Figure 1. — The forest resource provides jobs for a large segment of New Hampshire's labor force. It is estimated that $1 

 out of every $6 that go into the pockets of New Hampshire's people can be traced, directly or indirectly, to the forests. 



New Hampshire. One of these is the value of forests 

 as' watersheds. 



Water 



Water is a natural resource that is as essential to any 

 region's economy as timber or coal. For example, a 

 pulp mill that manufactures 100 tons of bleached 

 sulfite pulp per day needs about 15 million gallons of 

 good water daily — about the same amount a city of 

 100,000 people u.ses for domestic purposes. Virtually 

 all industry depends on a supply of good water. 



Like the rest of New England, New Hampshire re- 

 lies rather heavily on waterpower for electrical energ\'. 

 Practically all of the hydroelectric plants in New 

 Hampshire are run-of-the-river plants: they operate 

 on the natural flow of the rivers, without large storage 

 reservoirs to regulate the flow. In lo\\-water periods 

 emergency methods must sometimes be used to provide 

 electrical power. 



Good forest cover on watersheds helps to store water 

 in the soil and reduce flood runoff. Where the forest 

 floor has a deep layer of humus, rainwater and snow- 

 melt seep down through it — e\rn though the soil is 



Forest Resource Report No. 8, I'. S. D(f)artnu)it of Agriculture 



