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THE OUTLOOK FOR TIMBER IN THE UNITED STATES 



Table 49. — Inventories of growing stock per acre in the South, by owner class and species group, 1952, 



1962, and 1970, with projections to 2020 



[Cubic feet] 



Owner class and species group 



1952 



1962 



1970 



Projections 





1980 



1990 



2000 



2020 



National Forests: 



Softwoods. . _ 



466 

 361 



623 



459 



643 

 486 



885 

 610 



1, 038 

 686 



1,092 

 712 



1, 092 



Hardwoods. 



712 







Total ._. ... 



827 



1,081 



1, 129 



1,495 



1, 724 



1,804 



1, 804 







Other public: 

 Softwoods. . 



324 

 296 



374 

 364 



482 

 439 



605 

 510 



687 

 556 



716 

 573 



713 



Hardwoods . 



575 







Total . . ... . 



620 



738 



921 



1, 115 



1,243 



1,289 



1, 288 



Forest industry: 



Softwoods. _ . 



494 

 326 



576 

 359 



584 

 356 



679 

 378 



741 

 392 



762 

 397 



761 



Hardwoods. 



397 







Total . . 



820 



936 



940 



1,057 



1, 133 



1, 159 



1, 158 







Farm and miscellaneous private: 



Softwoods. . . ... 



226 

 415 



256 

 395 



341 



432 



382 

 460 



408 

 479 



417 

 486 



417 



Hardwoods. 



487 







Total .. 



641 



651 



773 



842 



887 



904 



904 







All owners : 

 Softwoods. 



287 

 393 



334 

 392 



407 

 421 



473 



455 



517 



476 



533 



484 



536 



Hardwoods . _______ 



483 







Total 



680 



726 



829 



928 



993 



1,017 



1,019 



Note: May not add to totals because of rounding. 



Table 50. — Area of commercial timberland in the North, by owner class, 1952, 1962, and 1970, with 



projections to 2020 



[Million acres] 





1952 



1962 



1970 



Projections 



Owner class 



1980 



1990 



2000 



2020 



National Forests .... 



10. 3 



22. 



14. 



123. 8 



10.3 



21.5 



14. 2 



129. 1 



10.5 



21.5 



17. 6 



128.4 



10.4 



21. 2 



18. 2 



126. 5 



10.3 



21. 



18.8 



124. 6 



10. 1 



20. 8 



19.5 



122. 7 



9. 9 



Other public _ 



20. 4 



Forest industry 



20. 7 



Farm and miscellaneous private- 



118.8 







Total 



170. 2 



175. 1 



177.9 



176. 3 



174. 7 



173. 1 



169.8 



example. Cutting also tends to be concentrated in 

 the better quality stands and more accessible 

 areas. Supplies of saw logs and veneer logs thus 

 may be short in many areas, whereas supplies 

 of hardwood pulpwood are more than adequate for 

 industry's needs. 



Changes in timber harvesting practices and 

 development of markets for timber that is cur- 



rently unmerchantable will, therefore, be necessary 

 to achieve the trend in available removals shown 

 by these projections. 



Supplies of Roundwood Products 



In 1970, only 80 percent of the total softwood 

 removals in the North, and 69 percent of all 

 hardwood removals, consisted of roundwood 



