FOREST TAXATION IN THE UNITED STATES 201 
TaBLE 67.—Estimated value of commercial privately owned forests and their 1mpor- 
tance in the tax base, 1929; all States, by regions } 
Estimated value 
of forests |Ratio of Assessed value Ratio of| 5.4: 
Z wien a a MPLA ASSESSed 4 Mss et ae Te Eforests peuoes 
Region and State te eis oy) Rural All ne rural ail 
orests| real es-| prop- tax base 
Total |Per acre] value tate erty tate 
Million Million) Million| Million 
New England: dollars | Dollars| Percent} dollars | dollars | dollars | Percent) Percent 
IVEGITIOS eres eee ene nas 182 12. 90 52. 0 95 481 2744 20 13 
New Hampshire________-__--__-- 53 13. 50 76. 2 41 445 673 9 6 
Viermon tases sy ee oy Oe 60 18. 90 55. 0 33 230 327 14 10 
WiassachusettSess so asses =e 26 8. 80 77.5 20 | 1,887) 7,124 1 (3) 
CWonnecthicu tase eee een 15 10. 60 63. 2 9 1, 291 2, 803 1 (3) 
Rhodevslandies 2-2 5220s 2 6. 60 80. 0 1 eee 1, 394 (3) (3) 
“ol BRO aE Us Sel ire Ss ni ePID UE he 338 U8} (0) 199 4,679 | 138, 065 4 2 
Middle Atlantic: 
INO WaT Sea ei in ss pod tl eh 155 16. 20 84.8 131 2,972 | 25, 333 4 1 
Rennsylvaniaias 222 y yes eek oe 107 9. 60 57.8 62] 5,085 | 13, 623 1 (3) 
ING WwiJersey ie eee aS 14 7. 40 63. 2 9| 2,600] 6,682 (3) (3) 
DDOLA WAT HL heed pl oe WS a DMs 4 12. 30 77.5 3 140 275 2 1 
Marglandiinttien.. & loutt ihe 22| 10.50| 64.0 14 745 | 2, 689 2 1 
MBotal tes Molsve Ns UEC TEAC S02 12110) eae te 219 | 11, 542 |_48, 602 2} @ 
Lake: 
Mi chigamea sat ees Mae 151 9. 00 96.3 146 | 2,632] 8, 634 6 2 
Wiiscomsin se snipe ie 110 7. 30 96. 6 106 | 3,647 | 6,559 3 2 
Minnesota 20) Sinisa iar pats 67 3. 90 39. 2 26} 1,218] 2,359 2 1 
INO MN IDE Coy CS) Faecal eh nnd lad (3) 718 991 (3) (3) 
CLOVES HE LAA SU ER, oes AP RN A I a 328 670s See Ste 278 | 8,215 | 18, 543 3 1 
Central: 
CO) at Yo) Sea ieee eee Anmsla De yey ete Oye a4 49 | 10.80 70. 2 35 | 4,926 | 13, 678 1 (3) 
J Eran DE 0 Ye Eien Ne ie er EOD ee ee 31 9. 00 80. 2 25 | 2,474 | 5, 167 1 (3) 
Hlingismesa ss Ae 31 9. 70 24,1 7 | 2,991 | 8, 666 (3) (3) 
LO Whe sae Ee te Th ae Sa PO 16 6. 90 12.7 2 698 | 1,493 (3) (3) 
Ne ras kes tei 2 ye eae eae eo dn ea ee ee PAOD |B PO eee 
KEG Sa Se Nieewrayams ie tea ao Ts |Petse SRR Meas PES See ee eR QS ON eo (o| eee |e ee 
MVINSSOUTING Lees ban Ces aoe aes 73 4. 50 70. 9 52 1,948 | 4,679 3 1 
sNennessee: 26 22s ee we 110 8. 00 69, 4 76 787 | 1,837 10 4 
Keen tue kay, oe Ean gk ae 73 7.10 85. 2 62] 1,142] 3,219 5 Dy) 
\WGS Walgabate ee 72 7. 60 48. 0 35 942 2, 076 4 2 
ARG taller ee seers serene ee ion es nie 455 Tep20))\ |e a 294 | 20, 129 | 47, 844 1 1 
South: Sy Ae ya Rca a Aga 
Wilginitaens2) saenae Uta el Mee 124 8. 70 48.8 60 1, 324 2, 342 5 3 
North Carolina___________________ 188 9. 50 83. 7 157 | 1,741 | 2,971 9 5 
South Carolina___-_______________ 122 9. 90 24.4 30 195 426 15 7 
COrgiaw Led sues etna ont ee 192 8. 50 45. 5 88 433 | 1,311 20 7, 
Ori vee ANON es 19 eee em il. 147 6. 40 24.0 35 349 657 10 5 
Aa baa sani aes ei ee 145 6. 80 57. 2 83 520 | 1, 241 16 7 
IMNISSISSIP Pia eee ake ue een al 158 8. 70 53. 4 84 493 775 17 11 
MG OUISIATI Ae tee ee i ak ae ay 176 9. 90 82.7 146 558 1, 757 26 8 
TArkKanSase cotton a oee morn ele 191 9. 10 Pile A 52 370 605 14 fe) 
Oklahoma 2a) Sse ee ea 24 5. 80 62. 3 15 913 1, 791 2 1 
PR OXAG Se We NN agli EEE We cay ss alice 124 9. 80 48. 2 60 | 2,117} 4,219 3 1 
Ch Bay yes aio eA Fe Ls RE 1, 591 Si 5Ou| eA $10! §,013 | 18, 095 9 4 
North Rocky Mountain 
Slop aR oe We ae ae ee NT IN 27 8. 40 34. 4 9 242 428 4 2 
DIGG REY ao opera aa ZN fg A cen RE Ba ESP 71 16. 90 60. 0 42 341 487 12 9 
AO) G5) et da a AP I ee Me 98 SS SOR ee ae 51 583 915 9 6 
South Rocky Mountain: 
South’ Dakotas. 200 saa a 1 3. 30 82.6 1 1, 358 il, (ahs (3) (8) 
Wivoming linn rer Laker e RIS 4 6. 60 72.4 3 239 448 1 il 
Colorado bs nes Salle el a eee 9 3. 60 73. 6 7 666 | 1,577 1 (3) 
INewalViexicosse8 2 222. eileen 6 5. 10 43.0 2 134 312 2 1 
IATIZONA acces kos ba ener CD Yup | otal ps pet seared (3) 614 685 (3) (3) 
Witah ene eae Ee een een 1 3. 00 61.4 1 215 701 1 (3) 
IN GVA ate etl eee) lana Un 1 5. 70 50. 0 1 173 217 1 (3) 
TOGA eas oi) AM a 22 ASSO aeons 15 3, 399 5, 695 (3) (3) 
Pacific coast: 
WVASHIN S10 Me eer ese eee eee 333 31. 67 35. 1 117 641 1, 246 18 9 
Oreconme we 4 952 Whe QT oie ae 322 23. 50 63. 3 204 564 1, 123 36 18 
Californiae~ 22 230 2 eer Rea! 283 32. 10 55. 9 158 3, 012 8, 555 5 2 
Totaleyya 2 32a is ee oS Ot 938 PASSYC \0)8| ea ey 479 4,217 | 10, 924 11 4 
i DY 21 POPS pe ath ge ee ad oe 4, U72 LOWS On eee 2, 345 | 61,777 |1638, 683 4 1 
1 Sources of data are given in the text. 
2 Does not include personal property in wild lands territory. 
3 Negligible. 
