Note* MoBO species of bamboo is marketed by the piece, 

 wiiile all other species of bamboo are sold as a 

 bundle. A bundle consists of a number of stems 

 forming a unit 20 to 25 inches in circumference, 

 measured 4-1/2 feet abov© the severed end. 



(3) Fuelwood 



JUELWOOD PRODUCTION 1946 

 (Unit 1,000 cu ft solid wood) 



Wood for 

 Firewood Charcoal a/ Total 



Demand 473,000 606,000 1,079,000 



Production 214,000 342,000 556,000 



45.2 56.5 51.6 



a/ The figures given are for solid wood for con- 

 version to charcoal. Solid wood converts to 

 charcoal at the rate of 260 cubic feet of 

 solid wood for one metric ton of charcoal. 

 Annual charcoal requirements are slightly more 

 than two million metric tons. 



Note: Hatio of fuelwood production to production 

 of all oyier wood products is 1.7 to 1 or 

 62»5 percent of total wood production. 



MINOH BI-PEODUCTS COLLSCTfflD ANNUALLY 



Edible mushroome 13,000 T.etric tons 



Sdible bmiboo shoots 20,000 - 30,000 metric tons 



Sdible nats 5,000 - 10,000 metric tons 



Cork bark 10,000 ^.f^.tric tons 



Bark of cedar and cypress 75,000.000-35,000.000 sq ft 



Wax, lacquer, resin and wood tar are also collected. 



g. Forest Hesearch 



(l) Forest research covers a wide range of activities, 



including utilization, protection, soils, silviculture, 

 technology, management, meteorology, and by-products. 

 Japanese re-searchers are fully conscious of the desira- 

 bility of improving forest areas and utilit'-ation of 

 the products. Some projects do not give the impression 

 of having immediate practical value until it is real- 

 ized that there are ehortaj^es of many commodities in 

 Japan, necessitating development of substitutes. 



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