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forest properties will be under full State control. Since the States 

 usually control fish and game, whether on private or public lands, they 

 are in a position to collect substantial revenues from fishing and 

 hunting licenses. It would be reasonable to collect a higher license 

 fee where the State controls not only the fish and game but the lands 

 as well on which fishing and hunting is pursued. 



Procurement of revenues from all forest uses is most effectively 

 accomplished in States where conservation activities are coordinated. 

 The variety of State policies and practices regarding such uses pre- 

 cludes any accurate forecast of the probable revenues therefrom. It 

 is reasonable, however, to look forward to constantly increasing returns 

 not only from timber but other values existing on forest lands. If a 

 general policy is followed of collecting from beneficiaries of these 

 services, it is conceivable the revenues may grow to as much as 

 $10,000,000 from the anticipated 100 million acres in State ownership. 

 Since the areas are already reasonably suitable for game, fish, and 

 "other recreational uses, this revenue is available much earlier than 

 the returns from the timber crop. 



RETURNS FROM PRIVATE FORESTRY 



The section of this report entitled, " Present and Potential Timber 

 Resources" (table 22) contains an estimate of the areas necessary for 

 operation on a continuous-yield basis in order to provide an adequate 

 national supply of timber. Deduction of the sum of the foregoing 

 Federally and State managed areas from these totals leaves to private 

 operation approximately 40 million acres for intensive and 150 

 million acres for extensive timber management. This share of the 

 prospective national timber production and the corresponding area 

 allotted to private operation involves a vast expansion of private 

 forestry effort over what is now taking place. Unless expansion takes 

 place the requisite national supplies will fall short as soon as the 

 present liquidation of the private merchantable growing stock 

 approaches completion. Since the present growing stock is far 

 under the quantity necessary to yield full production, a long period of 

 building up growing stock, particularly in the eastern regions, must 

 biter vene before full production can be attained. 



The respective areas under intensive and extensive forestry in each 

 region multiplied by the gross returns (table 7) shows the estimated 

 gross returns from stumpage production. On this basis the total 

 returns might be as much as $140,000,000 from intensive and 

 $300,000,000 from extensive timber management, a total of $440,- 

 000,000. This is a return from growing timber and does not include 

 returns from logging, manufacturing, and other ramifications of the 

 wood-using industries. 



The close attention which private owners are able to give to their 

 holdings may result in many returns from uses other than timber. 

 Grazing use in some areas yields a considerable revenue. Since the 

 private forest lands include farm woodlands, the value of grazing per 

 head of stock here reaches the highest level. Undoubtedly the timber 

 returns from the forest are often curtailed by the grazing use, but 

 under proper restrictions it constitutes a legitimate source of revenue. 

 Recreational use of private forests is increasing and where the forests 

 can be protected from trespass, it is beginning to yield actual 



