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Summary of survey findings 
Timber supply shrinking 
Timber demands growing 
Serious overcutting of best timber continues. . . 
No easing of the drain pressure in sight ..... 
Forest growth far short of potential 
Timber growth should be increased 
The way out 
Adjust pattern of timber harvesting 
Guide development of forest industries .... 
Improve timber-growing practices 
Plant idle and poorly stocked land 
South Carolina’s stake in her forests 
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Forests support a 100-million-dollar industry. . 
Forests needed to safeguard water resources... 
Forest land and forest types 
Sixty-two percent of area forested 
Forest, area onthe uncrease as. 0 a. ae ds 
Land-use history influenced present forest types 
Hardwood-type area on the increase 
Coastal Plain 
Piedmont 
Landownership: a factor in timber supplies... . 
Acreage of public forest small 
Private ownership determines forest-land 
policy 
Large ownership better adapted to good 
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Small ownerships predominate 
Volume and condition of timber stands 
A fourth of live-tree volume has little value. . . 
Saw-timber supply 30 billion board feet .... 
Over a third of sound-tree volume in 
pole-size trees 
Changes in timber volume, 1936-47 
Saw-timber volume decreases 
Pole-timber volume increases 
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Unbalanced distribution of tree-size classes. . . 
Forty percent of forest area poorly stocked. . 
A fifth of basal area of live tree is in culls. . 
Changes in forest conditions, 1936-47 
Stands in poor condition to grow timber 
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Volume and condition of timber stands—Continued 
Stocking increases 
Stand quality declines 
Slight decrease in diameter of timber 
Hardwoods increasing 
Forest growth short of timber needs 
Saw-timber growth less than drain 
Pole-timber growth less than drain 
Drain differs by locality 
No’ reduction in drain in ‘sight’ .2.2.....2. 5: 
Forest industries and the timber supply 
Lumber biggest item of drain 
Small sawmills cut three-fourths of lumber. . 
Number of sawmills doubled since 1936 .... 
Annual pulpwood cut nearly a million cords .. 
Other forest: products ‘industties; 205 ..55 2 5-2 
Fifth of drain is timber cut for fuel wood ... 
Veneer industry cuts 100 million board feet 
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Miscellaneous industries 
How much timber is needed 
Increase of 28 percent in saw-timber growth 
needed 
Saw-timber growth goals depend upon pole 
timber 
Twenty-four percent increase in growing stock 
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Ease the drain on pole timber in the 
Coastal Plain 
Minimize effects of overcutting 
Use more cull hardwoods and mill waste 
for fuel wood 
Guide development of forest industries 
Improve timber-growing practices 
Plant idle and poorly stocked forest land 
Literature cited 
Appendix 
Survey methods 
Definitions: of: terms) used] ee aan 
Principal forest trees of South Carolina 
Supplementary tables 
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