GROSS VOLUME 
PER ACRE 
( Board feet ) 
Less than 2000 
2000 to 3999 
4000 to 5999 
6000 to 7,999 
8000 to 9999 
10,000 and over 
Less than 2000 
2000 to 3999 
Ficure 8.—Distribution of area and volume 
of sawlog-size timber, by type groups in north- 
central Georgia, 1936, classified according to 
gross volume per acre (in board feet, Interna- 
tional \4-inch-rule). 
4000 to 5999 
6000 to 7,999 
8000 to 9999 
10,000 and over 
Distribution of Area and Volume of Sawlog-size Timber 
Figure 8, which shows the proportional area and volume 
per acre of saw-timber stands in north-central Georgia, 
presents a pattern that is fairly typical of all the survey 
units of the State, even though the forest types may vary. 
The volumes are gross, as no deductions have been made 
for cull. Actual figures for area and volume for this and 
the other survey units are given in table 45, in the appen- 
dix. For the pine and pine-hardwood type groups, about 
73 percent of the area and 93 percent of the volume are in 
stands ranging upward from 2,000 board feet per acre. 
For the hardwood type groups, more than 72 percent of the 
area and 90 percent of the volume are in stands of 2,000 
board feet or more per acre. 
Distribution of Saw-timber Volume by Size of Trees 
Of importance to the forest-products industries is the 
fact that an extraordinarily large proportion of material at 
hand is in small trees normally of relatively less worth; of 
this material, 41 percent of the pine saw-timber volume is 
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TaB_LeE 14.—Classification of pines, by percent of volume, 
grade of trees of saw-timber qualtty, in central and nort/ ntral G. 
Species and stand condition Smooth Limby Rough 
Loblolly pine Percent Percent Perce 
Old growth 78 2 ») 
Second growth 20 Al 
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Shortleaf pine 
Old growth | 19 oO 
Second growth 46 
Weighted average 19 
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Old growth 
Second growth 
Weighted average 
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