solving their technical forest-management problems. 

 Present forest extension effort is inadequate. Additional 

 funds, as these are provided, will make possible the employ- 

 ment of extension foresters to work with farm woodland 

 owners, and the addition of two or three Federal employees 

 to the staff of the State forester to work with other forest- 

 land owners. 



3. Make possible long-term, low-interest bearing loans 

 on sound forest enterprises. Revision of cutting practices 

 to build up the growing stock, purchase of land, or improve- 

 ments in manufacturing facilities often require cash outlays 

 that some of the companies are unable to make. Timber- 

 growing is a long-term business, and large amounts of 

 capital at low interest rates are frequently needed by 

 owners wishing to cut their forest conservatively or to 

 undertake sustained-yield management. 



4. Provide increased research on locally important 

 problems. Among these are the silviculture and utiliza- 

 tion of hardwood stands, both in the Delta bottom lands 

 and in the upland hardwood areas. Technical knowledge 

 required to formulate sound management practices for 

 hardwood forests is lacking. Timber-growing conditions 

 in the Delta are generally favorable, and the application 



of sound practices should greatly increase the rate of timber 

 growth and the yield of high-grade forest products. Re- 

 search to develop new uses for all naval stores protiucts 

 should be expanded in order to stabilize the production 

 of and increase the peacetime demand for wood and gum 

 naval stores. 



5. Consider reinventorying the forest resource of the 

 State about 1945, in cooperation with State planning 

 agencies, to bring up to date the present findings. This 

 reinventory should be more detailed than the one made in 

 1934—35, and should provide estimates of forest area and 

 timber volume by parishes. 



6. Acquire lands for forest purposes, such as those 

 submarginal tor farm crops and not likely to attract 

 private. State, or community ownership, needed to control 

 run-off and erosion, necessary to block up national forests 

 or purchase units where effective management is made 

 difficult by intermingled holdings of other owners, or 

 essential to assure locally a permanent forest economy. 



7. Assume responsibility in putting into effect sufficient 

 public control over private forest lands to stop any 

 destructive cutting practices and insure such handling as 

 will keep them reasonably productive. 



Appendix: Supplemental Tables 



Tahi.e 15. — Laud area classifictl b\ major use atid siirrex unit, 1Q34—35 



l.iiiul use 



.North 



della 



.■^oulh 



<l.'lh. 



Nurlli 



pillr 



Siiiitlifiist ami 

 souUiwest piuc 



\\l 11 



iit,- 



Forest: 



I'roduclixc 



NoiiprddiiotiM'' _ . . _ 



AcTts 

 2. ItUi. 400 



Percent 



6.K. 



Acres 

 3, 73,'i, 400 



Percent 

 32. 6 



Acres 

 3, 826. 400 

 15.300 



Percent 



62.3 



.2 



Acres 



6, 166, 100 

 1,600 



Percent 



78.9 

 («) 



Acres 

 16. 194. 300 

 16.900 



I'trceiH 

 ,Vi.7 

 , 1 











Ttitiil 



2, 466, 400 



68.0 



3, 735, 400 



32.6 



3.841.700 



62.5 



6, 167, 700 



78.9 



16,211.200 



55.8 







.\^;iiciilliiiiil; 



111 ciilliviilion 



919. 900 

 63. 200 

 103. iUH) 



2.1. 3 

 1.7 

 2.9 



3, ISO, 3(X) 

 2 IS. 3(H) 

 302, SHIO 



27.8 

 1.9 

 2.6 



32.3 



1.643.700 

 23,1. 3IK) 

 226. 6tK) 



2,105.600 



2»i.S 

 3,8 

 3.7 



SSW. 400 

 2t>0. MM 

 107. IKK) 



11.5 

 3.3 

 1.4 



6.M6.a0O 

 777. 100 

 740. lUO 



as." 



Mil' or uliiinilDiU'il 



o - 



Iiii[)n)\'ril pasture 





Tiiliil 



1, 086. 700 



29.9 



3, 707, 500 



34.3 



1,263.700 



16.2 



S livi .VK) 



-- - 



OllUM-:' 



77.300 



2.1 



4, 032, 000 



35.1 



194,700 



3.2 



388.100 



4, V 



If, 1 







All uses 



3, 630, 4IK) 



UXl.t) 



U.474,9»K) 



UK1.0 



«,142,0(W 



100 



7,814.800 



100.0 



29. 061. S' 





I Noiiproiliiclivi' fcirrsl liiiul inc'liidcil uil 

 di'llii miils; L'.'.,:!!)!) lU-rrs in tlu' ncirlli di'llii, SI 



h iuii.liicli\ 1' fi'ri-.| l;>iul ill iho 

 .2(HI lUMos in llic soulli delta. 



• NeRlisiWo. 



' Total ii\oIiuU's3,7'.i2.100aon'so(innrriliUuid. 



I 



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