Forest Rcsovrces of the Pacific Northwest 



for many years the regional efl'orts to enter world trade 

 will be in the face of severe competition frona Canadian 

 manufacturers. 



The statistics thus far presented have been for lumber 

 and pulpwood ovXy. There are many other uses for 

 wliich timber is being cut. Most of them are of minor 

 importance, and no adequate records of the quantities 

 arc kept. In recent years, the estimated production 

 in the four States of these other forms of wood use was 

 as follows: 



Million 

 feel 



Shingles 374 



Fuelwood (from saw timber) 601 



Veneer 198 



Piling : 35 



Poles 33 



Fence posts 31 



Mine timbers 24 



Mine stalls, etc 8 



Hewed ties 9 



Excelsior 2 



Total 1,315 



Most of this material is cut from trees of saw timber 

 size, and is, therefore, withdrawn from the quantities 



FOREST GROWTH 

 IN 

 OREGON AND WASHINGTON 



31 



already stated. Its total is about 14 percent of the 

 quantity now used for lumber in these States. In 

 addition, there is a lesser amount of material taken in 

 trees of less than saw log size. 



The figures wluch have been presented on all forms 

 of material drawn from the regional forest resource 

 obviously suggest no certain estimate of the future 

 demands thereon. The significant facts are that the 

 Nation's per capita consumption of lumber has been 

 decreasing for the past 3 decades much more rapidly 

 than the population has been increasing, that the 

 declining demand for lumber has been partially offset 

 by an increasing demand for pulpwood and that this 

 Region has been able to secure an increasing share of 

 the Nation's wood-product business. These three 

 trends are all strong, but they are conflicting in their 

 efifect. 



The high point in per capita consumption coincided 

 with the era of great agricvdtural development. Lum- 

 ber was an ideal material for farm buildings and was 

 used lavishly for that purpose. After the great 

 agricultural sections of the country had been built up, 

 this demand fell ofl' sharply. At about the same time, 



OWNERSHIP OF FOREST LAND 



IN 



COLUMBIA BASIN STATES 



120 160 



YEARS 

 FIQURE 14. 



EASTERN 

 WASHINGTON 



WESTERN 

 WASHINGTON 



20 30 40 50 60 70 SO 90 100 



PERCENTAGE OF SUBDIVISION AREA 



^^^//^ NATIONAL FORESTS 

 I I NATIONAL PARKS 



^^^ REVESTED LAND 

 ^^^ INDIAN LAND 



STATE LAND 



COUNTY LAND 



OTHER PUBLIC 

 LAND 



PRIVATE LAND 



AREA OF SQUARE REPRESENTS FOREST LAND OF 

 REGION OR 95 MILLION ACRES 



AREAS OF RECTANGLES REPRESENT AREAS IN 

 OWNERSHIPS ACCORDING TO ABOVE LEGEND 



NUMERALS ARE AREAS IN MILLIONS OF ACRES 



FlOVRE IS. 



