98 TIMBER TRENDS IN THE UNITED STATES 



Table 67. — Relationships beiueen net annual growth and timber cut, by species, 1962 







Growing stock 







Sawtimber 





Species 



Growth 



Cut 



Ratio 

 growth 

 to cut 



Growth 



Cut 



Ratio 

 growth 

 to cut 



Eastern softwoods: 



Southern pines 



Spruce and fir . . 



Million 

 cu. ft. 

 4,222 

 496 

 186 

 182 

 318 



Million 



cu. ft. 



2,460 



210 



137 



65 



179 



1.7 

 2.4 

 1.4 

 2.8 

 1.8 



Million 



bd. ft. 



16,291 



1,007 



754 



785 



891 



Million 



bd. ft. 

 8,220 

 628 

 539 

 265 

 634 



2.0 

 1.6 



White and red pines 



Cypress 



Other 



1.4 

 3.0 



1.4 



Total 



5,404 



3,051 



1.8 



19,728 



10,286 



1.9 



Western softwoods: 



Douglas-fir 



True firs . 



1, 

 588 

 488 

 453 



978 



2,012 

 405 

 606 

 422 



695 



.6 

 1.4 



.8 

 1.1 



1.4 



5,252 

 2,470 

 2,375 

 2,115 



3,926 



13,215 

 2,545 

 3,645 



2,774 



4,282 



.4 

 1.0 



Ponderosa and Jeffrey pines 



Western hemlock 



Western white and sugar pines, 

 redwood, spruce, and other... 



.7 

 .8 



.9 



Total 



3,623 



4,140 



.9 



16,138 



26,461 



.6 



Total softwoods 



9,027 



7,191 



1.3 



35,866 



36,747 



1.0 







Hardwoods: 



Oak 



Hickory 



Other 



2,357 



420 



4,461 



1,198 



142 



1,617 



2.0 

 3.0 



2.8 



6,691 



1,148 



11,149 



4,769 



506 



6,379 



1.4 

 2.3 

 1.7 



Total hardwoods 



7,238 



2.957 



2.4 



18,988 



11,654 



1.6 



All species 



16,265 



10,148 



1.6 



54,854 



48,401 



1.1 



PROPORTIONS OF U. S. INVENTORY, GROWTH & CUT 



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Q. 



20 



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Southern 

 Pines 



Other Eastern 

 Softwoods 



Douglas-Fir Ponderosa & Other Western 



Jeffrey Pines Softwoods 



Figure 43 



