there is excessive cutting of the smaller size trees 

 that should be left to build up reserves of saw 

 timber. 



The situation is better on the southern Coastal 

 Plain and much better on the piedmont, where the 

 growth of both the total stand and the saw timber 

 materially exceeds the drain. A substantial part of 

 this surplus should be left to increase the amount of 

 growing stock and the size and quality of the timber. 

 The remainder would justify a moderate expansion 

 in the utilization of both pine and hardwood, pro- 

 vided the expansion, particularly in the piedmont, is 

 based upon the use of a large proportion of low- 

 quality material. 



In several localities on the Coastal Plain overcut- 

 ting has been so great that the timber tributary to 

 large mills is approaching exhaustion, and unless 

 logs can be obtained elsewhere the industrial con- 

 traction that has already started must inevitably 

 continue. Forest Survey data do not fully reveal 



the seriousness of this situation, which needs more 

 careful analysis. 



Measures Jor Safeguarding Forest Production 



South Carolina must adopt a more positive and 

 inclusive program with respect to her forests if they 

 are to approach reasonably high productivity. In 

 some sections and forest types, there is insufficient 

 material in the State to meet current needs. Else- 

 where, measures are needed to build up the growing 

 stock so as to insure ample supplies for future in- 

 dustrial expansion. The program should include 

 provisions for halting the general practice of indis- 

 criminate cutting in immature stands, for adequate 

 fire control, reduction of waste in utilization, in- 

 crease in technical assistance to woodland owners, 

 and the removal of inequities of taxation and other 

 financial barriers to good forest management. To 

 be successful, the program must have a full measure 

 of support from State agencies, from the Federal 

 Government, and from the landowners themselves. 



