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The place of the forests in the economy ot 
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Timber values in the forest ........... 
Water values in the forest ........... 
Recreation values in the forest ......... 
orage valuescim the forest; 37... /. ei... 
Timber can increase Montana income... 
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YVhe noncommercial forest ............ 
The commercial forest ..... 
Ponderosa pine 
Douglas-fir 
Western larch 
Lodgepole pine 
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Other coniters 
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Character of the commercial stands... 
The volume of timber in Montana... 
Timber growth in Montana......... 
Montana’s forest industries . . 
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Size of Montana sawmills 
Lumber production by species ...... 
Markets for Montana lumber ....... 
Raniroad:tie production. ie... 
silieemune- timber, industry 02. 82. 
plete pole imdustry .  ; 
sine @hiristmas, tree industry 2: ...2 2... 
Pulpwood, fuel wood, and fence posts... 
Commodity drain on Montana’s forest... 
Timber supply and industrial development .. . 
Gonditional-allowable cut 2.......22.... 
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‘Timber supply and industrial development—Con- 
tinued 
Conditional allowable cut—Continued 
Dead and cull trees and tops of 
saw-timber treésis 228 2) a BT: 
The allowable cut by species and 
OWUEFSa 5 ye US Pe ep as he 37 
Industrial expansion opportunities ...... 39 
Developing new industries with dif- 
ferent wood requirements ........ 
Modifying the wood consumption 
habits of the lumber industry .... 40 
More effective use of wood cut ...... 40 
athe timber manarement task: 00266 ec A? 
Reduction: of Wosses' iar 8 We ay 42 
TSE CUSIRS eee eee ey teat ocean cea on ta 42 
LG Nee ers ca ale noe yer oa 45 
DiSCasesater ast hee Ns ke eerie oct 45 
Other losses. se ers en eons 44 
Present mortality.93... (ph eariau wene 44 
A more complete protection pro- 
See WIL eee RUAN Ra Mo cae Pac cul RR cae tad 44 
dinereasingieross prowths: 4.) oi ED 
A development and management program.... 48 
Moreiroads are needed is sa ae 48 
Intensifying public land management... . . 48 
Intensifying private land management... 51 
Improving the ownership pattern ......_. 52 
AN MOLe productive forest ja yee a 54 
Eiteratune cited 732240 al eam eae na 55 
HeaXjO) Xe 0CS bs carteattr ted oh Caretai s N Ubtnay ane Maen MalTe Cie oy Oa ey 56 
Survevumethods) i. ite tire eae en noo 0 
ACcuraGye Ok estimatesiis ata) ues Gee 58 
Conditional allowable annual cut... 59 
Dehimitions) My. arr ee Real Us reenncn tet ars 60 
Trees: native towuMontana —2 66s". oe 62 
Supplemental tables: seen 2 oes len 63 
