FOREST RESOURCES OF THE NORTH-LOUISIANA DELTA 



Contents 



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Introduction ........' V 



Summary of findings 1 



General description of the unit 4 



Topography and drainage 4 



Soils 4 



Climate 6 



History and development 6 



Land use and ownership 7 



Taxation 8 



Population and community conditions 9 ' 



Forest description 11 



Forest types 11 



Forest conditions 13 



Tree size-class distribution 15 



Commercial forest 16 



Reproduction 17 



Fire damage 18 



Damage due to other causes 19 



Timber inventory ■' . ; 20 



Board-foot volume 20 



Cordwood volume 21 



Cubic-foot volume 23 



Timber increment 24 



Board-foot increment 24 



Cordwood increment 25 



Cubic-foot increment 26 



Diameter growth 26 



Forest products industries 27 



Lumber industry 27 



Nonlumber industries 29 



Comparison of forest growth and drain 32 



The present situation 35 



Growing stock 35 



Forest industries 36 



Possible future trends 38 



Forest industrial plants 38 



Use of species 39 



Employment .................... 39 



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