| Collection: | Southern Research Station Historical Documents and Images |
| Keywords: | cooperage |
| Organisms: | white oak |
| Location: | Rock Creek, Mena District, Ouachita National Forest, Arkansas |
| Description: | Caption reads: "Plate 1. White oak heading bolts 25 inches long and cut from trees about 18 to 24 inches d.b.h. All sound wood for tight cooperage. Rock Creek, Mena District, Ouachita National Forest." Plate #1 in W.G. Wahlenberg, "Report on a trip for the tentative location of an experimental forest within the Ouachita National Forest, Arkansas." Unpublished USFS report dated April 25, 1931, on file with SRS. |
| Date: | 1931 |
| Collection: | Southern Research Station Historical Documents and Images |
| Keywords: | hardwood |
| Organisms: | white oak |
| Location: | Rock Creek, Mena District, Ouachita National Forest, Arkansas |
| Description: | Caption reads: "Typical white oak with defective broken top. Rock Creek, Mena District, Ouachita National Forest, Arkansas." Plate #2 in W.G. Wahlenberg, "Report on a trip for the tentative location of an experimental forest within the Ouachita National Forest, Arkansas." Unpublished USFS report dated April 25, 1931, on file with SRS. |
| Date: | 1931 |
| Collection: | Southern Research Station Historical Documents and Images |
| Keywords: | cooperage |
| Organisms: | white oak |
| Location: | Rock Creek, Mena District, Ouachita National Forest, Arkansas |
| Description: | Caption reads: "Low utilization of white oak for cooperage. Note rot in the stump cut. The whole tree yield but one sound bolt. Rock Creek, Mena District, Ouachita National Forest." Plate #3 in W.G. Wahlenberg, "Report on a trip for the tentative location of an experimental forest within the Ouachita National Forest, Arkansas." Unpublished USFS report dated April 25, 1931, on file with SRS. |
| Date: | 1931 |
| Collection: | Southern Research Station Historical Documents and Images |
| Keywords: | silviculture |
| Organisms: | shortleaf pine |
| Location: | Irons Creek, Ouachita National Forest, Arkansas |
| Description: | Caption reads: "An area needing silvicultural improvement by the removal of hardwoods, poor in quality and over-topping the pines. The man is standing by pine 8.7 inches d.b.h. Irons Creek, Ouachita National Forest." Plate #4 in W.G. Wahlenberg, "Report on a trip for the tentative location of an experimental forest within the Ouachita National Forest, Arkansas." Unpublished USFS report dated April 25, 1931, on file with SRS. |
| Date: | 1931 |
| Collection: | Southern Research Station Historical Documents and Images |
| Keywords: | old-growth |
| Organisms: | shortleaf pine |
| Location: | Hole-in-the-Ground Creek, Ouachita National Forest, Arkansas |
| Description: | Caption reads: "Stand of old shortleaf pine showing several younger age classes. The man is standing by a 23-inch pine. Hole-in-the-Ground Creek, Ouachita National Forest, Arkansas." Plate #5 in W.G. Wahlenberg, "Report on a trip for the tentative location of an experimental forest within the Ouachita National Forest, Arkansas." Unpublished USFS report dated April 25, 1931, on file with SRS. |
| Date: | 1931 |
| Collection: | Southern Research Station Historical Documents and Images |
| Keywords: | pine-hardwood |
| Organisms: | shortleaf pine |
| Location: | Ouachita National Forest, Arkansas |
| Description: | Caption reads: "A rocky west slope with hardwood and shortleaf pine growth on thin soil. Ouachita National Forest, Arkansas." Plate #6 in W.G. Wahlenberg, "Report on a trip for the tentative location of an experimental forest within the Ouachita National Forest, Arkansas." Unpublished USFS report dated April 25, 1931, on file with SRS. |
| Date: | 1931 |
| Collection: | Southern Research Station Historical Documents and Images |
| Keywords: | old-growth |
| Organisms: |
shortleaf pine red oak |
| Location: | Irons Creek, Ouachita National Forest, Arkansas |
| Description: | Caption reads: "An irregular stand of shortleaf pine virgin timber with some advance reproduction. Man standing by a defective red oak. Irons Creek, Ouachita National Forest. Plate #7 in W.G. Wahlenberg, "Report on a trip for the tentative location of an experimental forest within the Ouachita National Forest, Arkansas." Unpublished USFS report dated April 25, 1931, on file with SRS. |
| Date: | 1931 |
| Collection: | Southern Research Station Historical Documents and Images |
| Keywords: | many aged |
| Organisms: | shortleaf pine |
| Location: | Cold Springs Ranger District, Ouachita National Forest, Arkansas |
| Description: | Caption reads: "Many-aged condition of shortleaf pine forest with good young growth typical of the Cold Springs Ranger District, Ouachita National Forest. On Cold Springs road, Scott County, near Sebastian County line, Arkansas. Sample plots, if used at all in mixed and irregular selection-form stands, such as this or the one shown in Plate 11, would have to be very large and of doubtful practical value. Contrast this view, representing conditions on the Ouachita National Forest, with Plate 12." Plate #8 in W.G. Wahlenberg, "Report on a trip for the tentative location of an experimental forest within the Ouachita National Forest, Arkansas." Unpublished USFS report dated April 25, 1931, on file with SRS. |
| Date: | 1931 |
| Collection: | Southern Research Station Historical Documents and Images |
| Keywords: | oldfield |
| Organisms: | shortleaf pine |
| Location: | Cold Springs Road, Scott County, Arkansas |
| Description: | Caption reads: "Old field stand of shortleaf pine 50 feet high in 39 years near Cold Springs road, Scott County, Arkansas. The sample plot method of study is well adapted to stands of this kind, because they are pure, even-aged, regular, and well stocked. Comparable plots of relatively small size can often be installed. Unfortunately, such stands are not typical of any extensive areas in private ownership and are seldom found within the present boundaries of the Ouachita National Forest." Plate #9 in W.G. Wahlenberg, "Report on a trip for the tentative location of an experimental forest within the Ouachita National Forest, Arkansas." Unpublished USFS report dated April 25, 1931, on file with SRS. |
| Date: | 1931 |
| Collection: | Southern Research Station Historical Documents and Images |
| Keywords: | timber marking |
| Organisms: | shortleaf pine |
| Location: | Rock Creek, Mena District, Ouachita National Forest, Arkansas |
| Description: | Caption reads: "Young mature stand of shortleaf pine showing group character of stand, Rock Creek, Ouachita National Forest. This picture illustrates a common condition on the Ouachita National Forest. Here, in order to clarify the proper policy in marking trees for cutting, the trees must be studied individually and in relation to small groups rather than in stands. The ordinary sample plot method is not well adapted to such a study." Plate #10 in W.G. Wahlenberg, "Report on a trip for the tentative location of an experimental forest within the Ouachita National Forest, Arkansas." Unpublished USFS report dated April 25, 1931, on file with SRS. |
| Date: | 1931 |
| Collection: | Southern Research Station Historical Documents and Images |
| Keywords: | even-aged |
| Organisms: | shortleaf pine |
| Location: | Irons Creek, Ouachita National Forest, Arkansas |
| Description: | Caption reads: "An even-aged stand of shortleaf pine, Irons Creek, Ouachita National Forest. Man boring tree 10.5 inches d.b.h., 48 feet tall and 70 years old. Here, there are 292 pines per acre ranging from 4 to 14 inches in diameter and 20 hardwoods from 10 to 14 inches in diameter. Although such stands exist over relatively small areas, studies of methods of commercial thinning by the sample plot method would be advisable in stands of this kind before many years have passed." Plate #11 in W.G. Wahlenberg, "Report on a trip for the tentative location of an experimental forest within the Ouachita National Forest, Arkansas." Unpublished USFS report dated April 25, 1931, on file with SRS. |
| Date: | 1931 |
| Collection: | Southern Research Station Historical Documents and Images |
| Keywords: | private land |
| Organisms: | shortleaf pine |
| Location: | Ouachita National Forest, Arkansas |
| Description: | Caption reads: "Stand of shortleaf pine timber on private land adjacent to the Ouachita National Forest. Man boring into tree 67 years old, d.b.h. 11.2 inches, height 61 feet. Irons Creek. Some such stands as this are being added to the National Forest in the present program of acquisition. However, much of the land being acquired is less fully stocked because of frequent fires and long abuse." Plate #12 in W.G. Wahlenberg, "Report on a trip for the tentative location of an experimental forest within the Ouachita National Forest, Arkansas." Unpublished USFS report dated April 25, 1931, on file with SRS. |
| Date: | 1931 |
| Collection: | Southern Research Station Historical Documents and Images |
| Keywords: | old-growth |
| Organisms: |
shortleaf pine blackgum |
| Location: | Irons Creek, Ouachita National Forest, Arkansas |
| Description: | Caption reads: "Mature and over-mature stand of shortleaf pine showing typical flat top tree in foreground. 19.4 inches d.b.h., and 53 feet high. A 2-log tree rotten in the center. Irons Creek, Ouachita National Forest. These are 2 to 4-log trees averaging about 3 logs. Total hieghts probably range from 45 to 85 feet. 33 pines from 8 to 26 inches in diameter and 1 10-inch black gum were tallied on an acre. Permanent sample plots in such stands as this would be of most value in a study of the normal rates of mortality over a period of years. Such information is needed by the National Forest in order to judge the effective of withholding mature and over-mature trees because of relative inaccessibility of stands, the desire to maintain cover, or "fire insurance" seed trees, or for the purpose of spreading the allowable cut over the period required to bring the growing stock of the forest to normal." Plate #13 in W.G. Wahlenberg, "Report on a trip for the tentative location of an experimental forest within the Ouachita National Forest, Arkansas." Unpublished USFS report dated April 25, 1931, on file with SRS. |
| Date: | 1931 |
| Collection: | Southern Research Station Historical Documents and Images |
| Keywords: |
thinning pine |
| Organisms: | shortleaf pine |
| Location: | Rock Creek, Mena District, Ouachita National Forest, Arkansas |
| Description: | Caption reads: "Stand of young mature shortleaf pine lightly cut over 10 to 12 years ago showing good reproduction. Tree on the right 119 years old grew 0.6 inch in the last 10 years and 0.18 inch in the previous decade. Tree in the center has 2.5 logs to 8-inch top. Total height 55 feet, age 121 years, growth 1.55 inches in 10 years following cutting and 0.5 inch in the decade before cutting. Rock Creek, Polk County, Ouachita National Forest, Arkansas. This situation suggests the possibility of learning something of conditions under which accelerated growth may be expected after cutting by a study of old timber sale areas. In few, if any, situations on the Ouachita National Forest are there any acute problems in securing adequate natural reproduction. On the other hand, the problem of handling over-stocked stands of reproduction is becoming evident. See plates 12, 20, and 21." Plate #14 in W.G. Wahlenberg, "Report on a trip for the tentative location of an experimental forest within the Ouachita National Forest, Arkansas." Unpublished USFS report dated April 25, 1931, on file with SRS. |
| Date: | 1931 |
| Collection: | Southern Research Station Historical Documents and Images |
| Keywords: | even-aged |
| Organisms: | shortleaf pine |
| Location: | Irons Creek, Ouachita National Forest, Arkansas |
| Description: | Caption reads: "Stand of small poles on Irons Creek. Man measuring tree 5 inches d.b.h., 32 years old, and 32 feet high. This stand is typical of many on the Cold Springs District, Ouachita National Forest, but scarce on Irons Creek. This patch covers only about 1/10 acre. Such stands large enough for thinning plots have not been found on Irons Creek." Plate #15 in W.G. Wahlenberg, "Report on a trip for the tentative location of an experimental forest within the Ouachita National Forest, Arkansas." Unpublished USFS report dated April 25, 1931, on file with SRS. |
| Date: | 1931 |
| Collection: | Southern Research Station Historical Documents and Images |
| Keywords: | even-aged |
| Organisms: | shortleaf pine |
| Location: | Irons Creek, Ouachita National Forest, Arkansas |
| Description: | Caption reads: "Pole stand of shortleaf pine that has come in since cutting. Note stump near man in picture and large tree in foreground. Age of average dominant tree, 20 years. 4,000 trees per acre. Rock Creek, Ouachita National Forest, Arkansas. Stands like this and those shown in Plates 19 and 20 are common in some districts on the Ouachita National Forest. As study of growth rates and possible thinnings in such stands would be well worth while." Plate #16 in W.G. Wahlenberg, "Report on a trip for the tentative location of an experimental forest within the Ouachita National Forest, Arkansas." Unpublished USFS report dated April 25, 1931, on file with SRS. |
| Date: | 1931 |