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Highlights of Indiana forests 1 



Contribution of forests to Indiana's development 2 



Land and climate 2 



Settlement and development 3 



Agriculture 3 



Mining 4 



Manufacturing and transportation 5 



Multiple land use 7 



Forest resources 8 



Forest area and distribution 8 



Ownership 8 



Area by timber types 9 



Area by stand-size classes 10 



Stocking 11 



Area by site quality 12 



Board-foot timber volume 12 



Volume by species 12 



Volume by diameter class 12 



Volume by stand-size class 13 



Volume by log quality 14 



Volume of cull trees 15 



Growing-stock volume 15 



Timbei growth and mortality 16 



Sawtimber growth 16 



Growth of the growing stock 16 



Mortality 17 



Timber cutting 17 



Trends in timber volume 18 



Prospects for Indiana forests 19 



Timber use in Indiana 20 



The lumber industry 20 



The veneer industry 22 



The cooperage industry 22 



The handle industry 23 



Timber used in Indiana — Continued Page 



Other wood-using industries and wood uses 23 



Wood used in manufacturing 24 



Program of forestry 25 



Adoption of improved cutting practices 25 



Improvement of markets and marketing practices 26 



Protection of woodlands from damaging agents 26 



Fire 26 



Livestock grazing 27 



Insects and diseases 28 



Other forest activities 28 



Literature cited 29 



Appendix 30 



Forest survey procedure 30 



Area estimates 30 



Volume estimates 30 



Cull estimates 31 



Growth estimates 31 



Timber-cut estimates 31 



Accuracy of estimates 31 



Explanation of terms used 32 



Forest land classes. 32 



Forest types 32 



Tree classes 33 



Volumes 33 



Stocking 33 



Forest site 33 



Stana-size classes 34 



Diameter measurement and classes 34 



Hardwood log grades 34 



Growth 34 



Mortality 34 



Timber cut 34 



Tree species 35 



Supplementary tables 36 



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