Note. — Regions and areas of the regions are given by the U. S. 

 Service report on Senate Resolution 311, 1920. 



Forest 



The avei-age cut on all German State Forests (1902) was 18 cubic 

 feet per acre per annum; on ordinary private forests 37 cubic feet.^ 



The total amount of possible annual growth, hardwoods and con- 

 ifers combined, in the United States, is from the above about 31.5 

 billion cubic feet. Peculiarly enough, this figure is very close to the 

 estimated number of cubic feet used in this country annually. This is 

 about 68 cubic feet per acre per annum. 



It is thus seen clearly that if every acre of forest land in the country 

 were today well stocked with desirable trees, and producing good 

 growth, the total growth would be but little more than the present 

 actual cut. The cut may be said to equal the needs of the nation. 



This calculated production is, of course, impossible of actual con- 

 summation at present on account of losses through fires, insects, poor 

 stocking, etc. It is obvious, however, that unless the nation uses very 

 much less timber per capita in the future than it does now, despite the 

 best efforts of forestry, this nation must be an importer of timber. 

 Either that, or more land must be put to growing timber. Where such 

 lands can be obtained without dispossessing agriculture, is not apparent. 

 Indeed, it is more likely that much land now considered forest land 

 will, in the future, be used as farm land. 



From "Forest Politik" Endres. 



