Table 4.— Commercial forest area by forest type and physiographic regiori, Kentucky, 1949 



Forest type 



State 

 total 



Western 

 Plateau 



Bluegrass 



Eastern 

 Highlands 



Pine . .. ....... .' 



Thousand 



acres 



234 



490 



726 



5,186 

 311 

 393 



3,603 

 503 



Thousand 



acres 



57 



275 



82 



2,152 



182 



263 



1,148 



427 



Percent 

 24.4 

 56.1 

 11 3 

 41,5 

 58.5 

 66 9 

 31.9 

 84.9 



Thousand 

 acres 



19 



197 



26 



237 



12 



7 



690 



33 



Percent 

 8.1 



40 2 

 3.6 

 4 6 

 3.9 

 1.8 



19.1 

 6,6 



Thousand 



acres 



158 



18 



618 



2,797 



117 



123 



1,765 



43 



Percent 

 67.5 





3.7 



Oak— pine , 



85.1 



Oak— hickory , 



53.9 





37.6 





31.3 





49.0 



Bottom-land hardwoods 



8.5 









11,446 



4,586 





1,221 





. 5,639 









Percent 



100 



40 





11 





49 









Table b.— Commercial forest area by stand-size class and physiographic region, Kentucky, 1949 



Sland-size class 



State 

 total 



Western 

 Plateau 



Bluegrass 



Eastern 

 Highlands 



\, 



Thousand 

 acres 

 2.753 

 2,211 

 4,040 

 1,830 

 612 



Thousand 



acres 



954 



1,025 



1,759 



621 



227 



Percent 

 34 6 

 46.4 

 43.5 

 34.0 

 37.1 



Thousand 

 acres 



74 

 138 

 573 

 244 

 192 



Percent 



2.7 



6.2 



14.2 



13 3 



31.4 



Thousand 



acres 



1,725 



1,048 



1,708 



965 



193 



Percent 

 62 7 



Small sawtimber stands 



Poletimber stands 



Seedling and sapling stands 



47.4 

 42.3 

 52.7 

 31.5 









11,446 



4,586 





1,221 





5,639 









Percent 



100 



40 





U 





49 





T.\BLE 6.—Coniiiic)riiil foiesi arcii //v forest t\pe and stand-site class, Kcn1u(k\, lO/o 



Forest type 



Total 



Sawtimb 



er stands 



Pole- 

 timber 

 stands 



Seedling 



and sapling 



stands 



Non- 

 stocked 

 stands 



Large 



Small 



Pine 



Thousand 



acres 



234 



490 



726 



5,186 

 311 

 _393 



3,603 

 503 



Percent 

 2.1 

 4.3 

 6.3 



45.3 

 2.7 

 3.4 



31 5 

 4.4 



Thousand 

 acres 



4 

 6 



50 



1,321 



27 



202 



906 



237 



Thousand 



acres 



116 



19 



256 



1,109 



117 



81 



388 



125 



Thousand 



acres 



80 



275 



220 



1,868 



167 



80 



1,235 



115 



T/iousand 

 acres 



34 

 125 

 166 

 687 



Thousand 

 acres 



Redcedar-hardwoods 



Oak-pine 



Oak-hickory 



White oak 



65 



34 



201 



Beech-maple _ 



Mixed hardwoods 



20 



786 



12 



10 



288 



14 







Total 



11,446 



100.0 



2,753 



2,211 



4,040 



1,830 



612 



Percent 



100 





24 



19 



36 



16 



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