Contents 



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Tennessee timber highlights 1 



Tennessee: Physical and economic characteristics 2 



Forest Survey regions 2 



The original forests 6 



Development of the economy 8 



Farming 8 



Industry 10 



Non timber values of the forest 12 



The timber resource 14 



Forest land 14 



Forest types 14 



Growing stock 16 



Sawtimber volume 17 



Stand-size classes 19 



Tree stocking 19 



The timber industries 21 



Lumber 21 



Pulpwood 24 



Fence posts 26 



Veneer 27 



Cooperage 27 



Fuelwood 28 



Other products 28 



Growth, cut, and the timber supply 29 



Timber growth 29 



Timber cut 29 



Timber volume trends 30 



Tennessee's timber needs 31 



Meeting Tennessee's timber needs 32 



Protection 32 



Fire control - 32 



Grazing control 32 



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 Meeting Tennessee's timber needs — Continued 

 Protection — Continued 



Forest pest control 32 



Cull hardwood removal 33 



Forest planting 34 



Better utilization 34 



Intensified forest management 36 



The forest future 38 



Literature cited 39 



Appendix 40 



The field survey and its accuracy 40 



Forest land area and timber volume 40 



Growth 40 



Production and annual cut 40 



Public forest-land ownership 41 



Definitions of terms , 41 



Forest land 41 



Tree species 41 



Forest type 41 



Class of timber 42 



Stand-size class 42 



Tree stocking 42 



Volume 42 



Diameter and basal area 42 



Growth 43 



Annual cut 43 



Softwood tree grades 43 



Hardwood log grades for standard lumber logs 43 



Hardwood tie and timber log specifications 43 



Stand quality 43 



Supplemental tables 43 



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