ABSTRACT
The tree-farm concept of sustained yield and crop harvest in perpetuity rescued the forest-products industry from an existence strongly flavored with expediency, and gave it instead long-range planning, orderly development, and a favorable climate for investment. The chapter provides the unique contribution which any forest can make to the economic development of a community, large or small, and to define certain guidelines which are essential to the success of this development, particularly in the area of complete and integrated utilization of the forest crop. In planning for the establishment of a forest-products industry there are a number of factors that need to be taken into consideration. First consideration should be given to the possible markets for the products, the availability of raw materials, and the requirements of use. The variety of materials used runs the full range from reclaimed waste paper through mechanical pulps or groundwoods, high-yield chemical pulps to full chemical pulps unbleached, bleached and purified.
