| REDUCTION IN 
FIRE DAMAGE 
+ 
GRAZING 
INTEGRATED 
WITH TIMBER 
PRODUCTION 
NAVAL STORES 
INTEGRATED 
WITH TIMBER 
PRODUCTION 
IMPROVE D 
CUTTING 
PRACTICES 
STEPPED UP 
PLANTING 
PROGRAM 
METHOD OF 
RESTOCKING 
POOR-QUALITY 
LAND 
BETTER USE 
OF AVAILABLE 
TIMBER 
GUIDED 
DEVELOPMENT 
OF FOREST 
INDUSTRIES 
ae 
GREATER 
PROSPERITY 
FOR FLORIDA 
Florida has 21.5 million acres of commercial forest 
land, but because of poor forest conditions, present 
growth on this area is only a fraction of the timber- 
growing capacity. Florida could easily grow 150 
board feet per acre per year, or 0.6 cord. 
Perhaps even more important than past changes 
and the present poor condition of the forest stands is 
this—many of the factors that produced the poor 
conditions are still active. In spite of the improve- 
ment in forest practices since the first survey, indis- 
criminate and careless burning of the woods, poor 
naval stores practices, and poor cutting practices are 
still prevalent enough in Florida to perpetuate many 
undesirable forest conditions. Continuation of these 
practices threatens to retard further progress. Correc- 
tive action along the lines suggested in the chart 
needs to be stepped up. 
Forest Resource Report No. 6, U. S. Department of Agriculture | 
