Table 5.6—Opportunities for increasing timber supplies in the South Central region that will yield 10 percent' or more by ownership, forest 
management type, and treatment opportunity—Continued 
All ownerships Forest industry Other private National forest Other public 
Net Net Net Net Net 
Cost annual Cost annual Cost annual Cost annual Cost annual 
Forest type of growth of growth of growth of growth of growth 
and treatment treat- incre- treat- incre- treat- incre- treat- incre- treat- incre- 
opportunity Area ment ment Area ment ment Area ment ment Area ment ment Area ment ment 
Million Million Million Million Million Million Million Million Million Million Million Million Million Million Million 
acres dollars cubic ft acres dollars cubic ft acres dollars cubic ft acres dollars cubic ft acres dollars cubic ft 
Pine plantations 
Regenerate with 0.20 17.0 9.0 0.12 10.2 5.4 0.07 5.9 3.1 0.01 0.8 0.4 -- 0.1 0.1 
site preparation* 
Regenerate without 0.01 0.5 0.4 0.01 0.5 0.4 — 
site preparation® 
Convert stand to 0.02 2.3 1.1 0.02 23 | — — — 
preferred species* 
Precommercial thin 0.05 21 1.6 0.03 1.3 1.0 0.02 0.8 0.6 ee — 
seedlings and saplings” 
Commercial thin 0.18 7.0 6.1 0.10 3.9 3.4 0.08 3.1 2.7 
poletimber stands°® 
Stocking control, 0.38 18.1 13.6 0.20 9.6 fie 0.17 7.9 6.0 0.01 0.6 0.4 — — — 
clean, or release’ 
Clearcut mature 0.34 35.9 18.3 0.11 11.6 6.0 0.22 23:1 11.7. 0.01 1.1 0.6 -- oo — 
stands and replant® 
Salvage harvest — = see 
and regenerate” 
All treatments earning: 
10 percent or more 1.19 82.9 50.1 0.60 39.5 24.4 0.56 40.8 24.2 0.03 2.5 1.4 _- 0.1 0.1 
less than 10 percent 0.90 0.45 0.43 0.01 0.01 
Natural pine stands : 
Regenerate with 0.72 66.0 43.2 0.21 19.0 12.4 0.46 42.1 27.7 0.03 3.0 1.9 0.02 1.9 1.2 
site preparation? 
Regenerate without 0.07 3.3 3.5 0.01 0.5 0.7 0.05 2.8 2.8 — — — 
site preparation* 
Convert stand to 0.07 7.3 4.2 0.01 1.3 0.6 0.05 5.1 3.0 0.01 0.9 0.5 — — — 
preferred species* 
Precommercial thin 0.03 ez 1.2 0.02 0.9 0.9 — 0.1 0.1 0.01 0.3 0.2 — — = 
seedlings and saplings® 
Commercial thin 1.44 66.5 62.9 0.47 21.9 21.1 0.84 38.7 37.0 0.11 5.5 4.5 0.01 0.4 0.3 
poletimber stands° ‘ 
Stocking control, 0.94 44.8 40.9 0.34 16.0 15.2 0.55 26.6 23.8 0.04 1.9 16 0.01 0.3 0.3 
clean, or release’ 
Clearcut mature 3.26 352.7 219.2 0.92 100.1 61.7 166 178.6 113.5 0.60 65.5 38.6 0.08 8.5 515 
stands and replant® 
Salvage harvest 0.23 26.2 13.5 0.05 6.0 3.3 0.16 18.6 9.3 0.01 1:2 0.7 -- 0.3 0.2 
and regenerate” ; 
All treatments earning: 
10 percent or more 6.74 568.0 388.7 2.03 165.8 115.8 3.78 312.5 217.2 0.81 78.3 48.1 0.12 11.4 ile) 
less than 10 percent 0.76 0.13 0.55 0.05 0.03 
490 
