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THE PLANT LIFE OF HAKYLAKD 



WOODED AKEA, AMOUNT AND VALUE OF STANDING TIMBEK. 



(Includes all species of trees 10 inches and over in diameter meas- 

 ured at breast height, 4% feet from the ground. ) 



Wooded 



Area. 

 Acres. 



fc3 



Total Stand. 

 (10" and over in diameter.) 



Hard- 

 won, is. 

 M. bd. ft.} 



Approxi- 

 mate 



Stumpage 

 Valve. 



Allegany 



*Anne Arundel. 



•Baltimore 



Calvert 



•Caroline 



•Carroll 



*Cecil 



■(■Charles 



* I (orchester .... 



t Frederick 



Garrett 



Harford 



* Howard 



Kent 



•Montgomery... 

 Prince George's 

 Queen Anne.. . . 



St. Mary's 



•Somerset 



•Talbot 



f Washington. . . 



Wicomico 



Worcester 



Totals 



163 



105 



118 

 62 

 72 

 32 

 73 



14 



1411 

 50 



273 

 81 

 57 

 33 

 62 



127 

 59 



119 

 51 

 37 

 73 



111 



l:;i 



2,199,256 



134,948 

 89,124 



213,512 

 70,638 



48,308 

 61,464 

 62,304 



121,968 

 74,683 

 61,020 



365,698 



147,204 

 80,300 

 50,129 

 56,030 



107,838 

 65,558 

 83,831 

 25,512 

 22,402 

 73,000 

 26,606 

 94,796 



24,164 



5,689 



200 



7,717 



24,154 



100 



420 



40,656 



149,364 



114 



545,321 



148 



134 



149 



4,980 



8,720 



11,019 



61,823 



95,670 



67,209 



168 



97,639 



93,099 



150,112.1 

 94,813 



213, 712 

 78,355 



72,462! 

 61,564 



62,724 



II 12, 1 124 



224,047 



61,114 



410,932 



147,352 



80,434 



50,278 



61,010 



116,558 



76,577 



145,654 



121,182 



89,611 



73,168 



124,245 



187,8(15 



i 409,862 

 239,877 

 641,136 

 164,427 



217,381 

 184,692 

 157,020 



t2t;,sss 

 072,139 

 is:;,342 



1,095,181 

 442,056 

 240,302 

 174,276 

 155,015 

 313,744 

 273,529 

 353,131 

 408,192 

 291,238 

 146,504 

 416,082 

 561,988 



2,136,873 



738,550 2,875,423$8,168,002 



* — Wooded area measured but stand estimated, 

 t— Wooded area and stand of timber estimated. 

 J— Doyle log measure used. 

 \— Includes hemlock. 



The table shows that 35 per cent, of the land area of the State is 

 in forest, though much of this is brush land, bearing no merchantable 

 timber of value. The total stand of available saw timber is 2,875,423 

 feet board measure of which 74 per cent, is hardwood and 26 per 

 cent, pine, including a small amount of hemlock. The principal 

 species of hardwoods in the merchantable stands are the oaks, of 

 which white oak is the most important, though there are eight others 

 extensively used and together they constitute at least half of the 



