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Summary 1 



General description of the State 3 



Physical characteristics ." 3 



The Eastern Highlands 3 



The Bluegiass ■! 



The Western Plateau 



Economic and social characteristics 



Agriculture 



Minerals and mining 



Manufacturing 



Transportation ■ ■ 



Electric power 8 



Multiple land use 8 



Kentucky's forest resources 11 



Forest area and ownership 11 



Forest types 12 



Stand-size classes II 



Stocking 15 



Site quality 15 



Timber volume 15 



Board-foot volume 15 



Quality of the timber 17 



Volume of growing stock 18 



Timber growth 19 



Sawtimber growth 19 



Growth of growing stock - 19 



Mortality 20 



Timber drain 20 



Trends in timber volume 20 



Wood harvest and manufacture in Kentucky 23 



Primary forest-products industries 23 



Lumber 23 



Fuelwood 25 



Round and split mine timbers 26 



Fence posts 26 



Cooperage stock 26 



Veneer 27 



Pulpwood 28 



Handle bolts 29 



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Wood harvest and mamifacture in Kentucky— Con. 

 Primary forest-products industries— Con. 



Hewn ties 29 



Miscellaneous farm timbers 30 



Secondary forest-products industries 30 



A forestry program for Kentucky 31 



Watershed protection 32 



Timber production 32 



Adopt better cutting practices 32 



Protect the forest from fire, insects. 



and disease 33 



Discourage livestock grazing on timberhuid 33 



Encourage integrated harvesting, marketing, and 



utilization systems 33 



Conduct research 34 



Literature cited 35 



Appendix 36 



Forest sinvey procedure 36 



Inventory 36 



Volume tables 36 



Cull 36 



Growth and mortality 36 



Commodity drain 37 



Accuracy of data 37 



Explanation of terms used 37 



Forest land classes 37 



Forest types 38 



Tree classes ■ • • • 38 



Volimre estimates . 38 



Stocking classes 38 



Site classes .'..;.. 39 



Stand-size classes : 39 



Diameter measurement and classes 39 



Hardwood log grades 39 



Growth 39 



Mortality 40 



Drain 40 



Principal commercial tree species of Kentucky 40 



Supplementary tables 41 



Standard summary tables 53 



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