Table 3.29—Softwood roundwood supplies,' timber removals,” net annual growth, and inventory of softwood growing stock in North 
Carolina, by ownership, selected years 1952-84, with projections* to 2030 
Million cubic feet 
Year Projections® 
Ownership and item 1952 1962 1970 1976 1984 1990 2000 2010 2020 2030 
National forest 
Roundwood supplies’ 2 3 4 7 6 10 13 11 14 15 
Timber removals” 2 3 4 8 6 10 13 11 14 15 
Net annual growth 16 11 17 18 13 13 14 15 20 24 
Inventory* 314 332 394 463 478 499 578 780 836 929 
Other public 
Roundwood supplies’ 11 8 15 16 9 12 11 11 10 12 
Timber removals” 11 8 16 17 9 13 12 11 ll 13 
Net annual growth 13 17 17 18 22 18 16 16 18 18 
Inventory* 254 323 345 375 530 549 647 704 807 871 
Forest industry 
Roundwood supplies! 67 35 76 85 67 78 128 190 225 224 
Timber removals” 68 36 81 93 70 83 135 199 233 230 
Net annual growth 74 51 58 67 120 158 210 250 261 263 
Inventory* 1,442 1,249 1,181 1,126 1,662 1,554 2,290 2,768 3,207 3,508 
Other private: 
Farmer 
Roundwood supplies! (°) Cj (°) 162 152 139 112 80 1S 73 
Timber removals” (°) (°) (°) 178 159 149 119 84 78 75 
Net annual growth (°) (°) (°) 231 135 76 72 80 85 84 
Inventory* (°) (°) je A525 3,399 3,378 2,405 1,922 1,916 — 1,983 
Corporate 
Roundwood supplies’ (°) (°) (°) 37 50 66 65 69 79 87 
Timber removals” (°) ©) (°) 40 52 71 69 72 82 90 
Net annual growth (°) (°) (°) 38 42 45 69 88 96 102 
Inventory* (°) (°) (°) 780 991 892 883 986 1,201 1,327 
Other individual 
Roundwood supplies! (°) C) (°) 70 129 127 139 122 121 126 
Timber removals” (°) (°) C) V7 135 137 148 128 126 129 
Net annual growth (°) Cy g 173 169 131 139 149 150 153 
Inventory* (°) C) (°) 3,473 4,180 3,684 3,491 3,397 3,675 3,882 
Total other private 
Roundwood supplies’ 310 279 258 269 331 332 316 271 275 286 
Timber removals? 317 290 276 295 346 357 336 284 286 294 
Net annual growth 334 384 416 442 346 252 280 317 331 339 
Inventory* 6,469 7,076 7,926 8,778 8,570 7,954 6,779 6,305 6,792 7,192 
All ownerships 
Roundwood supplies! 390 325 353 377 413 431 468 483 525 537 
Timber removals” 398 337 377 413 43] 464 496 505 544 552 
Net annual growth 437 463 508 545 501 44] 520 599 630 644 
Inventory* 8,479 8,980 9,846 10,742 11,240 10,557 10,295 10,558 11,642 12,501 
' Includes roundwood harvested from growing stock and other sources such as salvable dead trees; rough and rotten trees; and trees on forest land other than 
timberland, in fence rows, and in urban areas. 
* Includes removals in the form of roundwood products, logging residues, the volumes of timber removed in cultural operations such as noncommercial 
thinning, and inventory losses resulting from the diversion of timberland to other uses such as cropland, pastureland, parks, and urban uses. 
> All projections at equilibrium prices, i-e., the stumpage prices at which projected timber demands and supplies are equal (see appendix table 4.1). Data 
are averages for 5 years centered on the projection year. 
* Data from 1952 and 1962 are as of December 31. Data for 1970 and all projection years are as of January 1. Data for 1976 and 1984 are as of January 
1, 1977, and January 1, 1985. 
> Includes lands under long-term lease from other private owners. 
° Data for these and other private ownerships are not available for the years 1952, 1962, and 1970. 
Note: Data may not add to totals because of rounding. 
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