Pamphlets on Forestry in North Carolina, Volume 21894 - Forests and forestry |
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Page 11
... covered by a thin growth of nearly worth- less scrubby oak . The total area of these waste lands is now nearly half a million acres , and is steadily increasing . This Report endeavors to show that while much of these waste lands are ...
... covered by a thin growth of nearly worth- less scrubby oak . The total area of these waste lands is now nearly half a million acres , and is steadily increasing . This Report endeavors to show that while much of these waste lands are ...
Page 17
... covered with a low growth of gums , this pine , and an undergrowth of gallberry bushes , huckleberries and androm- edas , while in places there is more or less coarse , densely stooled grass and sedges . This land often appears to be on ...
... covered with a low growth of gums , this pine , and an undergrowth of gallberry bushes , huckleberries and androm- edas , while in places there is more or less coarse , densely stooled grass and sedges . This land often appears to be on ...
Page 19
... covering on the soil is thin , and the sand very deep , the tree has a coarser grain and a larger proportion of sap than where there is more organic matter in the soil , and it is not so highly silicious . The stocks with the coarser ...
... covering on the soil is thin , and the sand very deep , the tree has a coarser grain and a larger proportion of sap than where there is more organic matter in the soil , and it is not so highly silicious . The stocks with the coarser ...
Page 22
... covered with cones , which remain on for several seasons . These are shorter than the cones of the loblolly , conical , and usually have the scales closely oppressed . This species is of but little commercial value and is rarely used ...
... covered with cones , which remain on for several seasons . These are shorter than the cones of the loblolly , conical , and usually have the scales closely oppressed . This species is of but little commercial value and is rarely used ...
Page 25
... covered with compact forests of black and sweet gum and tupelo . The loblolly pine , which is largely second growth , occupies about 50,000 acres . There is still some rosemary pine on the more fertile lands around the smaller swamps ...
... covered with compact forests of black and sweet gum and tupelo . The loblolly pine , which is largely second growth , occupies about 50,000 acres . There is still some rosemary pine on the more fertile lands around the smaller swamps ...
Common terms and phrases
abundant acres amount bark barrels Blue Ridge boxes branches burning Cape Fear river cent chestnut oak covered crown cypress damage dense destroyed destruction eastern North Carolina excurrent exports feet foliage forest fires forest land green growing hardwood height hemlock hickory humus inches industry less loam loblolly pine logging long-leaf pine long-leaf pine forests lumber manufactured mature mills Moore county mountains native Neuse river North Carolina output Paulonia pine lands planting portion Quercus railroad rapid growth red oak region river rosin sandy season second growth seed seedlings shingles short-leaf slopes soil southern species specimens spring sprout spruce standard shade trees stem streams street sugar maple swamp syrup timber transplanted trunk turpentine twigs usually valuable W. W. Ashe waste land western white cedar white oak white pine willow oak Wilmington wood yellow poplar young growth young trees
Popular passages
Page 17 - States and may be recovered in a civil action in the name of the United States brought in...
Page 53 - State, and to the county in which the fire occurred, in an action for debt to the full amount of all expenses incurred by the State or county in fighting and extinguishing such fire.
Page 19 - Sec. 3. Any person who violates any of the provisions of this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction...
Page 109 - Analyses of the Principal Mineral Springs of North Carolina; a description of the Peat Formations in North Carolina, together with a detailed account of the Uses of Peat and the Results of an Experiment Conducted by the United States Geological Survey on Peat from Elizabeth City, North Carolina.
Page 16 - The wages and expenses of men summoned or employed to fight forest fires actually burning, shall be fixed and paid for by the state forester and the labor reckoned and paid for by the hours of labor performed, which shall not exceed the rate of 25 cents per hour employed; provided, no pay shall be given for fighting fire within one mile of the residence of such person, unless employed by the state forester or his assistants.
Page 18 - ... be punished by a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by imprisonment in the county jail for a term of not more than six months, or both such fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the court.
Page 16 - Any person who shall open or conduct such an employment agency without first procuring said license shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punishable by a fine of not less than fifty dollars and not more than two hundred and fifty dollars, or by imprisonment for a period of not more than one year, or both, at the discretion of the court.
Page 103 - Naval Store Industry in the Report of the Chief of the Division of Forestry in the US Department of Agriculture for 1892. This last mentioned publication has a very clear and concise account of the different methods of tapping, with the advantages and disadvantages of the different systems, and is well illustrated.
Page 109 - Mona»ite and its Associated Minerals; descriptions of Ruby. Emerald, Beryl, Hiddenite, and Amethyst Localities; a detailed description with Analyses of the Principal Mineral Springs of North Carolina; a description of the Peat Formations in...