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and consumption for lumber and other products of saw timber. It 

 will be observed that the South and the Pacific Northwest are the two 

 outstanding producing regions. Both produce far more than they 

 consume. On the other hand, consumption in the other eastern 

 regions exceeds production by a very wide margin. This is most 

 notably so in the Middle Atlantic region. 



In the earlier discussion on growth, it was pointed out that it does 

 not appear feasible to sustain permanently the 1925-29 rate of drain, 



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BILLION FEET BOARD MEASURE 



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Cut 



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Current 

 Growth 



FIGURE 20. Annual saw-timber cut, use, and current growth contrasted, by regions. 



and even less to increase it in the four importing regions of the East. 

 It is also shown that in the South, a considerable curtailment in the 

 1925-29 rate of drain appears to be inevitable in the not far distant 

 future even in the absence of an economic depression. The North 

 and South Kocky Mountain regions, though important locally, do not 

 cut any great figure in the national situation as to timber supplies. 

 If requirements are to continue on the basis outlined, the assurance of 

 ample supplies for all regions during the next few decades appears to 

 hinge largely upon the question of how far the Pacific Coast region 



