44 



MISSISSIPPIS FOREST RESOURCES AND INDUSTRIES 



Figure 45. — Mississippi has shared with the other southern States in the phenomenal growth of the pulp industry. 



SAWLOGS 



20-24 



TREEDBH 



(INCHES) 



6-8 



10-12 



14-18 



20-24 



PULPWOOD 



26+ 



25 50 



PERCENT OF VOLUME 



25 50 75 



PERCENT OF VOLUME 



Figure 46. — The sizes of pine trees that make up the cut in 

 logging for sawlogs and pulpwood, 1947. 



of the tree in the woods. On the other hand, utiliza- 

 tion of trees for pulpwood, fuel wood, poles and piling, 

 and fence posts is more complete, particularly since 



cutting for these products frequently goes well into the 

 tree tops and use is made of some cull trees. 



Since softwood trees used for pulpwood yield sub- 

 stantially more volume than when they are used for 

 sawlogs, the balancing of a large decline in softwood 

 sawlog output with a large increase in softwood pulp- 

 wood has helped to sustain total timber output. In 

 effect, the inventory of the forest resource has been 

 increased by the change in output. Of course, the 

 difference between pulpwood and sawlog cutting could 

 be eliminated if pulpwood was taken from the tree 

 tops commonly left in the woods by sawlog operators. 

 But although this type of joint logging is growing in 

 use, it still applies to only a small fraction of sawlog 

 operations. 



