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TABLE 3. Ownership of commercial forest areas of the United States, by regions 



Continued 



POOR TO NONRESTOCKINQ AREAS 



There is one important feature of private forest land ownership in 

 the United States, not usually emphasized, which undoubtedly has 



New England 



Middle Atlantic- 

 Lake 



Central 



South 



Pacific Coast 



N. Rocky Mt 



S. Rocky Mt 



All Regions. 



30 60 



90 120 150 180 210 240 270 

 Million Acres 



Industrial 



Farm 

 Woodland 



National 

 Forest 



Other 

 Public 



FIGURE 6. Ownership of forest area (commercial) by regions. 



an important bearing upon the management of forest properties. 

 Data are not available for authentic estimates, but it is common 

 knowledge that very large portions, particularly of the larger tracts 



