Pamphlets on Forestry in North Carolina, Volume 21894 - Forests and forestry |
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... are left scattered among the younger growth and thus add greatly to the destructiveness of forest fires , which frequently follow during the first dry season . The average lumberman has but one purpose in the prosecution of PREFACE.
... are left scattered among the younger growth and thus add greatly to the destructiveness of forest fires , which frequently follow during the first dry season . The average lumberman has but one purpose in the prosecution of PREFACE.
Page 11
... season , these forest fires sweep irresisti- bly across miles of territory , destroying not only the mature for- est trees , but also the young growth ; and thus destroy the forest of the future as well as of the present . And the few ...
... season , these forest fires sweep irresisti- bly across miles of territory , destroying not only the mature for- est trees , but also the young growth ; and thus destroy the forest of the future as well as of the present . And the few ...
Page 22
... 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 for the reason that the wood is coarse - grained ...
... 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 for the reason that the wood is coarse - grained ...
Page 55
... season sprout immediately . In the event of a long warm rain just after the seed are matured they will frequently sprout in the cones and the entire yield will be thus destroyed . DESTRUCTION OF THE YOUNG PLANTS . The young long - leaf ...
... season sprout immediately . In the event of a long warm rain just after the seed are matured they will frequently sprout in the cones and the entire yield will be thus destroyed . DESTRUCTION OF THE YOUNG PLANTS . The young long - leaf ...
Page 56
... seasons . During the second and third years the growth of the stem in height is slight , though it increases in thickness , but after that , at least in a forest , its growth is wonderful . Frequently in a thick wood where a young tree ...
... seasons . During the second and third years the growth of the stem in height is slight , though it increases in thickness , but after that , at least in a forest , its growth is wonderful . Frequently in a thick wood where a young tree ...
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...