The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-11-12
THE FORESTS OF GARRETT COUNTY
Garrett County as Seen in the Report
of the Maryland State Board of
Forestry.

the process OF manufacture, is many
times mere valuable than is shown by
the stumpage value. Upon the total
wooded area of 264, 483 acres there is
stand of 400, 283, 900 feet, board
measure, of hardwoods and 1850, 900
feet of pine and hemlock, having a
total value as it stands in the forest of
S1,223,1 IA.
When comparing the amount of saw
timber in the different election districts,
it is found that District No 3, which is
the largest district in the country, has
the largest area of woodland, and also
has twice as much merchantable timber
as any other district. There are con-
siderable areas IN this district where
the timber has not been cut, but it is
not likely that it will long remain uncut.
From the timber standpoint. District
No. s is next in Importance, although
little more so than Districts No. 6 and
No, IL, which have almost as much
timber. The next in rank as regards
amount and value of standing timber is
District No. l, which is the second
largest from the standpoint of wooded
area and has high PERCENTAGE of wood
land. but has the lowest average stand
per acre. Forest fires are accountable
to a great extent for the small stand of
timber as compared with the wooded
area District No. 4. while not large
one, ranks next in the amount and
value of timber.
While there is some white pine in the
county, it is in such small areas or so
scattered with the hardwoods as to
make white pine type impractlcable.
Most of the pine in the county is the
pitch pine. There are extensive areas
where the pine or hemlocks are so
thoroughly mixed with the hardwoods
as to make certain combinations classes.
The merchantable hardwood type of
forest contains the heaviest stands of
timber of the hardwood classes and
represents those areas in which the
stand is sufficiently heavy to conduct
very profitable numbering operations.
This class is divided into three SUBJ
classes. depending upon the average
stand of saw timber.
The merchantable hardwoods of the
first class occur in but one district of
the county, viz: District No. 13, and
cover 100 acres. The average stand of
timber Is, 900 feet, board measure, to
the acre, representing l pei cent of the
wooded area of the district and Ito of
one per cent of the forest area of the
county, and has value of 81, 200.
Merchantable hardwoods of the
second class. This type is represented
in more than half of the districts of the
county and has total acreage of 1883
or l z per cent of the total forest area
of the county. The stand of this type
averages 1886 feet per acre with a
total stand for the county of sc, 544, 900
feet, having a stumpage value of $780,
632.
Merchantable hardwoods of the third
class are generally distributed over the
entire county, there being but single
district, No. 8, in which this type is not
represented. The total area covered
by this class is 31,272 acres. represent
ing 11.3 per cent of the forest area.
The average stand per acre of this class
is 3,277 feet, board measure, making a
total of 102, sos, 900 feet. with stump
age value of 1907, 424, which is the
highest total value of any other class
Culled hardwood of the first class is
well represented in every district of the
county. covering an area of SO, III
acres. or %. per cent of the total wood
ed area. The average stand of timbe
of this type is 1,713 feet to the acre.
The total stand is 108, 268, 600 feet,
having a stumpage value of S270, 745.
Culled hardwoods of the second class
cover larger area (62, 400 acres) than
any other class, comprising 1874 per
cent of the total wooded area. The
average stand of timber of this class is
800 feet per acre. giving a total stand
of 80, 3l6, 600 with a stumpage value of
$2O5, 100.
Culled hardwoods of the third class
are represented in every district of the
county expect the 18th, with total
acreage of 70, 1862, the second largest of
of any type, and covering 25.5 per cent
of the wooded area. The total stand of
saw timber OF this type is 3O,678, 900
feet, having stumpage value of $76,-
sos.
Hardwood sapplings occur in every
district of the county except the 18th,
but covers only 1909 acres, or 2.5 per
cent of the total wooded area. The
sapling type represents young stands too
small to contain any saw timber.
While Hemlock is common tree in
the county it is not found in commercial
quantities except in few sections.
Hemlock of the first class is found in
but three districts, the third, eighth
and twelfth, covering total area of
592 acres and representing but 2 per
cent of the total wooded area, The