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TABLE 22. Lumber production and consumption in the New England and Middle 



Atlantic 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. 



The deficit of lumber production shown is 7,053,295,000 board feet. 

 In these regions the consumption of virtually every kind of forest 

 product is very heavy. Pulp and paper are probably next in impor- 

 tance to lumber. For most forest products that can be produced 

 in the regions, a market is available at no great distance. 



GROWING-STOCK CONDITIONS 



Stand tables are available for stands of five of the types which occur 

 in these regions. It is not known over how much area these tables 

 actually apply. Stand conditions are shown for four different locali- 

 ties as discussed in the following. 



NORTHERN HARDWOODS IN THE WHITE MOUNTAINS AND IN THE ALLEGHENY 



MOUNTAINS (32) 



These stands are made up of similar species, with sugar maple, 

 yellow birch, and beech as the most common. Growth rates are 

 available only for the White Mountain stand. It is probable that the 

 growth rates in the Allegheny Mountains differ to some extent owing 

 to climatic factors. Stands of this type are common in the northern 

 parts &nd at the higher altitudes farther south throughout the regions. 

 Figure 18 shows the distribution of cubic volume in each stand and 

 table 23 shows the details of conditions in the White Mountain stand. 

 The stands are in need of management to remove inferior species and 

 trees and build up a growing stock with a reasonable representation of 

 larger diameter classes. The principal difficulty in the way of tliis 

 procedure is the lack of market for the kind of materials such a cutting 

 practice would yield. In many localities where a market for fuel or 

 other small-size products exists, however, it is possible to carry out 

 operations of this kind. 



