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170 TEXAS ALMANAC -1947-1948
region, mostly in small ownerships, com-
prises 37 per cent of the commercial forest
and. On the other hand, seventeen Southeast
Texas counties showed a 14 per cent gain in
sawtimber volume This section, 63 per cent
of the commercial area, is mostly in large
ownerships.
For the same period, cubic wood volume in
East Texas has increased by 12 per cent
Cubic volume is measured on trees from five
inches in diameter and larger
Studies by the State and Federal Govern-
ments have shown that timber growth in East
Texas could be double its present rate of
about 156 board feet an acre sawtimber in-
crement (about two thirds of a cord an acre)
The experts point out that only 67 per cent
of the commercial timber area is actually fur-
nishing timber crops and that the other 33
per cent, poorly stocked, or in small-sized
trees, will need to provide more timber in
the future.
The Texas Forest Service has advocated
that growth of standing timber and produc-
tion of wood crops can be increased meas-
urably by a program of (1) improved timber-
cutting methods, (2) adequate forest fire
protection, (3) replanting over 1,000,000 acres
of poorly stocked timberland and worn-out
farmland.
EAST TEXAS FOREST SURVEY
In 1946, the East Texas Chamber of Com-
merce, in co-operation with local chambers of
commerce, conducted a survey to determine
the economic value of the forests and forest
industries in the thirty-six counties of the
East Texas pine and hardwood area. A sum-
mary of results is given below
Ownership of Timber Lands.
Of the 18,665,360 acres in the thirty-six
-counties, total timber lands amounted to
10,775,527 acres, or 57.6 per cent. There were
53,618 farmers and other private owners hav-
ing fewer than 3.000 acres each with a total
of 5,703,692 acres There were 270 owners
with more than 3,000 acres each, owning a
total of 4,385.519 acres. Public ownership was
divided as follows Federal, 682,345 acres,
state, 11,250 acres, other public, 1,761 acres
Timber Volume, Value-Tree Planting.
Total sawtimber volume was placed at
27,518,300,000 board feet, with a value of $275 -
248.000 on the stump A total of 5,266,400 pine
and hardwood seedlings had been planted
during 1943-1946, inclusive, coering 5,266
acres. There was need of planting on 1.000,-
000 acres.
Wood Production and Value.
Production and value of forest products for
"the latest year available" (varying some-
what with the individual reports but indicat-
ing recent annual production figures) were
as follows
Product- Volume. Value
Lumber, board feet.....1,452,600,000 $75,949,942
Pulpwood, cords ..... 912,766 7,703,786
Veneer, board feet .. 64,125,000 2,789,559
Cooperage and stax es.
board feet ......... . .5 975.000 242,500
Ties, number .......... 4,490,100 4.220,747
Poles and pilmng pieces. 540,812 2,154,385
Fuelwood, cords........ 919,000 5,989,650
Miscellaneous .......... ...... 292,500Total ................ ...........
$99,343,069
Remanufactured Wood Products.
Product- Volume. Value
Woodpulp products, tons.. 296,100 $17,123,400
Handles, pieces ..........15,851,680 883,861
Furniture, pieces ...... 65,440 919,760
Picket fence, lineal feet.... 4,062,500 335,000
Toys, pieces .............. 322,500 200,000
Creosoting, pieces ......... 1,561,000 8,533,400
Miscellaneous ............. ...... 5,940,938
Total ........................... $34,999,359Number of Manufacturing Plants.
In the East Texas area there were in 1946
the following manufacturing plants producing
wood products Sawmills, 737, planing mills,
55, furniture factories, 35, wood-preserving
plants, 14, paper mills, 3, handle factories,
6, container factories, 25, dimension plants,
6, cooperage factories, 5, miscellaneous, 68;
total, 954.
Employees and Wages.
Total number of employees in the primary
forest industries was 41,651. and number in
the remanufacturing industries was 5,229. a
total of 46,880 Wages paid amounted to $51,-
431,760 and $10,982,271, respectively, for a
total of $62,414,031.
Freight Movement, Receipts.
Total number of cars sent out of county of
origin was 95,800, an average of 2,903 a
county. Total freight on this movement
amounted to $8.116,084. A total of 9,382
trucks and other heavy vehicles were used
in the timber industry. Bank deposits from
the timber industries accounted for 18 per
cent of the whole amount in this area
Timber Resources, by Counties.
The survey by the East Texas Chamber of
Commerce showed the following estimated
distribution of timber resources in the thirty-
six East Texas counties of the Pine Belt,
grouped into Northeast Texas and Southeast
Texas areas
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Northeast
Texas-
Anderson 683,520 362,266 446.0 $4,460
Bowie .... 589,440 312,403 218.0 2,180
Camp .... 121,600 49,856 65.1 651
Cass ..... 617,600 271,744 465 3 4,653
Cherokee .. 674,560 337,280 398 2 3,982
Franklin . ., 187,520 80,634 59 6 596
Gregg .... 181,760 90,880 133 2 1,332
Harrison . 570,880 302,566 328 8 3,288
Marion ... 256,000 168,960 282 11 2,821
Morris 168,320 72,378 95 8 958
Nacogdoches 616,320 357,466 547 5 5,475
Panola ... 563,200 264,704 543 4 5,434
Red Riper . 661,120 337,171 235 6 2,356
Rusk ..... 604,160 289,997 510 0 5,100
Shelby ... 524,160 256,832 528.2 5,282
Smith .... 600,960 162,259 148.4 1,484
Titus ..... 267,520 123,059 71 5 715
Upshur ... 376,960 139,475 200 0 2,000
Wood .. 462,720 203,597 113 8 1,138
Total North-I I I
east Texas 8,728,320 4,183,5331 5,390 5 $53,940
Per cent Northeast Texas area in timber, 48.
Southeast
Texas-'
Angelina 548,480 460,723 1,638 4 $16,384
Hardin ... 572,800 446,7841 1,916 3 19,163
Harris ..... 1,118,080 325,779 705.0 7,050
Houston .. 788,480 425,779 1,241.9 12,419
Jasper ..... 620,160 539,539 1,8939 18,939
Jefferson .. 604,800 72,6241 371 0 3,710
Liberty . 750,720 480,460 1,596.7 15,967
Montgomery 697,600 537,152 1,437 5 14,375
Newton 602,240 523,949 1,303 4 13,034
Orange ... 227,840 146,455 486 3 4,863
Polk . 700,160 567,130 2,944 71 29,447
Sabine . . 360,960 270,720 1,013.3 10,133
S Augustine 391,680 278,093 5513 5,513
San Jacinto 396,160 305,0431 1,147.1 11,471
Trinity .. 450,5601 328,909 1,029 81 10,298
Tyler ..... 593.2801 545.818 1,990.0 19,900
Walker 503,0401 337,037 861.21 8,612
Total South-' I I I
east Texas 9,927,040 6,591,994122,127 8'$221,308
Per cent Southeast Texas area min timber, 66.4.
Total EastI I
Texas ... 18,655,360 10,775,527 27,518 3 $275,248
Per cent entire East Texas area in timber, 57 7.
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