Table of Contents: Scope of Forest Economics Research --- Description of the Forest Economy (The Region as a Whole – The High Mountains – The Colorado Plateaus – The Black Hills – The Plains) --- The Major Problems (Forest Land Use [Competition from Nonforest Uses – Competition Among Forest Uses – Land Ownership – Taxation and Regulation] – Forest Production [Problems of Silvicultural Condition – Problems of Timber Management – Management for Uses Other Than Timber – Protection Problems] – Forest Industry [Problems of Industry – Problems of Individual Firms] – Marketing [General Marketing Problems – Lumber Marketing Problems – Pole and Post Marketing Problems – Pulp and Pulpwood Marketing Problems – Marketing Miscellaneous Products] – Consumption of Forest Products) --- A Program of Projects (Basis for Determining Relative Importance – The Problems Now Being Studied – Proposed Projects and Priorities [Projects Leading to Increased Resource Use – Economic Problems in Forest Land Management = Problems of Measuring Multiple Use Benefits]) --- Bibliography.
