Table 15. — Forest condition in the farming area, by subdivisions 



Subdivision 



Northern dairy 



Susquehanna Valley . . 

 Dauphin-Lebanon . . . 

 Blue Mountain Valley 



Total 



Merchantable stands 



Saw timber 



Acres 



81,40,0 



16,600 



4,900 



7,700 



110,600 



Percent 



10 



4 



5 



3 



7 



Pole timber 



Acres 

 247, 400 

 53, 500 

 17, 300 

 24, 100 



Percent 

 32 

 15 

 19 



342, 300 



22 



Unmerchantabli 



stands 



Acres 

 453, 100 

 295, 800 



69, 100 

 252, 900 



Percent 

 58 

 81 

 76 

 89 



1, 070, 900 



Total 



Acres P 'ent 



781. 100 



365.' 100 



91,300 100 



284. 100 



"1 1,523,800 



100 



MERCHANTABLE 

 STANDS 



SAW- TIMBER 



POLE-TIMBER 



UNMERCHANTABLE 

 STANDS 



SAW LOG 

 MATERIAL 



OTHER 

 MATERIAL 



500 

 MILLION BD.FT. 



2000 4000 6000 8000 



TONS IN THOUSANDS 



Figure 33. — Timber volume in the farming area, by forest condition. 



Types and Species 



Forest types vary among the subdivisions (table 16). 

 In the northern dairy subdivision 70 percent of the 

 area is in the valuable maple-beech-birch type; the 

 rest of the area is divided about evenl) among the 

 other three important types. In the Susquehanna 

 Valley more than hall the area is in the white pine-dak 

 type, and more than a third in (he red oak-Mack 

 oak-white oak types; onK 1 percent is in while 

 pine-hemlock and 6 percent in chestnul oak. The 

 Blue Mountain Valle) has a similar type distribution 

 excepl that the proportions of w hite pine-hemlock and 

 white pine-oak are larger. In the Dauphin-Lebanon 



subdivision ~^ pcrcenl of (he area is in the red 



oak-black oak-white oak type and 20 percent in the 

 white pine-oak type. The minor types are found 

 chief!) in the southern subdivisions. The most 

 important of these are Virginia pine in Northumber- 



land County and the river birch-sycamore type along 

 the banks of rivers. 



Of the individual species, hemlock and white pine 

 are the principal conifers, with pitch pine important 

 in the southern sections. In the northern dair\ 

 subdivision hard maple predominates over the oaks. 

 though there is some white, red. anil chestnut oak: 

 other principal species .ire beech and \cllow birch. 



In the southern sections white and red oak pre- 

 dominate (black oak is ,m important species in 

 Dauphin-Lebanon and hickor) and scarlet, chestnut, 

 and pin oak are found m small quantities; other 

 major species are Mack birch and \ ellow -poplar. 

 Red maple and white ash are important throughout 

 the area. BaSSWOOd and elm occur throughoil 



secondary species Other secondary specif 



black cheriA in the north; ,\i\d walnut, bl 

 sycainore, willow, and black gum in the south. 



The Anthracite Forest Region A Problem Area 





