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Table 3. — Area of commercial forest land in the United States, by stand-size class, section, region, and State, January 1, 1963 



(Thousand acres) 





All areas 



Sawtimber stands 



Poletimber 

 stands 



Seedling and 

 sapling 

 stands 



Nonstocked 



Section, region, and State 



Total 



Old growth 



Young 

 growth 



areas 



Xew England: 

 Connecticut _ - 



1,973 

 17, 169 

 3,259 

 4,907 

 430 

 3,713 



334 



6,777 



395 



1,747 



14 



1,774 





334 



6,777 



395 



1,747 



14 



1,774 



1,065 

 7,933 

 1,557 

 2,316 

 234 

 1,415 



529 

 1,900 

 1,271 

 677 

 169 

 340 



45 







559 







36 



New Hampshire 





167 



Rhode Island 





13 



Vermont 





184 









Total 



31,451 



11,041 





11,041 



14, 520 



4,886 



1.004 









Middle Atlantic: 

 Delaware 



391 



2,897 



2,120 



12,002 



15, 089 



11, 389 



211 

 1,416 



535 

 5,029 

 4,033 

 5,605 





211 

 1,416 



535 

 5,029 

 4,033 

 5,605 



129 



896 



720 



4,276 



7,151 



3,105 



45 



451 



724 



2,406 



3,416 



2,445 



6 



Maryland 





134 







141 







291 







489 



West Virginia 





234 









Total 



43, 888 



16, 829 





16, 829 



16, 277 



9,487 



1,295 









Lake States: 

 Michigan 



19, 121 



17, 056 



424 



395 



15, 396 



3,009 



2,387 



62 



58 



2,133 





3,009 



2,387 



62 



58 



2,133 



6,119 



8,520 



169 



158 



4,923 



6,845 



4,294 



156 



145 



5,787 



3,148 







1,855 



North Dakota 





37 







34 



Wisconsin 





2,553 









Total 



52, 392 



7,649 





7,649 



19,889 



17, 227 



7,627 









Central: 

 Illinois 



3,761 

 3,960 

 2,595 

 1,664 

 10,840 

 14, 977 

 1,140 

 5,121 



2,148 

 2,019 

 1,006 



632 

 4,705 

 4,085 



320 

 2,540 





2,148 

 2, 019 

 1,006 



632 

 4.705 

 4,085 



320 

 2,540 



957 

 1,299 



830 



680 

 3,827 

 4,349 



300 

 1,880 



613 



582 

 ■287 

 188 

 1,734 

 3,563 

 115 

 645 



43 



Indiana.. 





60 



lowa. 





472 



Kansas 





164 



Kentucky 





574 



Missouri 





2. 980 



Nebraska __. 





405 



Ohio. 





56 









Total 



44, 058 



17, 455 





17.455 



14, 122 



7,727 



4,754 



Total, North 



171, 789 



52, 974 





52. 974 



6i808 



39, 327 



14.680 









South Atlantic: 

 North Carolina.. 



20, 216 

 11,559 

 15, 829 



8,537 

 4,776 

 7,184 





8.537 

 4,776 

 7,184 



6,987 

 3,404 

 6,623 



4,013 

 2,655 

 1,744 



679 



South Carolina.. 





724 



Virginia... 





278 









Total 



47, 604 



20, 497 





20, 497 



17, 014 



8,412 



1,681 









East Gulf: 

 Florida 



18, 474 

 26,298 



3,993 



8,768 





3,993 

 8,768 



4, 233 

 4,817 



3,741 

 11,959 



6.507 



Georgia 





754 









Total 



44,772 



12, 761 





12, 761 



9,050 



15, 700 



7,261 









Central Gulf: 

 Alabama 



21. 742 

 17, 976 

 13, 643 



7,103 

 4,220 

 2,877 





7,103 

 4,220 

 2,877 



8,943 

 8,650 

 6,793 



5, 588 

 4,710 

 3,864 



108 



Mississippi 





396 



Tennessee.. _. 





109 









Total... 



53,361 



14,200 





14, 200 



24, 386 



14. 162 



613 









West Gulf: 

 Arkansas... ... ._ 



21, 530 



16, 512 



5,299 



11,991 



6,900 



8,360 



870 



5,240 





6.900 



8,360 



870 



5.240 



8,850 

 5,150 

 2,150 

 4,980 



5,200 

 2,150 

 2,130 

 1,500 



580 



Louisiana. .. 





852 



Oklahoma 





149 



Texas _ 





271 









Total.. 



55, 332 



21, 370 





21, 370 



21, 130 



10, 980 



1.852 









Total, South 



201, 069 



68, 828 





68. 828 



71, 580 



49, 254 



11,407 









Pacific Northwest: 

 Alaska 



5,761 

 26, 613 

 19, 510 



5,166 

 18, 406 

 11,811 



4,783 

 9,717 

 5,429 



383 

 8,689 

 6,382 



215 

 3,513 

 4,641 



321 

 3,765 

 2,424 



59 



Oregon _ _ ... 



929 



Washington. 



634 







Total . 



51,884 



35, 383 



19,929 



15,454 



8,369 



6,510 



1,622 







Pacific Southwest: 

 California... . . 



17,391 

 1,089 



12, 798 

 323 



8,703 

 304 



4,095 

 19 



763 

 211 



76 

 54 



3,754 



Hawaii 



501 







Total _ 



18, 480 



13, 121 



9,007 



4,114 



974 



1.30 



4,255 







