The facts in brief 



A FOREST ECONOMY 



New Hampshire is one of the most extensively forested States; 84 percent of its land area is covered witti forests. Its 

 economy depends heavily on these forests. One out of every five workers in the State depends on the forests, either directly 

 or indirectly, for his livelihood. 



THE FOREST INDUSTRIES 



Some 700 forest enterprises operate in Mew Hampshire. They put intense pressure on the forest resource. The pulp and 

 paper mills have to import large quantities of pulpwood and woodpulp. Lumber and veneer are imported. And some indus- 

 tries have trouble finding the kinds of raw material they need. 



FOREST OWNERSHIP 



Private owners hold most of the forest land in .New Hampshire — 85 percent of it. A'lost of the forest properties are small. 

 The pattern of private ownership and small holdings creates special problems in improving management and in utilizing the 

 forest resource efficiently. 



TIMBER VOLUME , 



New Hampshire'' s commercial forests contain W billion board feel of timber. A third of the volume is white pine. 



CONDITION OF THE FORESTS 



The forests of New Hampshire have survived 300 years of hard usage. But now small trees predominate; and, for the 

 State as a whole, the volume of growing stock per acre is only fair. There is a large volume of hardwood cull. 



GROWTH AND ANNUAL CUT 



Net growth exceeds timber cut, but tins is nothing to be complacent about because the land is actually growing trees at a 

 rate far below its capacity. Softwood sawtimber is being cut faster than it grows. Most of the excess growth is in small 

 hardwood trees. 



AN OPPORTUNITY 



Where growth exceeds timber cut, as it does in New Hampshire, there is an excellent opportunity to rebuild the forest resource. 

 Increasing use of hardwoods by industry brightens the prospects for balancing the timber budget. Remedial measures are 

 suggested for improving the management and ufili.zation of New Hampshire'' s forests. 



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