Table 2 gives the total land area of each State and estimates of the 

 original and present forest acreage. This table is only tentative and 

 is submitted mainly for purposes of discussion and correction. 



Table 2. — Estimate of original and present forest areas, compared with total land area, 



by States. 



State. 



Alabama 



Arizona 



Arkansas 



California 



Colorado 



Connecticut 



Delaware 



Florida 



Georgia 



Idaho 



Illinois 



Indiana 



Iowa 



Kansas 



Kentucky 



Louisiana 



Maine 



Maryland 



Massachusetts.. 

 Michigan 



Minnesota 



Mississippi 



Missouri 



Montana 



Nebraska 



Nevada 



New Hampshire 



New Jersey 



New Mexico 



New York 



North Carolina.. 

 North Dakota.. 



Ohio 



Oklahoma 



Oregon 



Pennsylvania. .. 

 Rhode Island . . . 

 South Carolina. . 

 South Dakota . . , 

 Tenne 



Texas 



Utah 



Vermont 



Virginia 



Washington . . 



West Virginia 



Wisconsin 



Wyoming 



Total... 



Land area. 



Acres. 



32, 818, 560 



72,857,600 



33,616,000 



99,898,880 



66,341,120 



3,084,800 



1,257,600 



35,111,040 



37,584,000 



53,618,560 



35,841,280 

 22,966,400 

 35,575,040 

 52,335,360 

 25,715,840 



29,061.760 



19,132,800 



6,362,240 



5,144.960 



36,787,200 



51, 749, 120 



29,671,680 

 43,985,280 

 93, 296, 640 

 49, 157, 120 



70,285,440 



5,779,840 



4, 808, 960 



78,401,920 



30, 498. 560 



31, 193, 600 

 44,917,120 

 26,073,600 

 44,424,960 

 61,188,480 



28,692,480 

 682, 880 

 19,516,800 

 49, 195, 520 

 26, 679, 680 



167,934,720 

 52,597,760 

 5,839,360 

 25,767,680 

 42,775,040 



15,374,080 

 35,363,840 

 62, 460, 160 



1,903,423,; 



Original forest area. 



Extent. 



Acres. 

 29,540,000 

 14,570,000 

 31,940,000 

 29,970,000 

 16,590,000 



2,930,000 



1,130,000 



29,840,000 



35,700,000 



24,130,000 



12,540,000 



19,520,000 



5,340,000 



1,570,000 



23,140,000 



26,160,000 



18,180,000 



5,730,000 



4,630,000 



33,110,000 



28, 460, 000 

 26,700,000 

 26,390.000 

 23,320,000 

 1,470.000 



3,510.000 

 5, 490, 000 

 4,330.000 

 15,680,000 

 27,450,000 



29,630.000 

 450. 000 

 23,470.000 

 13,330,000 

 30,590,000 



27,260,000 



650,000 



17,570,000 



1,480,000 



24,010,000 



41,980,000 



7,890,000 



5,550,000 



24,480,000 



25,670,000 



14,610,000 

 26,520,000 

 12,490,000 



856,690.000 



Per cent 

 of land 



90 

 20 

 95 

 30 

 25 



95 

 90 

 85 

 95 

 45 



35 

 85 

 15 

 3 

 90 



90 

 95 

 90 

 90 

 90 



55 

 90 

 60 

 25 

 3 



5 

 95 

 90 

 20 

 90 



95 

 1 

 90 

 30 

 50 



95 

 95 

 90 

 3 

 90 



25 

 15 

 95 

 95 I 

 60 



Present forest area. 



Extent. 



Acres. 

 20,000,000 

 14,000,000 

 24, 200, 000 

 24,000,000 

 12,000.000 



1,600,000 



350, 000 



20, 000, 000 



22,300,000 



20,000.000 



2,500,000 

 4,000,000 

 2, 500, 000 

 1,000,000 

 10,000,000 



16,500,000 

 14,900,000 

 2,200,000 

 2, 000, 000 

 15,500,000 



15,500,000 

 17,500,000 

 18,300,000 

 18,000,000 

 800,000 



5,000,000 

 3,500,000 

 2,000,000 

 12,000,000 

 12,000,000 



19,600,000 



450,000 



4,800,000 



8, 000, 000 



27,000.000 



9,200,000 



250. 000 



12,000.000 



1,200,000 

 15,000,000 



30.000,000 



6,000.000 



2. 500, 000 



14,000,000 



25,000.000 



95 9,100,000 

 75 16,000,000 

 20 i 10.000,000 



Per cent 



of land 



area. 



45 , 544,250.000 



29 



[CIr. 166] 



