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FOREST UTILIZATION INDUSTRIAL FORESTRY 



of forestry are therefore intimately related to the social and economic 

 life of the country. That banking, transportation, the export and im- 

 port trade, and general business are directly affected by the pros- 

 perity and general condition of the lumber and associated industries 

 is shown as follows: 



1. More than 10 billion dollars is invested in the forests and pri- 

 mary forest industries. Many additional billions are invested in in- 

 dustries depending upon the forest as a natural resource. 



FIG. 74. Forestry foreman teaching young men how to properly fall a tree in a 



ponderosa pine and white fir stand in California. A wedge is being inserted in 



back of the cross-cut saw. Stumps are cut low and the tree felled so that it will 



not injure young growing timber. 



2. These industries furnish employment for over 1,300,000 work- 

 ers, or about 2%% of the gainfully employed persons in the United 

 States, and an additional million men are indirectly supported through 

 our forests and forest industries. Thus probably 8 to 10 million people 

 or more are directly affected by these industries. 



3. The gross value of the primary products normally is about 2 

 billion dollars a year. Over 3600 million dollars is represented in total 

 value of primary and fabricated products. 



