Contents 



Introduction 



High lights of the situation 

 Methods of the Survey . . 

 Explanation of terms used 



Commercial and nonronmiercial lands 



Forest types. . 



Size classes 



Ownership classes 



Common and scientific names ot specie^ 



Description of northern Idaho 



Physical characteristics 

 Economic structure. . 



Agriculture . 



Mining 



Forest industry 



Railroads 



Population 



Korest-land values 

 Timber values. . 



Area classification . . 



Timber volumes. 



Geographic distribution. . 



Other values 



Forest-resource ownership 



History of ownership. . 

 Present forest ownership 



Total forest area 



Commercial forest area. 



Commercial saw-timber area 



Western white pine saw-timber volumi 



Local variations in ownership 



The ownership pattern in forest manai;cmi-m 

 Forest-industry development 

 I. umber industry .... 



Lumber industry by district'- 

 Cellar-products industries 

 Cutting drain 



The tire problem 



Development of fire protection on national toresis 



Adequacy of fire protection 



Costs of fire prevention and .iikih' 



Losses from fire 



Planting 



Slash disposal 



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The disease and insect problem ' 



White pine blister ru^^r .' 



Control eflForts -'• 



Control costs. 38 



Forest insects .39 



Forest-management possibilitie> 4" 



Forest increment 4" ' 



Determination of the allowable cut . 4" 



The rotation 41 



Method of management 41 



The allowable cut in northern Idaho 41 



The problem of reproducing western white pine 42 



Local aspects 43 



Cedar poles 44 



The effect in terms of jobs and dollars 44 



Economic factors. . 4' 



.Markets 4'i 



The present situation 4'' 



The future situation 4'< 



Forest taxation 4V 



The economics of private forest ownership 5o 



The owner with cut-over forest land. . . .~I 

 The owner with sufficient saw timber for sustaincvi 



production '■1 



tjovernment participation necessary .^.' 



Which government?. . . >.■■ 



What kind of industry" .^^ 



An action program 



Ihe bases for action .... ^~ 



.Applying the brakes to liquidation ~S 



Requisite protection and managcmcnr >'< 



Regulation ^'■ 



Cooperative management 



.Acquisition 



Summary of action neede.i 



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Timber-yield calculations 

 Ideal age distribution . 

 Reduction for fire damage 



Volumes 



Calculations of allowable <.ui 

 Supplementar\ tables 



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