Excerpt from The Forests of Allegany County The forests of Allegany County are one of her chief assets Much the greater part of the area consists of rough mountain land upon which the growing of timber must continue to be the chief crop, and it is, there fore, of the greatest importance to the county to make these lands as productive as possible. This is further emphasized by the need of a good local supply of timber to carry on the present industries, and to aid in their further development. The extensive coal mines in the western part of the county require immense quantities of mine pr0ps, pit ties and mine rails; the railroads draw upon the forests for large quantities of cross ties the telephone and telegraph companies require thousands of poles annually; the saw mills and wood-using industries, with large amounts of capital invested and giving employment to hundreds of men, cannot be maintained without a cheap and abundant supply of timber. Not only is better forest management necessary for maintaining the supply of timber to foster the industries of the county, but the value of a well-regulated forest cover in the mountain watersheds for the control of stream flow is of almost equal value. A forest survey of Allegany County was made by the writer in 1908 to determine the extent, character and condition of the woodlands, with a view to suggesting methods of improvement. The main results of this survey are embodied in the following report, accompanied by a forest map which is attached to the back of the report. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.