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TIMBER TRENDS IN THE UNITED STATES 



Table 35. — Annual mortality of growing stock on commercial forest land in the United States, by cause, section, and region, 



1962 



(Thousand cubic feet) 











Mortality cause 







Section and region 



Fire 



Insects 



Disease 





All species 



Softwoods 



Hardwoods 



All species 



Softwoods 



Hardwoods 



.A.11 species 



Softwood 



s 

 1 



Hardwoods 



New England . ..-. . 



7,800 

 14, 900 



2,464 

 22, 710 



4,200 



3,200 



1,230 



548 



3,600 

 11,700 



1,234 

 22, 162 



39, 200 

 9,500 



46,041 

 4,423 



28, 300 



2,200 



6,328 



306 



10, 900 

 7,300 



39, 713 

 4,117 



223, 600 

 74, 400 



212, 954 

 64,137 



120, 50 



103 100 



Middle Atlantic--- -- 



31,200 



19,706 



826 



43,200 





193,248 

 63 311 



Central --- - -- - .. . 







Total North 



47,874 



9,178 



38, 696 



99, 164 



37, 134 



62,030 



575, 091 



172,232 



402, 859 







32, 300 



28, 900 

 23, 000 

 17, 000 



16,900 



25, 000 



4,000 



5,000 



15,400 

 3,900 

 19, 000 

 12,000 



28, 400 

 27, 500 

 12,000 

 27, 000 



20, 600 

 20, 600 

 11,000 

 26, 000 



7.800 

 6,900 

 1,000 

 1,000 



28, 000 

 12, 700 

 6,000 

 11,000 



20, 400 

 9,100 

 2,000 

 1,000 



7,600 



East Gulf 



3,600 



Central Gulf 



4,000 



West Gulf -- -- -- --- 



10, 000 







Total South - - 



101,200 



50, 900 



50, 300 



94, 900 



78, 200 



16, 700 



57, 700 



32, 500 



25,200 





Pacific Northwest 



46,467 

 92, 821 

 19,473 

 32,377 



46, 467 

 91,173 

 19, 473 

 29,836 





602, 683 

 53, 865 



255, 040 

 78, 455 



602, 683 

 53, 865 



254, 796 

 69, 810 





152, 504 



84,766 



220, 902 



114,571 



143, 298 

 84, 640 



210,660 

 69, 905 



9,206 

 126 



Pacific Southwest 



1,648 







244 

 8,645 



10,242 

 44, 666 





2,541 







Total West 



191,138 



186, 949 



4,189 



990, 043 



981,154 



8,889 



572, 743 



508, 503 



64,240 







Total all regions - - 



340,212 



247, 027 



93, 185 



1,184,107 



1,096,488 



87, 619 



1,205,534 



713,235 



492, 299 













Mortality cause 



Section and region 



Other 1 



Unknown 





All species 



Softwoods 



Hardwoods 



All species 



Softwoods 



Hardwoods 





112.200 



227, 900 



352, 870 



91,373 



93, 500 



39, 600 



104,365 



3.566 



18,700 

 188, 300 

 248, 505 



87, 807 









Middle Atlantic . - --- - - - 



3,800 



1,500 



2,300 



Lake States 





Central.. .. . 



22, 567 



20 



22,547 











Total North 



784, 343 



241,031 



543,312 



26, 367 



1,520 



24, 847 











South Atlantic 



118.600 

 65, 000 

 86, 000 

 80, 000 



50, 000 

 41,600 

 18, 000 

 22, 000 



68, 600 

 23, 400 

 68, 000 

 58, 000 



232, 800 

 135, 300 

 145, OOQ 

 186,000 



64, 200 

 58, 600 

 22, 000 

 26,000 



168. 600 



East Gulf ... ... ..... 



76, 700 



Central Gulf - 



123, DOO 



West Gulf . -. ... - ... ... .- 



160, 000 

















Total, South. ... 



349, 6C 



131,600 



218, 000 



699, 100 



170,800 



528, 300 













Pacific Northwest . .. . 



347,465 

 183,656 

 152,825 

 28,391 



338,252 

 181,196 

 149. 920 

 24, 522 



9,213 

 2, 460 

 2,905 

 3,869 



236, 649 





209, 589 



27,060 







Northern Rocl^y Mountain ... . . ... 



63, 653 

 27, 232 



59, 343 

 18,273 



4,310 



Southern Rocky Mountain . .... 



8,959 











Total West 



712,337 



693, 890 



18,447 



327, 534 



287, 205 



40, 329 













1,846,280 



1,066,521 



779. 7.59 



1, 



053, OCl 



450, 525 



593.476 





















> Weather, animals, suppression, etc. 



