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TIMBER TRENDS IN THE UNITED STATES 



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



January 1, 1963 — Con. 



(Thousand acres) 





All areas 



Sawtimber stands 



Poletimber 

 stands 



Seedling and 

 sapling 

 stands 



Nonstocked 



Section, region, and State 



Total 



Old growth 



Young 

 growth 



areas 



Northern Rocky Mountain: 

 Idaho 



Montana _. ._ . _ 



15,823 

 17,300 

 1,311 

 4,853 



8,741 



8.284 



708 



2,919 



4,666 

 3,081 



4,075 



5,203 



708 



2,904 



3,911 



6,311 



542 



1,588 



1,598 



1,576 



45 



235 



1,573 

 1. 129 



South Dakota (west) . - _ _-_ _. _ 



16 



Wyoming 



15 



111 



Total 



39,287 



20,652 



7,762 



12,890 



12, 352 



3,454 



2,829 



Southern Rocky Mountain: 



Arizona 



Colorado 



Nevada 



New Mexico 



Utah 



3,870 

 12,275 

 109 

 6,083 

 3,999 



3,579 

 6,352 

 79 

 5,348 

 2,629 



2,150 



449 



41 



2,959 

 572 



1,429 

 5,903 

 38 

 2,389 

 2,057 



130 



4,990 



26 



440 

 1,125 



21 



499 



1 



159 



218 



140 

 434 

 3 

 136 

 27 



Total 



26, 336 



17.987 



6,171 



11,816 



6,711 



898 



740 



Total, West- _ ________ 



135, 987 



87, 143 



42. 869 



44,274 



28.406 



10.992 



9,446 







Total, all regions _ 



508, 845 



208, 945 



42, 869 



166, 076 



164,794 



99, 573 



35, 533 



Table 4. — Area of commercial forest land in the United States, by sawtimber-volume class, section, region, and State, 



January 1 , 1963 

 (Thousand acres) 



Section, region, and State 



New England: 



Connecticut 



Maine 



Massachusetts 



New Hampshire 



Rhode Island 



Vermont 



Total. _ __.. 



Middle Atlantic: 



Delaware 



Maryland 



New Jersey 



New York" 



Pennsylvania 



West Virginia 



TotaL__ 



Lake States: 



Michigan 



M innesota 



North Dakota 



South Dakota (east) 

 Wisconsin 



Total 



Central: 



Illinois 



Indiana 



Iowa 



Kansas 



Kentucky 



Missouri 



Nebraska 



Ohio 



Total 



Total, North 



South -Atlantic: 



North Carolina 



South Carolina 



Virginia 



Total 



East Gulf: 



Florida 



Georgia 



Total. _ ._._ 



Sawtimber volume per acre ' 



Total 



1,973 

 17, 169 

 3,259 

 4,907 

 430 

 3,713 



31,451 



391 

 2,897 

 2,120 

 12.002 

 15, 089 

 11. 389 



43, 888 



19, 121 



17,056 



424 



395 



15, 396 



52, 392 



3,761 

 3,960 

 2,595 

 1,664 

 10, 840 

 14, 977 

 1,140 

 5,121 



44,058 



171, 789 



20,216 

 11, 559 

 15,829 



47,604 



18, 474 

 26,298 



44,772 



Less 

 than 

 1,500 

 board 

 feet 



1,639 

 10, 392 

 2,864 

 3.160 

 416 

 1.939 



20,410 



180 

 1,481 

 1,585 

 6,973 

 11,056 

 5,007 



6,282 



16,112 



14, 669 



362 



337 



13, 262 



44,742 



1,730 

 1,936 

 1,589 

 1,032 

 6,135 

 12,454 

 820 

 2,581 



28,277 



119, 711 



11, 679 

 6,7a3 

 8,645 



14, 481 

 16, 677 



31,158 



1, 500 to 



5,000 



board 



feet 



291 

 5.361 



354 



1.397 



14 



1,150 



8,567 



108 



936 



390 



3,415 



3,096 



4,561 



12, 506 



2,144 



1,557 



25 



23 



1,231 



1,354 

 677 

 639 

 563 



2,093 



2,410 

 284 



1,040 



,060 



35, 113 



5,222 

 2,541 

 4,397 



12, 160 



2,937 

 6,654 



9,591 



More 

 than 

 5,000 

 board 

 feet 



t3 



1.416 



41 



350 



624 



2,474 



103 

 480 

 145 



1,614 

 937 



1,821 



5,100 



865 



830 



37 



35 



903 



2,670 



677 



1,347 



367 



69 



2.612 



113 



36 



1.500 



6,721 



16, 965 



3,315 

 2,235 

 2,787 



8,337 



1.056 

 2.967 



4,023 



Section, region, and State 



Central Gulf: 



Alabama 



Mississippi. 

 Tennessee_.. 



Total . 



West Gulf: 

 Arkansas.. 

 Louisiana.. 

 Oklahoma. 

 Texas 



Total. _ 

 Total, South. 



Pacific Northwest : 



Alaska 



Oregon 



Washington 



Total. 



Pacific Southwest: 



California 



Hawaii 



Total. 



Northern Rocky Mountain: 



Idaho 



Montana 



South Dakota (west) 



Wyoming 



Total. 



Southern Rocky Mountain: 



Arizona 



Colorado 



Nevada 



New Mexico 



Utah 



Total 



Total, West 



Total, all regions. 



Sawtimber volume per acre ' 



Total 



21, 742 

 17. 976 

 13.643 



53. 361 



21.530 

 16, 512 

 5,299 

 11,991 



55, 332 



201, 069 



5,761 

 26, 613 

 19, 510 



51,884 



17, 391 

 1,089 



18, 480 



15, 823 



17,300 



1,311 



4,853 



39,287 



3,870 

 12, 275 

 109 

 6,083 

 3,999 



26, 336 



135, 987 



508, 845 



Less 

 than 

 1,500 

 board 

 feet 



12, 226 



13, 756 

 9,172 



35,154 



14,630 

 8,152 

 4,429 

 6,751 



33, 962 



127, 381 



375 

 6,096 

 5,925 



12, 396 



1,128 

 967 



2,095 



6,804 



7,439 



603 



1,881 



16, 727 



285 



5,090 



30 



999 

 1,353 



7,757 



38, 975 



286, 067 



1, 500 to 



5,000 



board 



feet 



6,897 

 3,180 

 3,637 



13, 714 



5,150 

 5,500 



3,720 



15, 130 



50, 595 



221 

 4,642 

 3,572 



8,435 



2,079 

 114 



2,193 



3,859 



4,220 



650 



1,502 



10,231 



1,366 

 4,436 

 69 

 4,272 

 1,000 



11, 143 



32,002 



117,710 



More 

 than 

 5,000 

 board 

 feet 



2,619 



1,040 



834 



4,493 



1,750 



2.860 



110 



1,520 



6.240 



23,093 



5,165 

 15, 875 

 10, 013 



31,053 



14, 184 



14, 192 



5,160 



5,641 



58 



1,470 



12,329 



2,219 



2,749 



10 



812 



1,646 



7,436 



65, 010 



105, 068 



1 Net volume. International H-inch log rule. 



