TIMBERLANDS 



WEST 



Public 



Small Private: 

 Under 1 00 acres 



100-500 acres 



500-5,000 acres 



Medium & Large Private: 



5,000 and over 



AREA BY SIZE CLASS OF OWNERSHIP 



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SIZE CLASS OF OWNERSHIP 



The real key to our future timber supply lies in the 

 hands of those one out of every ten American 

 families who own small forests. . . 



The forests of industry and those in public owner- 

 ship alone do not have the capacity to sustain future 

 demands. In time there is bound to be a significant 

 shift from West to East in the relative timber cut since 



the forests of the East make up three-fourths of the 

 Nation's timberlands and have a greater timber- 

 growing capacity than the West. 



Add to this the fact that the condition of recently cut 

 lands is poorest on the farm and other small private 

 ownerships, especially in the South. It then be- 

 comes evident what a tremendous job faces several 

 million Americans who, up to now. have not been 

 particularly interested in making and keeping their 

 timberland productive. 



