Obviously the increment and drain situation is different 

 in each region of the State and a further refinement 

 would bring out local differences within regions. For 

 the State, the interplay of losses and gains resulted in 

 a decrease of 86,000 cords in the softwood growing stock, 

 and an increase of 1,300,000 cords in the hardwood growing 

 stock. 



Change in Growing Stock, igjj-^l 



In the 4-year period from January 1, 1937, to January 

 1, 1941, the entire saw-timber growing stock increased 

 0.7 percent, with both the softwoods and hardwoods 

 showing a slight increase (table 34). Drain upon the 

 softwoods exceeded net increment in every year but 1939, 

 however, while hardwood drain exceeded net increment 

 only in 1937. In 1941 the demand for construction 

 lumber and other forest products useful in the war effort 

 increased the board-foot drain by an estimated 20 percent 

 above 1940 and the volume of saw-timber growing stock 

 on January 1, 1942, was probably reduced to nearly the 

 1937 level. 



The increase in the cubic-foot growing stock, all sound 

 trees 5 inches d. b. h. and larger, amounted to 1.9 percent 

 in 4 years, but even at this rate it would take aver 100 

 years to double the growing stock. All of the increase 

 was in the hardwoods. In addition to usual demands. 



the softwoods have been subject to an increasing cut 

 of pulpwood by mills in this and adjoining States, and 

 in 1939 the quantity of wood used for curing tobacco 

 was above the average. As a result the total softwood 

 stand at the beginning of 1941 was less than in 1937. 



Table 34. — Change in growing stock, 1937 — 1941 

 IN BOARD FEET, INTERNATIONAL 14-INCH RULE 



Item 



Softwoods 



Hardwoods 



All species 





M board feet 



M board feet 



M board feet 



Growing stock, Jan. 1, 1937 . . 



28, 714, 200 



14, 056, 200 



42, 770, 400 



Change in growing stock 



-41.200 



— 22,500 



-63, 700 



Growing stock, Jan. 1, 1938.. 



28, 673, 000 



14, 033. 700 



42, 706, 700 



Change in growing stock 



-29, 400 



106, 900 



77,500 



Growing stock, Jan. 1, 1939 ... 



28, 643, 600 



14, 140. 600 



42, 784, 200 



Change in growing stock . 



130, 500 



107, 500 



238, 000 



Growing stock , J an . 1 . 1940. 



28, 774, 100 



14, 248, 100 



43, 022. 200 



Change in growing stock 



-4, 500 



51. 500 



47, 000 



Growing stock, Jan. 1, 1941 



28, 769, 600 



14, 299, 600 



43, 069, 200 



IN CUBIC FEET, INSIDE BARK 





M cubic feet 



M cubic feet 



M cubic feet 





7, 901, 620 



5, 385, 430 



13, 287 050 



Change in growing stock.. .. .. 



—18, 430 



52, 410 



33, 980 



Growing stock, Jan. 1, 1938.- 



7, 883, 190 



5, 437, 840 



13, 321, 030 



Change in growing stock . 



-7, 160 



81, 500 



74, 340 



Growing stock, Jan. 1, 1939 



7, 876, 030 



5, 519, 340 



13, 395, 370 



Change in growing stock ... . 



17, 170 



65, 910 



83,080 



Growing stock, Jan. 1, 1940. .. 



7, 893, 200 



5, 585. 250 



13, 478, 450 



Change in growing stock 



-4,280 



67, 450 



63, 170 



Growing stock, Jan. 1, 1941 



7, 888, 920 



5, 652, 700 



13, 541, 620 







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