Million short tons 
40 
30 
20 
1910 1920 1930 1940 
1950 1960 1970 1980 
Figure 2.11—Woodpulp production in the South, by type, 1910-84 
Timber Sources for the Forest Industries 
When the southern pulp and paper industry began its rapid 
expansion in the 1930’s, it also undertook a major land 
acquisition program to assure adequate pulpwood supplies. 
Timberlands were acquired from long-term owners in the 
lumber industry, from land companies, and from various 
other private owners. Some forest products companies in 
the South continued to operate with little or no timberland 
base, and in the 1980’s, some sizable properties have been 
offered for sale. Other companies, nevertheless, have contin- 
ued to add to their holdings, especially when available tim- 
berlands were located close to existing plants. 
The forest industries also have leased substantial areas of 
timberlands from other private owners to supplement wood 
supplies obtained from company holdings and the open 
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market. In 1985, tor example, about 4 million acres were 
under lease to forest industries. These leases usually involve 
some annual payment to the landowners and management 
controls by the leasing company. 
Total timberland area in forest industry ownership in the 
South has increased from 33.4 million acres in 1952 to 
42.3 million acres in 1985, including timberlands leased or 
under management contracts (app. tables 3.1 and 3.2). 
These industry lands in 1985 represented 23 percent of the 
total area of timberland in the South. 
With the ownership and leasing of more than 42 million 
acres of timberland, the southern forest industries have been 
able to obtain increasing volumes of pulpwood, sawlogs, 
and other products from company lands. In 1984, softwood 
timber harvests on forest industry lands reached 1.8 billion 
