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parallel statistics of production and consumption of these products 

 are not easily available. This diversity of use has been pointed out 

 as one of the leading elements facilitating complete utilization of 

 saw-timber trees and the making of thinnings to improve younger 

 stands. In the farm-woodland areas utilization is usually complete, 

 owing to the diversity of wood uses on farms. More thought should 

 be given to balanced use of the raw materials from the forests on other 

 private lands. 



TABLE 18. Lumber production and consumption in the Central States in 1928 



1 Data from Forest Products, 1928: lumber, lath, and shingles. Bureau of the Census, 1930. 



2 Figures based on compiled data in the files of the Forest Service. 



3 Includes Kansas. 



GROWING STOCK CONDITIONS 



No stand tables are available for any of the hardwood forests 

 which constitute the principal type of this region. The general 

 condition of the stocking has been adequately described by State 

 foresters and by members of the staff of the Central States Forest 

 Experiment Station. These observers agree that the growing stock 

 has seriously deteriorated in virtually all the hardwood forests. 

 Conditions are considered especially serious in the farm woodlands, 

 owing to grazing in addition to careless cutting. Farm-woodland 

 deterioration is said to be more serious through the Corn Belt, where 

 livestock is a very important factor in farm operation and where in 

 consequence grazing use of woodlands is widespread. 



MANAGEMENT OF FARM WOODLANDS 



Authorities agree that if any woodland is to be preserved on the 

 farm it should be segregated from the grazing areas. It is said that 

 in the more hilly or mountainous parts of the Central States Region, 

 including large portions of Kentucky, Tennessee, and West Virginia, 

 increasing attention is being given to the management of farm wood- 

 lands as a major source of farm income. 



Some excellent examples of management occur even on areas of 

 less rough topography. A number of instances of this sort are cited 

 in Farmers' Bulletin No. 1680 (29). Results obtained in certain 

 Ohio communities which offer about the best examples of good farm- 

 woodland management to be found in the region are described as 



