MISSISSIPPI'S FOREST RESOURCES AND INDUSTRIES 



Better timber management can eventually create 

 a productive resource and prosperous forest 

 economy. 



A growth goal of 800 million cubic feet of all timber 

 per year, including 3 billion board feet of saw timber, 

 would meet Mississippi's needs and enable the State 

 to contribute its share toward meeting national timber 

 requirements. The goal calls for a 50-percent increase 

 in cubic-foot growth, a 65-percent increase in board- 

 foot growth. 



The situation calls for drastic improvements in tim- 

 ber management now. 



Landowners, woodusers, and the public all have a 

 heavy stake in improving Mississippi's forest situ- 



ation. All three groups can take action to 

 accomplish the following principal measures: 



Cutting practice. — Follow silvicultural principles in 

 logging to keep stands productive. Provide for efTec- 

 tive supervision of logging. 



Timber utilization. — Use less desired species and 

 poorer quality trees. Log more pulpwood, fuel wood, 

 and other small products as thinnings or improve- 

 ment cuts rather than as harvest cuts. Integrate 

 logging to utilize different parts of the tree for dif- 

 ferent products. 



Fire. — Raise current standards of fire protection and 

 extend protection to the whole State. 



Grazing. — Extend grazing protection to south Mis- 

 sissippi; intensify protection in other parts of the State. 



