470 TIMBER RESOURCES FOR AMERICA'S FUTURE 



Table 279. — Timber cut from live sawtimber, 1962, and -projections of timber cut, 1975 and 2000 





Timber 

 cut 1952 



Projections of timber cut from live sawtimber 



Product and species group 



19 



75 



2000 



^ 



Lower 



Medium 



Lower 



Medium 



Upper 



Saw logs for lumber: 

 Softwood 



Million 

 bd.-ft. 

 28, 890 

 7, 746 



Million 

 bd.-ft. 

 30, 827 

 9,878 



Million 

 bd.-ft. 

 35, 950 

 12, 000 



Million 

 bd.-ft. 

 34, 786 

 12, 524 



Million 

 bd.-ft. 

 50,"990 

 18, 470 



Million 

 bd.-ft. 

 58, 330 

 21 137 



Hardwood 







Total 



36, 636 



40, 705 



47, 950 



47, 310 



69, 460 



79 467 







Pulpwood: 

 Softwood 



4,252 

 441 



5, 285 

 1,936 



6,040 

 2, 178 



7, 897 

 2,596 



8,980 

 2,955 



11, 175 



Hardwood, 



4, 130 







Total 



4,693 



7, 221 



8,218 



10, 493 



11,935 



15, 305 







Veneer logs and bolts: 

 Softwood 



1, 575 

 1, 228 



3, 300 

 1,399 



3, 829 

 1,590 



4, 767 

 2,359 



5,858 

 2, 896 



6, 868 



Hardwood 



3, 532 







Total -- - _ --_ 



2,803 



4,699 



5,419 



7, 126 



8, 754 



10, 400 







Minor wood products: 

 Softwood - 



1,234 

 1,228 



1, 105 

 1,092 



1,458 

 1, 217 



1, 885 

 1, 519 



2,357 

 1, 899 



2, 827 



Hardwood - _ . _ 



2, 279 







Total _ _ _- 



2,462 



2, 197 



2,675 



3,404 



4, 256 



5, 106 







Total all industrial wood: 

 Softwood - - - 



35, 951 

 10, 643 



40, 517 

 14, 305 



47, 277 

 16, 985 



49, 335 

 18, 998 



68, 185 

 26, 220 



79, 200 



Hardwood 



31, 078 







Total 



46, 594 



54, 822 



64, 262 



68, 333 



94, 405 



110,278 



Fuelwood : 



Softwood 



Hardwood - 



595 

 1, 651 



343 

 825 



343 

 825 



225 

 450 



225 

 450 



225 

 450 







Total 



2,246 



1, 168 



1, 168 



675 



675 



675 



Total all timber products: 



Softwood 



Hardwood 



36, 546 

 12, 294 



40, 860 

 15, 130 



47, 620 

 17, 810 



49, 560 

 19, 448 



68, 410 

 26, 670 



79, 425 

 31, 528 



Total 



48, 840 



55, 990 



65, 430 



69, 008 



95, 080 



110,953 



board-feet of live sawtimber — percentage increases 

 are as follows: 



Percent increase 



Growing stock cut: '9SS-75 wss-gooo 



Lower projection 16 46 



Medium projection 30 83 



Upper projection _. 117 



Live sawtimber cut: 



Lower projection 15 41 



Medium projection 34 95 



Upper projection .. 127 



All Projections Point to Higher Demand 

 for Timber Products and Associated 

 Timber Cut 



This section lias described the nature and likely 

 magnitude of future demand for timber under 

 several explicit assumptions. The analyses have 

 shown how demand for timber products might rise 

 under these assumptions. Part of future demand 



