. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. Fig. 1.—Here is going on the complete removal of the forest cover with no hope of its returning naturally. After being cupped for two years, practically every pine is cut for saw timber or pulpwood. The tops and culls are being worked up into pulpwood; but regrettably, all the small young trees down to 4 inches are being taken. This type of logging, with the exception of the close utilization, is widely practiced over the longleaf Fig. 2.—The South has some 30,000,000 acres of waste and idle land suitable for pr
. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. Fig. 1.—Here is going on the complete removal of the forest cover with no hope of its returning naturally. After being cupped for two years, practically every pine is cut for saw timber or pulpwood. The tops and culls are being worked up into pulpwood; but regrettably, all the small young trees down to 4 inches are being taken. This type of logging, with the exception of the close utilization, is widely practiced over the longleaf Fig. 2.—The South has some 30,000,000 acres of waste and idle land suitable for producing 100 to 400 board feet of longleaf pine yearly, together with a steady yield of turpentine. In the develop- ment of the country's resources these lands are bound to be among the South's greatest assets. THE PASSING OF THE LONGLEAF Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original United States. Dept. of Agriculture. [Washington, D. C. ?] : The Dept. : Supt. of Docs. , G. P. O.
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