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TIMBER RESOURCES FOR AMERICA'S FUTURE 



T.A.BLE 80. — Estimated timber cut in the United States and Coastal Alaska by product and softwoods and hardwoods, 1952, 

 and projections of timber cut from growing stock and live sawtimber, 1975 and 2000 ' 





Growing stock 



Live sawtimber 



Product and species group 



Timber 

 cut 

 1952 



Projections of timber cut - 



Timber 

 cut 

 1952 



Projections of timber cut - 



.^ 



1975 



2000 



19 



■'5 



2000 





Lower 



Medium 



Lower 



Medium 



Upper 



Lower 



Medium 



Lower 



Mediimi 



Upper 



Saw logs (for lumber, tim- 

 bers, sawn ties, etc.): 



Mittioii 

 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 

 4.145 



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 



Hardwood 



21, 137 







Total 



6.821 



7.362 



8,419 



8.585 



11,903 



13,631 



36. 636 



40. 705 



47.950 



47, 310 



69,460 



79, 467 







Pulpwood: 



1,460 

 267 



2,038 

 1,050 



2,284 

 1.115 



2,997 

 1,484 



3.195 

 1,638 



3,975 

 2,275 



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 



1,727 



3.088 



3.399 



4,481 



4.833 



6,250 



4, 693 



7,221 



8.218 



10, 493 



11, 935 



15, 305 







Veneer logs and bolts; 



251 

 241 



537 

 289 



611 

 310 



760 

 511 



878 

 605 



1,027 

 736 



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 



492 



826 



921 



1.271 



1,483 



1,763 



2.803 



4,699 



5,419 



7,126 



8.754 



10.400 







Cooperage logs and bolts; 



29 

 76 



37 

 102 



48 

 114 



.\ot all 



426 

 568 



ocated to f 



538 

 630 



roduct 



645 

 755 



143 

 373 



188 

 540 



248 

 602 



Not allocated to i 



1,885 2,357 

 1, 519 1, 899 





Hardwood 









Total 



105 



139 



162 



516 



728 



850 





Piling; 

 Softwood 



30 

 2 



31 

 3 



40 



4 



148 

 11 



159 



17 



210 

 19 





Hardwood 









Total 



32 



34 



44 



159 



176 



229 









Poles; 

 Softwood . . . 



100 

 1 



69 

 1 



91 

 1 



466 

 4 



354 

 6 



467 



7 





Hardwood 









Total 



101 



70 



92 



470 



360 



474 









Posts (round and split): 

 Softwood. ... ... .. 



49 

 82 



48 

 80 



62 

 85 



69 

 149 



71 

 93 



94 

 104 



2.827 



Hardwood 



2,279 







Total - 



131 



128 



147 



994 



1,168 



1,400 



218 



164 



198 



3,404 



4,256 



5,106 







Hewn ties: 

 Softwood. .. . 



32 



77 







10. 213 

 5,118 



12,890 

 6,497 



15, 133 

 7,911 



152 

 331 







49, 335 



18, 998 



68,185 

 26.220 





Hardwood . 

























Total .... 



109 







483 





















Mine timbers (round): 

 Softwood 



19 

 58 



20 

 62 



26 

 74 



41 

 59 



46 

 73 



61 

 81 













Total 



77 



82 



100 



100 



119 



142 









Other industrial wood: 

 Softwood 



60 

 98 



81 

 118 



88 

 123 



215 

 301 



287 

 .363 



378 

 404 





Hardwood 









Total.. 



158 



199 



211 



516 



650 



782 









Total all industrial wood: ' 

 Softwood 



7,244 

 2,509 



8.299 

 3,629 



9.453 

 4.042 



35. 951 

 10.643 



40, 517 

 14, 305 



47, 277 

 16, 985 



79,200 



Hardwood 



31, 078 







Total 



9,753 



11.928 



13, 495 



15, 331 



19, 387 



23,044 



46,594 



54,822 



64.262 



68,333 



94,405 



110,278 







Fuel wood: 

 Softwood. 



243 



761 



104 

 395 



104 

 395 



95 

 231 



95 

 231 



95 

 231 



595 

 1,651 



343 

 825 



343 

 825 



225 

 450 



225 

 450 



225 



Hardwood 



450 







Total. . 



1,004 



499 



499 



326 



326 



326 



2,246 



1,168 



1,168 



675 



675 



675 







Total all timber products: 

 Softwood 



7.487 

 3.270 



8.-103 

 4.024 



9.557 

 4,437 



10. 308 

 5.349 



12, 985 

 6.728 



15,228 

 8,142 



36, 546 

 12.294 



40,860 

 15, 130 



47.620 

 17.810 



49,560 

 19, 448 



68.410 

 26. 670 



79, 425 



Hardwood 



31,528 







Total 



10. 757 



12,427 



13, 994 



15, 657 



19,713 



23,370 



48, 840 



55,990 



65, 430 



69,008 



95,080 



110,953 







' See section on Future Demand for Timber for basic assumptions govern- 

 inJT lower, medium, and upper projections of demand, 1975 and 2000. 



2 Volume of forest growing stock and live sawtimber that would have to be 

 cut from domestic forests to meet i)rojections of domestic demand for timber 

 |)roducts in 1975 and 2(K)0. Timber cut of growing stock is expressed in cubic 



feet (roundwood) excluding bark and for live sawtimber in board-feet log 

 scale, International 1/4-lnch rule. 



' Includes such products as bo.x bolts, turnery, dimension and handle 

 stock, shingle logs and bolts, e.xcelsior bolts, chemical wood, split stakes and 

 shakes, and miscellaneous farm timbers. 



