Contents 



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Backgiound of forest situation 



Physical conditions 



Drainage 



Climate 



Soil and topography.. 



Economic and industrial conditions 3 



Area and population 3 



Agriculture 4 



Industry 4 



Major forestry problems 5 



Forest inventory 6 



Areas 6 



Commercial forest 6 



Stand classes 6 



Present forest types 7 



Potential forest types 13 



Noncommercial forest 15 



Forest-land o^vnership 1 5 



National forests 17 



Indian forests 17 



Other Federal lands 18 



State forest lands 19 



County and municipal forests 19 



Farm woods 20 



Other privately owned forest lands 20 



Volumes 21 



Primary glowing stock 22 



Saw timber 22 



Cordwood volume 23 



Total cubic-foot volume 23 



Ownership 23 



Secondary material 25 



Growth and mortality 27 



Ctnrent annual net growth 27 



Mortality 27 



Suppression and deterioration 27 



Forest fires 28 



Insects and diseases 28 



Other losses 28 



Potential current growth 29 



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Growth and mortality— Continued 



Potential future growth and yields 29 



Forest industries 31 



Sawmills 3 1 



Pulp and paper mills 32 



Other -^rood-processing mills 34 



Hardwood veneer mills 34 



Excelsior mills _ 34 



Wood distillation plants 36 



Slack cooperage mills 36 



Lath mills 36 



Shingle mills 36 



Producers of rough forest products 36 



Fuel wood 36 



Fence posts 37 



Poles and piling 37 



Mine timbers 37 



Miscellaneous rough products 37 



Timber drain 38 



Trends in drain 40 



Allo^vable cut 41 



Allowable cut in relation to gro\\th 41 



Drain in relation to growth and allowable cut 42 



Future production goal 45 



Current consumption 45 



Potential future requirements 43 



Capability of the land 46 



Yields from natural stands 46 



Additional yield from plantations 47 



Logical forestry objectives 47 



How goal can be reached 48 



Major facts shown by stnvey 48 



Specific measures needed to gain objectives.... 49 



Literature cited 53 



Appendix 55 



How the sinvey ^vns made 55 



Common and botanical names of principal 



tree species 55 



Supplemcnlal tables 56 



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