Table 3.37—Softwood roundwood supplies,' timber removals,” net annual growth, and inventory of softwood growing stock in Alabama, 
by forest management type, selected years 1952-84, with projections® to 2030 
Million cubic feet 
Year Projections* 
Forest management 
type and item 1952 1962 1970 1976 1984 1990 2000 2010 2020 2030 
Pine plantations 
Roundwood supplies! — 1 7 54 80 156 253 433 530 582 
Timber removals” — l 7 54 82 161 260 443 539 590 
Net annual growth 8 43 46 79 90 251 463 556 620 672 
Inventory* 99 SLT 1,009 1,086 1,202 1,555 3,227 5,022 6,189 6,952 
Natural pine 
Roundwood supplies’ 268 252 333 303 325 376 270 207 188 166 
Timber removals” 281 250 333 300 331 390 278 212 19] 168 
Net annual growth 305 436 459 382 287 231 194 182 172 166 
Inventory* 3,973 5,318 6,013 6,518 6,722 4,906 3,259 2,447 2,196 1,988 
Mixed pine—hardwoods 
Roundwood supplies! 69 65 101 134 152 131 140 74 47 49 
Timber removals” 72 65 101 133 155 135 144 76 48 49 
‘Net annual growth 92 159 185 157 135 71 48 68 69 37 
Inventory* 1,199 1,937 2,566 2,661 2,507 2,360 1,591 861 923 est 
Upland hardwoods 
Roundwood supplies’ 22 21 31 70 111 57 40 50 55 53 
Timber removals” 23 21 31 69 113 59 42 51 55 54 
Net annual growth 29 48 54 86 106 43 34 37 41 45 
Inventory* 376 582 752 837 918 1,452 1,362 1255 is 952 
Bottomland hardwoods 
Roundwood supplies! 14 13 19 15 16 13 Ay 19 17 17 
Timber removals” 14 13 19 15 16 14 18 19 17 17 
Net annual growth 18 27 29 1] 6 12 10 10 12 13 
Inventory* 229 330 397 367 294 671 621 535 468 409 
All management types 
Roundwood supplies! 373 352 491 576 684 733 720 783 837 867 
Timber removals” 390 350 491 571 697 759 741 802 851 878 
Net annual growth 452 TS 773 715 624 608 749 853 914 953 
Inventory* 5,876 8,684 10,737 11,469 11,653 10,943 10,060 10,120 10,888 11,411 
' 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 for 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. 
Note: Data may not add to totals because of rounding. 
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