Excerpt from Costs and Returns of Managing 100, 000 Acres of Shortleaf and Loblolly Pine for Sustained Yield

When available, the costs and returns computed in this paper are those actually applying to the acres and when not available, they were obtained from economic investigations of private forestry under similar forest and economic conditions. Although the computed costs and returns are better than those obtained from average forest stands of the Upper Coastal Plain, they are nevertheless conservative and can be obtained on many large properties under present economic conditions. It should be clearly under stood, however, that the figures given apply to the property described and can not be applied safely to other properties without taking into considera tion the volume and growth of the growing stock, productive capacity of the site, and available markets.

Lumbering operations have been conducted continuously on this property for more than BO years. During the early part of this period only the larg est and best trees were cut, but during the greater portion of the period practically all merchantable trees at least 10 inches in diameter at breast high were removed. A few years ago, minimum diameter limits of 14 inches for pine and 16 inches for hardwoods were adopted, and 2 years ago selective cutting was put into practice. All trees are now marked by an experienced man before cutting. Reasonably good fire protection has been practiced for about 13 years, resulting in excellent stands of reproduction and saplings. Most parts of the property are accessible to trucks over im proved public or ungraded community roads, and during the past few years additional roads built by the CCC have made truck logging much more economi cal than previously.

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