errs) ae * 
Up aye Tae ok ve 
forest area classified according to forest condition and forest-ty pe group 
PAR eet at, went ~ 
BM Pee We” ee 
» { 
eae a A _ Loblolly | ’ 
‘ye 45 Loblolly, } 
PS CCES. By ee ; ut Slash and i and ‘ 
¥ a Sip Y" in ortlea Upland Bottom-land 
Forest condition | Tongleaf aie shortleal_ | posAwoods | hardwoods All type groups 
ue i ae pines other pines ines, and ; 
uy \ Pp ardwoods . 
Acres Acres Acres Acres ! Acres 
136, 700 156, 900 102, 600 205, 200 388, 700 
713, 700 164, 700 138, 700 159, 100 / 388, 500 
Fe ee 5 Pee ee eT asta rial nia eis ID he ees wee 850, 400 321, 600 241, 300 | 364, 300 777, 200 
| | 
2,179, 800 2, 418, 400 655, 900 537, 900 | 542, 900 — 6, 334, 900 — 20.1 
r 356, 700 1, 232, 100 487, 000 216, 600 | 185, 100 2, 477, OO 11.8 
iM Ta ERG at VL a oe a eR SE 8, 003, 900 1, 991, 000 1, 143, 100 | 1, 114, 500 480, 100 7, 732, 600 | 36.8 
a AR ECOUOL CI estate tbe ee ee ee Nn 576, 600 232, 100 173, 900 | 83, 500 | 45,900 | ‘1, 112, 000 | 5.3 
! “TUS pil eh Soke: ES Oe eS ee eee Eee 6, 117, 000 5, 873, 600 2, 459, 900 | 1, 952, 500 1, 254, 000 17, 657, 000 ; 84.0 
itis 4 ea Se 749, 100 42, 500 7, 200 | 6, 500 18, 400 823. 700 3.9 
7, 716, 500 6, 237, 700 2, 708, 400 2, 323, 300 | 2, 049, 600 | 21, 035, 500 et SS eee 
SMMRPONETHIOTISE Poe ts See eo See Ae Ts Bae 
Percent Percent Percent Percent | Percent 
36.7 29.7 | 12.9 11.0 9:7, eee eee 100.0 
1 Does not include 299,100 acres uninventoried. 
TasLe 9.—Number of sound trees by diameter class and species group } 
bial Slash and Loblolly, 
a Pane longleaf Ree eae All species groups 
iyo pines 
fp Mitlion | Million | Million | Million 
a trees trees trees trees Percent 
1 332 736 1, 626 2, 694 53.4 
“ 163 368 | 452 983 | 19.5 
104 203 — 219 526 | 10.4 
92 122 125 339 6.7 
53 76 80 209 4.1 
33 48 53 134 2.7 
17 26 32 75 1.5 
7 14 19 40 8 
3 8 u 22 | 4 
2 8 15 25 | 5. 
otal. .< 22 .22- 806 1, 609 2, 632 5, O47 100.0 
1 Date of survey, 1934-36. 
_ 84, appendix. 
~ 4 Includes cypress. 
Detailed figures by survey units given in table 
Y Taste 10.—Pine type areas classified according to site quality 
q ; , Slash pine | Longleaf Loblolly Shortleaf 
- Height at 50 years (feet) types pine types | pine types | pine types 
a Se he ee | ee eee ae - 
Percent Percent Percent Percent 
2 | 1 ll (4) 
17 8 30 2 
50 42 48 16 
(OU... nnn een y “, 80 45 ll 53 
BG LARS. 2 et ee 8 1 4 () 29 
NS Se 100 100 | 100 100 
_ | Negligible. 
487975°-—48-—— -8 
Areas are of date of survey, 1934-36. 
Detailed figures given in tables 31 and 33. 
Georgia had the highest proportion of the better loblolly 
pine stands, and north Georgia the lowest, although 
loblolly pine grows most extensively in central and north-— 
central Georgia. In the three northern units, where short- 
leaf pine is widely distributed, the highest proportion of 
better sites was found in central Georgia, and the lowest 
in north Georgia. 
Stocking 
A study made of degree of stocking permits a comparison 
(fig. 6) of average volume per acre of the various 10-year 
age classes in certain units and their proportionate dis- 
tribution by areas in the present forest with potential 
stocking as indicated in the volumes per acre of the most 
heavily stocked 10 percent of the uncut stands for the 
same age classes on weighted-average sites. Volumes are 
expressed in cubic feet, inside bark, with no deductions 
for woods cull. 
In the slash and longleaf pine types in south Georgia 
(fig. 6, 4), only 38 percent of the area has stands older 
‘than 40 years. Volumes per acre for the average stands 
range from less than 50 cubic feet for the youngest 10-year 
age class to only a little more than 800 cubic feet for the 
oldest. In striking contrast, the volume per acre for th 
well-stocked stands, shown by the dotted line, 
from about 200 cubic feet at 10 years to 600 at 2 
1,700 at 40 years, and 2,200 at 70 years. 
In the loblolly-shortleaf pine hardwood 
north-central portion, also, only 36 perc 
has stands older than 40 years. Volumes p 
