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logging residues, and allowing for anticipated 

 savings in future utilization practice, the calcula- 

 tions of timber cut for each product in 1975 and 

 2000 are similar to the calculations just described 

 for softwood pulpwood. 



For all products combined, the medium pi-o- 

 jection of timber cut from growing stock implies 

 a rise from 10.8 billion cubic feet in 1952 to 14 

 billion cubic feet in 1975 and 19.7 billion cubic 

 feet in 2000 (table 278). The corresponding 

 medium projections of timber cut from live saw- 

 timber are 65.4 billion board-feet and 95.1 billion 

 board-feet, compared with 48.8 billion board-feet 

 in 1952 (table 279). The lower and upper pro- 

 jections of timber cut bear about the same rela- 



tionship to the medium projection as they do in 

 the series of timber product demand projections 

 previously set forth. 



All of the timber-cut estimates provide for in- 

 creasing use of hardwoods. In 1952, about 30 

 percent of the growing stock cut was hardwood, 

 but the two 1975 hardwood estimates are both 32 

 percent of the total and the three 2000 hardwood 

 estimates are about 34 percent. The hardwood 

 component of the live sawtimber cut rises from 

 25 percent in 1952 to 27 percent in 1975 and 28 

 percent in 2000. 



Comparing the various estimates of timber cut 

 with the volume of timber cut in 1952 — 10.8 billion 

 cubic feet of growing stock, including 48.8 billion 



Table 278. — Timber cut from growimj 



stocky 1952, and -projections of timber cut, 



1975 and 2000 





Timber 

 cut 1952 



Projections of timber cut from growing stock 



Product and species group 



1975 



2000 





Lower 



Medium 



Lower 



Medium 



Upper 



Saw logs for lumber: 

 Softwood 



Million 

 cu. ft. 

 5, 214 

 1,607 



Million 

 cu. ft. 

 5, 438 

 1,924 



Million 

 cu. ft. 

 6, 203 

 2, 216 



Million 

 cu. ft. 

 6,030 

 2,555 



Million 

 cu. ft. 

 8,279 

 3,624 



Million 

 cu. ft. 

 9, 486 



Hardwood . _ 



4, 145 







Total . _ 



6,821 



7,362 



8,419 



8,585 



11,903 



13, 631 







Pulpwood: 

 Softwood 



1, 460 

 267 



2,038 

 1,050 



2,284 

 1, 115 



2, 997 

 1, 484 



3, 195 

 1,638 



3, 975 



Hardwood- 



2, 275 







Total 



1, 727 



3,088 



3,399 



4, 481 



4, 833 



6, 250 







Veneer logs and bolts: 

 Softwood - 



251 

 241 



537 

 289 



611 

 310 



760 

 511 



878 

 605 



1, 027 



Hardwood 



736 







TotaL- _ 



492 



826 



921 



1,271 



1, 483 



1, 763 







Minor wood products: 

 Softwood 



319 

 394 



286 

 366 



355 

 401 



426 

 568 



538 

 630 



645 



Hardwood 



755 







Total 



713 



652 



756 



994 



1, 168 



1, 400 







Total all industrial wood: 

 Softwood 



7, 244 

 2, 509 



8,299 

 3,629 



9, 453 

 4, 042 



10,213 

 5, 118 



12, 890 

 6, 497 



15, 133 



Hardwood 



7, 911 







Total _ ._ . 



9, 753 



11,928 



13, 495 



15, 331 



19, 387 



23, 044 







Fiielwood: 

 Softwood 



243 

 761 



104 

 395 



104 

 395 



95 

 231 



95 

 231 



95 



Hardwood 



231 







Total ._ _._ 



1,004 



499 



499 



326 



326 



326 







Total all timber products: 

 Softwood 



7, 487 

 3,270 



8,403 

 4,024 



9,557 

 4,437 



10, 308 

 5,349 



12, 985 

 6,728 



15, 228 



Hardwood 



8, 142 







Total ^ . 



10, 757 



12, 427 



13, 994 



15, 657 



19, 713 



23, 370 







