APPENDIX BASIC STATISTICS 



number of owners, average size of ow7ierships, and size class of owner, by section and region, 1953 ' 



553 





Small private holdings — Continued 





Medium private holdings— 

 5,000 to 50,000 acres 



Large private holdings— 



100 to 500 acres 



500 to 5,000 acres 



50,000 acres and larger 



Area 



Owners 



Average 



size 

 holding 



Area 



Owners 



Average 



size 

 holding 



Area 



Owners 



Average 



size 

 holding 



Area 



Owners 



Average 



size 

 holding 



Thousand 

 acres 

 7,495 

 9,367 

 8,930 

 11,393 

 423 



Nu mber 

 48, 854 

 59, 112 

 47, 855 

 67,233 

 1,881 



A ores 

 153 

 158 

 187 

 169 

 225 



Thousand 

 acres 

 1, .581 

 3, 202 

 1,677 

 3,481 

 273 



A'« mber 

 1,410 

 4,249 

 2,010 

 4,229 

 361 



Acres 

 1,121 

 7,54 

 834 

 823 

 756 



Thousand 

 acres 

 2,253 

 3,347 

 1,639 

 1,004 

 120 



A''« mber 

 141 

 239 

 87 

 83 

 20 



Acres 

 1.5,979 

 14,004 

 18, 839 

 12,096 

 6,000 



Thousand 



acres 



9,688 



2,190 



3,814 



400 



Number 

 31 

 24 

 21 

 4 



Acres 



312, 516 



91, 250 



181,619 



100, 000 









37, 608 



224,935 



167 



10, 214 



12, 259 



833 



8,279 



563 



14, 705 



16, 176 



75 



215, 680 



14,882 

 24,745 

 12, 822 



90, 688 

 149,917 

 81, 809 



164 

 165 

 157 



5,495 

 16, 142 

 5,791 



6,121 

 14, 172 

 6,312 



898 



1,139 



917 



2,983 

 11,901 

 5,291 



244 

 827 

 308 



12, 225 

 14,390 

 17, 179 



3,626 

 13,314 

 11,302 



23 



82 

 57 



157, 652 

 162, 366 

 198, 281 



52, 449 



322, 414 



163 



27,428 



26, 605 



1,031 



20, 140 



1,367 



14, 733 



28. 277 



156 



181, 263 



2,534 

 1,682 



13, 350 



7,470 



190 

 225 



1,724 

 1,822 



1,695 

 1,340 



1,017 

 1,360 



2,199 

 791 



133 



58 



16, 534 

 13, 638 



5,009 

 1,621 



23 

 10 



217, 783 

 162, 100 



4,216 



1,022 



1,826 



752 



20, 820 

 3,971 



10, 886 

 3,401 



202 

 257 

 168 

 221 



3,546 

 1,293 

 2.610 

 1,287 



3,035 



999 



2, 279 



1,149 



1,168 

 1,294 

 1,145 

 1,120 



2,865 



2,297 



609 



072 



186 

 141 

 37 

 56 



15, 403 



16, 281 

 16. 459 

 12, 000 



6,755 

 3,140 

 2,773 

 1,003 



30 

 16 

 9 

 11 



225, 167 



196. 250 



308,111 



91, 182 



7,816 



39, 078 



200 



8,736 



7,462 



1,171 



6,400 



409 



15, 648 



13, 714 



62 



221, 194 



97, 873 

 9 



586, 427 

 40 



167 

 225 



46, 378 



46, 326 



1,001 



34, 669 



2,330 



14, 879 



58, 317 



283 



206, 067 





















97, 882 



586, 467 



ir,7 



46, 378 



46, 326 



1,001 



34. fi09 



2,330 



14,879 



58,317 



283 



206, 067 



Data wore lacking on which to adjust for possible duplication of ownerships 

 in the small ownership classes when considered strictly on a sectional or 

 national basis. Such duplication that may exist in small ownerships is, 

 however, believed to aflect relatively less area and fewer owners than in the 

 medium and large classes. 



- Includes ow-nerships containing 3 to 100 acres of commercial forest land in 

 the East and 10 to 100 acres in the West. 



