1,000 



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1920 



1930 



1940 



YEAR 



FiGL'RE 29— Lumber production in Kentucky, 1899-1948. (Source: Lumber Production in the United States, 1799-1946, U. S. Dept. 



Agr. Misc. Pub. 669. 1948.) 



30). During recent years, about 45 percent of the 

 total production has been oak. Beech, yellow-poplar, 

 and pine follow in order of importance. 



During the peak years of lumber production the 

 typical large stationary mill cut mostly high-quality, 

 old-growth timber. Today there are left in the State 

 only a few large mills that annually ctu more than 

 1 million board feet (fig. 31). Most common, bv far. 



are the portable, circular mills that operate on the 

 residual low-quality stands fotmd tliroughout most 

 of the State. In 1947 about two-thirds of the lumber 

 produced in Kentticky came from mills ciuting less 

 than 1 million board feet per year. These mills saw 

 mainly for the local markets that can use low- 

 qualitv Itnnber. In 1948 there were about 2,000 saw- 

 mills active in Kentucky. 



LUMBER PRODUCTION -1947 



THOUSAND BOARD FEET 

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 t;- ;;j 1,000-4,999 

 ^^ 5,000-9,999 

 ^^ 10,000-14,999 

 ^^ 15,000 or more 



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Forest Resource Report No. 1 , U. S. Department of Agriculture 



