expansion of the naval stores industries under existing 
practices would be very undesirable. This would 
serve only to convert a larger proportion of potential 
quality saw timber into low-grade, worked-out tim- 
ber. There is already too much of the latter type 
of timber in the State. An expansion in naval stores 
operations under improved practices, however, such 
as selective cupping and bark chipping, is desirable 
and should be encouraged. 
Although present opportunities for the establish- 
ment of more forest industries in Florida are limited, 
the future holds promise of substantial expansion, 
once growth can be brought more nearly in line 
with the potential capacity of the forest land. When 
this future expansion can take place depends upon 
how rapidly the corrective measures suggested are 
put into practice. 
50 Forest Resource Report No. 6, U. S. Department of Agriculture 
