3.4 MILLION 
PEOPLE 
4.3 MILLION 
PEOPLE 
... IN NORTH CAROLINA ... IN LESS HEAVILY TIMBERED STATES 
A N 
suf | iclent to In 1955, enough timber was cut from 
North Carolina’s forests to supply the tim- 
erate ber needs of 7.7 million people, 3.4 million 
supply 8 million people more than the State’s own population. 
Other States with less timber must look 
to States like North Carolina to supply a 
large part of their timber needs, both now 
and in the future. 
