DEMAND , ALLOCATION, AND PRODUCTION OF WOOD PRODUCTS, 1946 



(Unit 1,000 cubic feet) 



Mine timbers 



Poles 



Railroad ties 



Veneer (for plywood) 



Palpwood 



Lumber 



Estimated Demand 



82,780 



16,110 



54.540 



17,950 

 119,400 

 597,500 



TOTALS 



88«,280 



624 ,480 



336 ,540 



Lumber Usage 



Estimated Demand Allocation Production 



a/ Included in "Miscellaneous" are sucn items as boxes, wooden 

 clogs, furniture, hardwood goods, handles, sporting goods, 

 pencils, excelsior, barrels and others. 



(b) Occupation Forces; Requirements for troop and 

 dependency housing: 500 million board feet. 

 (This requirement, wni ch represents about eight 

 percent of lumber smd special timber production, 

 was virtually completed by 1 January 1947. 

 Additional requirements are expected to be small.) 



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