Wy, BULLETIN No. 308 4 
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Contribution from the Forest Service, 
HENRY S. GRAVES, Forester 
Washington, D. C. PROFESSIONAL PAPER November 22, 1915 
SHORTLEAF PINE: ITS ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE 
AND FOREST MANAGEMENT. 
By WILBUR R. Mattoon, Forest Examiner. 
CONTENTS. 
Page. Page 
Adaptability for forest management.......-- lke eR rotection sho. Sets. 2 eso. 5 eA ee ee 24 
iS PTO SS abbr ees SSS e eg nee Ds ene aae Ee P| Sys GU 0 Up es Gc Ne a a tO Ay 27 
BEKESEMU SUP DIYs soe ee eane Ne ete sete ee QTE O LATION tet mete eect ane ote etree ye at nae 32 
Annual cut of southern yellow pine......-... 5y dai Maboyunoyec MMe Meneame Ries hae Ci eee 34 
BRTORWiOOGH ae fate sais) cies Sale ido << in ot 6 | Cutting and reproduction. ..............-.--- 45 
WeMITNDCT INGUSILYn22 = 32 ce ccces ccc+ + settee 11 | Cutting on the National Forests of Arkansas. . 48 
mspumpace value. 2422225. Saki tell 21 | Regeneration by sowing and planting....... 51 
Essentials of forest management..........-.. 2g | PA DPCHGI 2 ic cute. clea Wo eee ee salen apmalsiere 56 
ADAPTABILITY FOR FOREST MANAGEMENT. 
Shortleaf pine possesses characteristics of growth which espe- 
cially fit it for profitable forest management throughout a large 
part of the Eastern and Southern States. Over extensive areas from 
Maryland southward and westward to the Mississippi River it 
occurs as second growth, beth in pure stands and mixed with hard- 
woods, and in the Gulf States and the central Mississippi Basin it 
forms a large proportion of the remaining virgin southern yellow 
pine. In a considerable portion of these regions shortleaf pine 
excels all other coniferous species in value and profitableness as a 
timber crop. It is one of the more important commercial pines and 
1 Frequent reference is hereafter made to Department Bulletin No. 244, ‘‘ Life History 
of Shortleaf Pine,’’ which treats in some detail of subjects of basic importance in the _ 
consideration of forest management such as size, age, soil, climatic demands, reproduc- 
tion, and growth. 
Notr.—This bulletin is of value to those who are interested in the timber supply of the 
Hastern and Southern States, and in the management of tracts of shortleaf pine for their 
highest financial returns. It will be helpful to those in the regions covered desiring to 
restock denuded pine uplands by means of sowing and planting. 
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