CONTENTS 



Page 



Introduction 273 



Objectives and procedures of the planting ap- 

 praisal 273 



Status of planting on commercial forest land 274 



Past accomplishments in planting 274 



Area of acceptable plantations low nationally- 274 

 North leads in area of acceptable plantations. 274 

 Area of acceptable plantations about equally 

 divided between public and private owner- 

 ships 275 



Planting success highest in South 275 



Plantable area, 1952 277 



Plantable area large nationally 277 



East has greatest share of plantable area 277 



Bulk of plantable area is in private owner- 

 ship 278 



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 Status of planting on commercial forest land — Con. 

 Plantable area, 1952 — Con. 



Plantable area reducing naturally 278 



Planting trends 279 



Rate of planting has risen sharply 279 



Planting rate expected to go still higher 280 



Comparison with reappraisal estimates 282 



A long way to go 283 



Planting noncommercial forest land and shelter- 

 belts 284 



Acceptable plantations on noncommercial forest 



land 284 



Area of plantable noncommercial forest land 284 



Shelterbelt planting 286 



Planting highlights 286 



