Continued. Page 



Birch 29 



Balsam 30 



Cucumber 30 



Black gum 30 



Sweet gum 31 



Cherry 31 



Miscellaneous hardwood species 31 



Black walnut 31 



Butternut 31 



Black locust 32 



Dogwood 32 



SilverbeU 32 



Holly 32 



Sycamore 32 



Forest and economic conditions by counties , . 32 



Cherokee county 32 



Clay county 34 



Graham county 36 



Swain county 37 



Macon county 39 



Jackson county 40 



Haywood county 42 



Transylvania county 44 



Henderson county 46 



Buncombe county 48 



Madison county 49 



Yancey county 51 



Mitchell county 53 



Watauga county 56 



Ashe county 57 



Alleghany county 58 



Timber industries 60 



Lumber 60 



Band mills 60 



Portable mills 62 



Water miUs 63 



Tanning extract 63 



Pulp wood 65 



Chestnut 66 



Spruce 66 



Hemlock 67 



Poplar 68 



Pine 69 



Tanbark 69 



Minor timber industries 72 



Ties 72 



Poles 73 



Pins 73 



Shingles. 74 



Miscellaneous products 74 



Transportation 75 



Rivers 75 



Railroads 75 



Dummy lines 76 



Flumes 76 



Wagon roads 77 



Forest management 78 



Removal of timber and reproduction of new stands 79 



Waste in logging 79 



Incomplete utilization 80 



Failure to cut merchantable trees 81 



Injury to trees left standing 81 



