(c) Material for small wood-using industries from 
 
             selective cuttings of high commercial value 
 
 G. State forests in relation to wood-using industries 
 
     1. History of wood-using industries in Connecticut 
     2. Need of improvement cuttings to produce valuable 
 
         timber crop 
     3. Need for local market for low grade wood for fuel, 
 
         --high grade wood for small industries,--secured 
 
         from selective cuttings 
     4. Development of local wood-using industries an es- 
 
         sential part of forest management 
 
III. POSSIBILITIES OF ACHIEVEMENT 
 
     A. Land the basic resource 
 
         1. Classification of land in Connecticut 
 
            Wood land              1,788,889 
 
            Farm land              1,405,556 
 
            Total land area        3,194,445 
 
            Idle unproductive area estimated 26% - 850,000 acres 
 
                 Wood land, real or reverting    - 70% 
 
                 Open land                       - 30% 
 
         2. Utilization of land 
 
            (a) , Farm lands abandoned 
 
            (b) Farm lands which should be removed from 
                 agricultural use 
 
         3. Location of areas considered 
 
            (a) In vicinity of State forests within purchase areas 
                defined by Commission on Forests and Wild Life