92 Mississippi's forest resources and industries 



T.ABLE 38. — Lumber production and number of sawmills in Mississippi, by Survey region and size of sawmill,'^ 1946 



Sur\-ey region and size of sawmill (M bd. ft.) 



Mills 



Lumber production 





Softwood 



Hardwood 



Total 



State: 



1-199 



Number 



1,248 

 631 

 102 



Million board fert 



124.2 

 442.6 

 289.1 



Million hoard Jen 



94.9 

 252.9 

 355.2 



Million board jeet 

 219.1 



500-2,999 .. .. 



695.5 



3,000 and up - - - ~ -~ 



644. ; 







Total 



1,981 



855.9 



703.0 



1, 558.4 







North: 



1-499. . 



516 



178 



12 



47.0 

 71.2 

 14.9 



51.5 

 74.6 

 50.1 



98.5 

 145.8 

 65.0 



500-2,999 - . - -_- 



3,000 and up - _. _ _ 





Total 



706 



133.1 ■ 176.2 



309.: 





Central: 



l-i99 



380 

 339 



53 



49.8 

 277.6 

 203.1 



26.4 

 141.1 

 161.6 



76. 

 418. 

 364. 



500-2,999 .- - - ■ 



3,000 and up - - -- - - -- --- - 





Total - 



772 



530.5 



329. 1 



859. ( 





South: 



1-499 - . - - 



195 

 100 

 20 



22.7 

 88.4 

 61.0 



7.2 

 29.9 

 39.6 



29.: 

 118." 

 100.1 



500-2,999 -_ 



•3,000 and up ... . _. _ ... .. 





Total 



315 



172.1 



76.7 



248. 



Delta; 



1-499 



157 

 14 

 17 



4.7 



5.4 

 10.1 



9.8 



7.3 



103. 9 



14. 



12. 

 114. 



500-2,999 



3 000 and up . ..... 





' ■ 



Total 



ISS 



20.2 



131.0 



141.2 



1 As measured by production oi lumber in 1946. 



U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1951 



