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Notionql Forest Sqwtimber

Ssles ol Record High

Secretary of Agriculture Orville L. Freeman has announced that more National Forest sawtimber was sold between April 1 and June 30 of this year than during any previous three-month period in history.

Sales of sau'timber and convertible'products totalled 4.6 billion board feet, which is 60 percent higher than the volume sold in the corresponding period in 196l and 1.3 billion feet more than the previous- record high of 3.3 billion in 196p'

"The increase in sales during the last three months is l3rge.ly the result of great effort on the part of the Forest Service to help National Forest timber purchasers and counteract the depressed conditions of the industry,,, the Secretary pointed out.

The Forest Sen'ice has reduced appraised stumpage prices subst-antially. Weigh ted average advirtised prices' fo"r timber sold in the six western National Forest Regions, exclusive of Alaska, declined 30.6 percent from 195f to i961 to an average of $10.27 per thousand board feet. Averase bid prices for the same area also declined 30 percent in this three-year period to $13.78 per M board feet.

Adjustments were made ln appraisal procedures in December l?9l_^and j_a_nuary ISCI -which ieduced appraised pli::s U1i$t^.!O per_M.boardfeet for ponderosa pineind by $2.00 to $6.00 per M board feet for timber in the Douglas- fir region of Oregon and Washington. Minimum stumpase rates for ponderosa p_ine, Douglas--fir, and other high valie species- have been reduced to $3.00 per lVL Also thE stump_ age price adjustment procedure now provides an offsettins credit method of amoltizing road coit during dips in thE lumber market.

While the above actions resulted in reductions in ap- praised price levels for National Forest timber. for tfie segment of the industry which purchases Government

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2O2 Sourh Center 3t. Sontq Anc, Colif. Klmberley 7-6247 s-tumpage it does not solve all the problems resulting from depressed markets and competition from foreign imports and other building materials.

"\Arhile in general the timber sales program is making gratifying progress on most National -Foiests," the Sec-retary said, "we still have forests where the full allowable cut have not been sold. The Department of Agriculture and its Forest Service is sympathetit to the problems facing the lumber industry, its communities and employees, and will make still further efforts to meet the timber iale obiectives on all National Forests.

"Action is underway to meet the special problems of many !'mber producers in the Pacific Colst and Inland Empire States. On 42 National Forests in this area, the mills need more timber than is available for sale. For the Fiscal Year ending June 30, 1962, timber sold on these 42 National Forests was accelerated by 1.5 billion board feet over that sold in 7961," the Secretaiy pointed out.

Further measures are being taken to insure that the maximum justifiable timber volume will be offered for sale on these National Forests where timber supply-demand relationships are critical. A team of foresteiJ will work with Forest Service management planning technicians on a review of the Forest Service methods of calculating allowable cut.

Secretary Freeman albo pointed out that the administration_ has proposed increased funds for Forest Development roads in Fiscal Years 1963, 1964, and 1965. This wifl help keep -timber sale programs at a high level and provide increasing opportunities for salvaging dead and dying timber.

Elm Avenue Lumber to New Gluqrters

Elm Avenue Lumber Co., Fresno, recently moved a block north from its old location to new qnrt["t. at 3528 South Elm Avenue. The new store and y-ard is operated by Don Beel.

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