Tabi E 12.— iVef board-foot volume on commercial forest area by forest type and physiographic region, Kentucky, 1949 



Forest type 



State total 



Western 

 Plateau 



Bluegrass 



Eastern 

 Highlands 



Pine . 



Million 

 bd. ft. 



684 

 213 

 1,288 

 11,360 

 627 

 1,680 

 6,799 

 2,004 



Percent 



2.8 



.9 



5,2 



46.1 



2.5 



6.8 



27.6 



8.1 



Million 

 bd. ft. 



146 



180 



96 



3,784 



389 



1,132 



2,343 



1,708 



Million 

 bd. ft. 



108 

 33 

 12 



429 

 24 

 17 



577 

 68 



Millioyi 

 bd.fl. 



430 









1,180 





7,147 



White oak 



214 





531 





3,879 



Bottom-land hardwoods . 



228 







Total 



24,655 



100.0 



9,778 



1,268 



, 13,609 







Percent 



11)11 





4(1 



5 



55 



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Species group 



Log grade 1 



Log grade 2 



Log grade 3 



Total 



Physiographic 

 region 



Log grade 1 



Log grade 2 



Log grade 3 



Total 



White oaks ' 



Red oaks 2 



Million 



bd. ft. 



347 



267 



694 



Per- 

 cent 

 6.7 

 4 2 

 6.3 



Million 



bd. ft. 



547 



551 



1,132 



Per- 

 cent 

 10.6 

 8.5 

 10.2 



Million 

 bd. ft. 

 4,288 

 5,639 

 9,236 



Per- 

 cent 

 82.7 

 87.3 

 83.5 



Million 

 bd. ft. 

 5,182 

 6,457 

 11,062 



Western Plateau. . . 



Bluegrass 



Eastern Highlands. 



Total 



Million 



bd. ft. 



375 



49 



884 



Per- 

 cent 

 4.0 

 4.3 

 7.3 



Million 



bd. ft. 



851 



80 



1,299 



Per- 

 cent 

 9.0 

 7.0 

 10 7 



Million 

 bd. ft. 

 8,214 

 1,009 

 9,940 



Per- 



cetit 

 87.0 

 88.7 

 82.0 



Million 

 bd. ft. 

 9,440 

 1,138 



Other hardwoods . . . 



12,123 



Total 



1,308 



5.8 



2,230 



9.8 



19,163 



84.4 



22,701 



1,308 



5.8 



2,230 



9.8 



19,163 



84.4 



22,701 



1 Includes white oak, chestnut oak, and other white oaks. 

 ■ Includes black oak, northern red oak, and other red oaks. 



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