Table 15. - Estimated^ average annual consumption of principal forest 

 products used in California™/ . 



Quantity used 



Ratio to 

 total 



Quantity derived 

 within California 



Product 



: Board 

 : footage 



: Cubic , 

 : footage-* 



wood 

 : consumption 



: Total _ 



: Ratio to 

 : consumption 





M bd.ft. 



M cu.ft . 



Percent 



M cu.ft. 



Percent 



Lumber 



2,641,000 



528,000 



78.0 



180,000 



34.1 



Shingles and lath 



80,000 



16,000 



2.4 



3,000 



18.8 



Veneer 



60,000 



12,000 



1.8 



3,000 



25.0 



Cooperage 



50,000 



10,000 



1.5 



5,000 



50,0 



Hewed ties 



20,000 



4,000 



0.6 



4,000 



100 . 



Poles 



- 



3,500 



0.5 



200 



5.7 



Piling 



- 



3,500 



0.5 



- 



0.0 



Mine props 





1,200 



0.2 



l s 200 



100.0 



Posts 





3/ 



6 ,000™' 



0.9 



6,000 



100.0 



Stakes 



- 



400 



0.1 



400 



100.0 



Shakes 



- 



200 





150 



75.0 



Fuel 



- 



40 , 000.5/ 



5,9 



40,000 



100.0 



Pulp and paper 





51 , 300-- 7 



7.6 





0,0 



Total 





676,100 



100,0 



242,950 



35.9 



1/ Source of data 

 requirements 



Capper 

 in Calif or 



Report Revi 

 nia," 1935, 



sion 1951; Report on 

 and Census Reports. 



"Future wood 



2/ Board footage 



converted 



to cubic footage in the 



ratio of 



5:1. 



5/ Includes wood 



cut in non 



-commercial 



forest area 



s . 





4/ Estimated annual consumption of 500,000 tons of paper calculated to 

 require 1.14 cords per ton. 



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