available for such expanded outputs will differ widely from 

 the species mix represented by the current cut. With process- 

 ing and marketing improvements much of what is now simply a 

 physical material of the forest can become an economic resource. 



The benefits derived from product refinement can be 

 measured in gains in employment. For example, one million 

 board feet of standing timber converted to sawlogs employs 

 about three people for one year. If logs are converted to 

 rough dry lumber and this to millwork, 15 people would be pro- 

 vided employment for one year by the same volume of standing 

 timber. Similarly, the production of dressed lumber, plywood 

 or paper produces substantially increased amounts of employ- 

 ment over that of the production of logs or rough dry lumber, 

 for shipment out of the locality or the state. Conversion 

 of one million board feet of standing timber to one of the 

 following products in one year reflects gains in local 

 employment made possible through diversification. 



Product Employs 

 Logs 2.7 men 



Rough dry lumber 7.0 men 



Dressed lumber 9.0 men 



Millwork 15.U men 



Plywood 15.8 men 



Paper 16.1 men 



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