Table l&.—A'et cubic-foot volume of g^-oiuing stock on commercial forest area b\ species and physiographic region, Kentucky, 1949 



Species 



State 

 total 



Western 

 Plateau 



Blue^rass 



Eastern 

 Highlands 



Shortleaf, pitch, and white pines 



Million 

 cu.ft. 

 111.1 

 174,8 

 117.7 

 744.8 

 511.1 

 214.2 

 993.4 

 311.8 

 185.9 

 809.7 

 157.9 

 160.8 



22.2 

 406.8 

 101 6 

 131.9 

 146.2 

 161.0 

 126.9 



79.1 

 353.9 



91.0 

 345.0 



Million 

 cu. ft. 



12.8 



40.7 



52.4 



367.5 



70.2 



160,4 



366,3 



129,8 



159 8 



346.0 



87 7 



105.5 



22 2 



116 7 

 4 1 



117 5 

 56 

 97 2 

 67.1 

 46.2 



185.0 

 40.0 

 149.5 



Percent 

 5.7 

 23.3 

 44.5 

 49 3 

 13.7 

 74.9 

 36 9 

 41.6 

 86.0 

 42.7 

 55.6 

 65 6 

 100.0 

 28.7 

 4.0 

 89.1 

 38.3 

 60 4 

 52 9 

 58 4 

 52.3 

 44.0 

 43 4 



Million 

 cu. ft. 



8.8 

 24 

 14 



47 

 16 4 

 20 6 

 20.2 

 20.8 

 10 3 



48 

 32.4 

 37.9 



Percent 

 4.0 

 13 7 

 11 9 

 6 3 

 3 2 

 9 6 

 2 

 6 7 

 5 5 

 5 9 

 20.5 

 23.6 



Million 

 cu. ft. 

 200.5 

 110.1 



51.3 

 330.3 

 424.5 



33.2 

 606.9 

 161.2 



15.8 

 415.7 



37,8 



17.4 



Percent 

 90 3 



Virginia pine .... 



63 





43 6 



White oali 



44 4 





83 1 





IS 5 



Black and scarlet oaks . . ... 



61 1 



Northern red and cherrybark oaks 



51 7 



Other red oaks 



8.5 

 51 4 



Ash 



23 9 



Elm 



10 8 









11 6 

 6 3 

 11 



3 3 

 11 4 



4 

 18 



4.9 

 24 3 

 87.4 



2 8 

 6 2 



278.5 

 91 2 

 13.3 

 86.9 

 52.4 

 55.8 

 14.9 



164.0 

 26.7 



108.1 



68 5 





89 8 





2 



7 



3 



22 



1 



26 



25 



8 

 3 

 1 

 1 

 8 

 4 

 7 

 3 



10 1 





59 4 





32 5 





44.0 



Sycamore 



18 8 



Beech 



46.3 





29 3 



Other hardwoods 



31.3 



Total 



6,569.8 



2,800.6 





472.7 





3,296.5 













Percent 



100 



43 





7 





50 













Table \7 .—Net cubic-foot volume of grozving stock on commercial forest 



area by species and tree-diameter 



class, Kent I 



ch\. 19-10 



Species 



Total 







Tree-diameter class { 



inches) 







6-8 



10 



12-14 



16-18 



20-22 



24-26 



28 -f 



Shortleaf, pitch, and white pines 



Virginia pine 



Million 

 cu.ft. 

 lll.X 

 174.8 

 117.7 

 744.8 

 511.1 

 214 2 

 993.4 

 311.8 

 185 9 

 809.7 

 157.9 

 160.8 



22 2 

 406.8 

 101.6 

 131.9 

 146 2 

 161.0 

 126 9 



79.1 

 353.9 



91.0 

 345.0 



Percent 

 3.4 

 2.7 

 1.8 



11 3 

 7.8 

 3.3 



15 1 

 4 7 

 2.8 



12.3 

 2.4 

 2.5 

 3 

 6.2 

 1.5 

 2.0 

 2.2 

 2.5 

 19 

 12 

 5.4 

 14 

 5.3 



Million 

 cu.ft. 

 46.9 

 78.2 

 39.9 



223.2 

 84.2 

 60.6 



174.3 

 34.9 

 29.0 



241.5 

 56.6 

 62.7 

 13 

 65.1 

 13.1 

 35.0 

 29.9 

 52.8 

 49.7 

 13.5 

 32.4 

 27.9 



159.1 



Million 

 cu. ft. 

 34.6 

 38.1 

 15.6 



161.1 

 82.8 

 55.3 



167.0 

 39.9 

 29.4 



156 8 

 33.9 

 41.4 

 14 

 58.5 

 11.0 

 23.8 

 21.9 

 28.2 

 25.7 

 12.4 

 31.5 

 20.1 

 71.5 



Million 

 cu. ft. 

 90.2 

 51.2 

 22.1 



191.5 

 92.6 

 51.6 



269.0 

 68.7 

 44 1 



201 3 



26 5 



27.9 



4.6 



104 7 

 20.2 

 31.0 

 38.3 

 26.6 

 23.9 

 14 4 

 64.6 

 24 

 51.8 



Million 



cu. ft. 



33.3 

 7.3 

 18.8 

 91.2 

 79.3 

 29.3 



236.2 

 79.9 

 41.6 



109.9 



20.4 



11 9 



7.0 



104.3 

 34.4 

 26 

 28.1 

 18.3 

 18.1 

 11.8 

 74.6 

 12.2 

 27.0 



Million 

 cu. ft. 

 13.2 



Million 

 cu. ft. 



Million 

 cu, ft. 



3.9 







Other softwoods 



11.6 

 37.2 

 61 2 

 13.2 

 98.5 

 41.2 

 22.7 

 55.6 

 12 



9.0 



4.7 

 45.9 

 18.6 



9.7 

 16.7 

 17.9 



7.1 

 11.6 

 68 7 



6 8 

 21.2 



7.6 



21.2 



49.0 



3.3 



42.3 



26.5 



12.6 



28.4 



4,0 



3,8 



2.7 



24.8 



4.3 



4 5 



9.3 



8.2 



.8 



8.0 



49.2 



2 1 



White oak 



19 4 



Chestnut oak 



6'' 



Other white oaks 



9 



Black and scarlet oaks. . . . 



6 1 



Northern red and cherrybark oaks 



! Other red oaks 



20.7 

 6 ^ 



Hickory 



16 ' 



Ash 



4 5 



Elm 



4 1 



1 Cottonwood 





Yellow-poplar 



3'S 



Basswood 





Sweetgum 



1 9 



Blackgum and tupelo. . . 



2 



Sugar maple 



9 



Soft maple . . . 



I 6 



Sycamore 



7 4 



Beech 



32 9 



Black walnut 





Other hardwoods. . 



5.8 



8 6 



Total 





6,569.8 



100.0 



1,611.8 



1,161.9 



1,540.8 



1,120.9 



604.3 



316.3 



''13 8 



Percent . . 





100 





25 



18 



23 



17 



9 



5 



, 







Kentucky's Forest Resource 



% and Ind 



ustries 















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