Table 39.— Net annual growth^ annual mortality, and commodity drain on live sawtimber and 

 growing stock on commercial forest land by species group, Kentucky, 1949'^ 



Item 





Saw timber 







Grow-ing stock 







Total 



Softwoods 



Hardwoods 



Total 



Softwoods 



Hardwoods 



Net annual growth 



Million 

 bd. ft. 

 1,189 



Million 

 bd.ft. 



133 



Million 

 bd. ft. 

 1,056 



Million 

 cu.ft. 

 267.3 



Million 

 cu. ft. 



20.9 



Million 

 cu. ft. 



246.4 



Annual mortality 



83 



7 



76 



25.9 



2.0 



23.9 



Commodity drain: 



Timber products 



Logging waste . . . . , 



692 2 

 41.6 



52.2 



640.0 

 41.6 



154.7 

 6.0 



10.2 



144.5 

 6 









Total 



733.8 



52.2 



681 6 



160 7 



10.2 



150,5 



' Though commodity drain was determined for the year 1948 (table 40), the total drain figure can be considered representative of the total drain in 1949. 



Table 40,— Total output of timber products and commodity drain on live sawtimber and groiving stock, Kentucky, 1948 



Product 



Volume 



of products cut ^ 



Commodity drain 

 on sawtimber 



Commodity drain 

 on gro\ving stock 





Standard unit 



Number 



M cu. ft. 



Total 



Softwoods 



Hardwoods 



Total 



Softwoods 



Hardwood 





Mbd. ft.2 



. do 



508,240 



9,614 



44,042 



47.225 



1,506,232 



13.544 



" 75 



16,497 



3,572 



70,589 

 1,335 

 6,117 

 3,366 



95,907 



10,305 

 434 



16,497 

 3,572 



Million 



bd. ft. 



551 



11 



49 



1 



105 



7 



3 



Million 

 bd. ft. 

 50 

 P) 



Million 



bd. ft. 



501 



11 



49 



1 



105 



5 



*3 



Million 

 cu. ft. 



78 

 2 

 7 

 1 



45 

 8 

 1 



16 

 3 



Million 

 cu. ft. 

 7 



Million 

 cu. ft. 







Cooperage logs and bolts. . . , . 



do. . . 



; 





Cords « 



. do 







Fuelwood • 







45 



Fence posts 



M pieces 



do. 



2 



3 



1 



Mine timbers 



M cu. ft 



do. 







16 





7 





7 



5 











Total . . 







208,122 



734 



52 



682 



161 



10 



151 











^ Includes material from both growing stock and other miscellaneous sources. 



2 International ^4-tnch log rule. 



3 Less than 500,000 board feet. 



^ Standard cords, rough wood basis. 



^ Includes chemical wood, excelsior, handle stock, shingle bolts, etc. 



■iz U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1953 — 257298 



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