GENERAL FOREST REGIONS 



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REGION 



1. Southeast 



2. Pacific Coast 



3. Central 



4. Lake States 



5. Northern Rocky Mountains. 



6. Southern Rocky Mountains. 



7. New England 



8. Middle Atlantic States . 



TOTAL FOREST AREA 



(THOUSAND ACRES) 



191,739 



66,685 



64,249 



55,895 



32,329 



30,570 



27,273 



27,139 



Total for United States 



495,879 



PER CENT 

 OF TOTAL 

 38.7 

 13.4 

 12.9 

 11.3 



65 



62 



5.5 



5.5 



100.0 



200 400 600 800 



Billion Feet Board Measure 



1000 



Softwoods 



Hardwoods 



FIG. 21. Softwood and hardwood saw timber stands of the United States by 



regions. 



In order of importance from the viewpoint of total standing saw 

 timber, they are arranged as follows: 



1. Pacific Coast 



2. Southeast 



3. Northern Rocky Mountains 



4. Southern Rocky Mountains 



5. New England 



6. Lake States 



7. Central 



8. Middle Atlantic . 



Total for United States . 



STANDING SAW TIMBER PER CENT 



(MILLION FEET, B.M.) OF TOTAL 



1,041,628 62.9 



199,279 11.9 



146,388 8.7 



125,956 7.5 



57,875 3.4 



35,887 2.1 



34,622 2.0 



26,150 1.5 



1,667,803 100.0 



