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Figure 39.—Where fire is needed to keep down the “‘r 
scribed burning practices. (Photo courtesy of Florida Forest Service.) 
building of fence contingent upon abiding by certain 
restrictions in the use of fire. Further, cattle owners — 
will often be discouraged from running their cattle 
on other people’s land when faced with the expense 
of building a fence. 
What is also needed to resolve this apparent con- 
flict between cattle raising and timber growing is 
a better knowledge of the technical and financial 
aspects of the two uses on various types of land 
throughout the State. Studies are needed to deter- 
mine the proper balance between timber and cattle 
production—the balance that will result in realizing 
the maximum income from the land. The results of 
such studies would enable landowners and protection 
agencies to gear their protection efforts to the timber 
values involved. 
3. Integrate naval stores production with timber 
growing. Improved methods of naval stores produc- 
The Timber Supply Situation in Florida 
according to pre- 
tion have been pretty well worked out. As pointed 
out in an earlier section, studies show that by using 
these improved methods it is possible to integrate 
gum production with timber growing without signifi- 
cantly reducing the growth or value of the timber 
for forest products. The job ahead is mainly one 
of getting these practices generally adopted. This 
calls for distributing information to landowners, 
conducting demonstrations, and making available 
technical advice and aid. 
4. Improve forest cutting practices. A continuation 
of present cutting practices threatens to nullify a 
good deal of the effort to improve forest conditions 
along other lines. Steps should be taken to encourage 
commercial forest landowners to leave an adequate 
number of seed trees of desirable species and form 
following cutting. Also, partial cuttings aimed at 
increasing the growth and quality of the stand should 
be encouraged. 
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