William G. Gove, wood utilization forester with the Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation received his bachelors degree in forestry from the University of Maine in 1952. He worked for 15 years in private industry in such activities as timber and log procurement, logging supervision, and sawmill management. In 1967 he joined Vermont's Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation to serve in the capacity of utilization forester. He offers services to the State's industries in such fields as ravj-material procurement, manufacturing systems, marketing, and new industry establishment.

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The authors would like to thank the field personnel of the Kentucky Division of Forestry for their assistance in obtaining information from the mills. Assistance from the USDA Forest Service was provided by Kevin Mullarkey, who entered data and developed the graphics; Beverly Grant, who typed and verified the tables; and Marie Pennestri and Sheila Jones, who were responsible for administrative and secretarial services.