The forestal conditions and silvicultural prospects of the coastal plain of New Jersey, with remarks in reference to other regions and kindred subjects . cies cannotsurvive. There is abundant material for the development ofnew and elaborate systems of silviculture suited to the condi-tions and needs which exist. A very large part of the Pine-Barren district is oak area in pine, however, is constantly decreasing, the area inoak increasing. Oak of some kind almost invariably follows •One must not too hastily conclude that the majority of the Jersey pines are pitch or Indian pines{F.
The forestal conditions and silvicultural prospects of the coastal plain of New Jersey, with remarks in reference to other regions and kindred subjects . cies cannotsurvive. There is abundant material for the development ofnew and elaborate systems of silviculture suited to the condi-tions and needs which exist. A very large part of the Pine-Barren district is oak area in pine, however, is constantly decreasing, the area inoak increasing. Oak of some kind almost invariably follows •One must not too hastily conclude that the majority of the Jersey pines are pitch or Indian pines{F. rigida). A careful census of many districts will show, especially in the southern counties, that theshort-leaf pine predominates. Although the pitch-pine endures fire to a greater extent, the shott-Ieaipine is mors prolific. From a forestal standpoint, this is, in spite of everything, a hopeful condition ofaffairs, because, as I shall endeavor to show later, there Is no coniferous forest tree of the dry sandy por-tions of the Carolinian zone which is silvlculturally and commercially the equal of Pinus echinata, theshort-leaf or smooth-bark REPORT ON FORESTS. 243 pine. Throughout every pine woods are scattered here andthere suppressed oaks, the seeds of which may have been droppedby jays or chickarees. Just as soon as the pines are cut, theseoaks, owing to increase of light and room, grow quickly. Inspite of the poverty of the soil and the inroads of insects, andalthough burnt and cut agaia and again, they show remarkablevigor.* Even scientific men have advanced the theory that one speciesof tree follows another because the first exhausts certain ingre-dients in the soil which it must have and which another speciesmay not need. Such statements are rarely founded on reason one species follows another may be easily determinedin almost every case with a little observation and study. Treesdo not generally exhaust the soil, but, by bringing inorganicmaterials from
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