on cubic feet (tl greate lus for any 
n the Sc outh). “This: means that this volume of 
al was added to the growing stock. Because the 
$ are mainly second growth, a considerable proportion 
the annual growth is of rather low quality, suitable 
her for cheap lumber, poles, ties, and pulpwood than for 
\-grade lumber. If left to “fatten” the growing stock, 
‘the convertible annual yield would be increased in both 
volume and value. Nearly all of this surplus growth 
occurred in the central and northern parts of the State; in 
the southern part, the volume of growing stock remained 
practically unchanged. 
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7. 
A AGjustnent Needed 
7 “to develop Georgia’s forest wealth to something 
ap yproaching its real capacity, forest landowners and their 
od forest management sufficiently well to apply them; 
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ants must understand and appreciate the principles of | 
le the general public, including the wood-using indus- - 
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ies, must also be shown re, value ae necessity of these 
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_~practices. os ar 
if good forest manapemiéit is to he expected of forest 
ro owners, they must be assured of a reasonable degree of 
protection from losses by fire. County-wide fire protec- 
tion, as encouraged by a recent act of the Georgia Legisla- 
ture, should be extended to all unprotected parts of the 
State. ie 3 
An increase in close and profitable utilization depends — 
upon ready markets, which should be developed and adap 
ed to the low quality of much of the forest matedial. 
Selective logging should become the common method of 
logging; and, wherever possible, standimprovement cut- 
tings to remove undesirable trees should be made. Te bs 
transmute increased wood yield into increased income, more 
industries that will convert the forest raw material into 
goods ready for the consumer should be encouraged to 
locate in Georgia. 
Once the growing stock is built up by good forest man- 
agement, the usable annual output of raw material from 
the forest can be doubled and the forests can be made to bi. 
play a much greater part than at present in providing local _ 
inhabitants with higher living standards and greater 
security. 
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