594 



TIMBER RESOURCES FOR .\]MERICA'S FUTURE 



Table 58. — Comparison of net annual growth with timber cut from live sawtimher on commercial forest land in Eastern 

 United States, by species group and section and region, 1952 ' — Continued 



Section and region 



South: 

 South Atlantic: 



Timber cut million bd.-ft.. 



Growth do 



Relation of growth 



to cut percent.. 



Southeast: 



Timber cut million bd.-ft. _ 



Growth do 



Relation of growth 



to cut percent- - 



West Gulf: 



Timber cut million bd.-ft.. 



Growth do 



Relation of growth 



to cut percent.. 



Total, South: 



Timber cut million bd.-ft.. 



Growth do 



Relation of growth 



to cut percent. - 



Total, Eastern United States: 



Timber cut. million bd.-ft. . 



Growth do 



Relation of growth 

 to cut . .percent, . 



Total, 



all 

 species 



352 



128 



,411 

 ,035 



107 



147 



122 



137 



Total 



3,360 

 3,670 



5,724 

 6,679 



2,637 

 4,146 



157 



11, 721 

 14, 495 



124 



14,091 

 16, 970 



120 



Softwoods 



White, 

 red, 

 and 

 jack 

 pine 



137 



142 



972 

 906 



93 



South- 

 ern 

 yellow 

 pines 



3,228 

 3,493 



108 



5,546 

 6,378 



2,579 

 3,967 



11,3,53 

 13,838 



122 



11,610 

 14, 155 



122 



Spruce 

 and 

 fir 



(-) 



(=) 



668 

 742 



Other 

 soft- 

 woods 



841 

 1,167 



Total, 

 hard- 

 woods 



102 

 135 



132 



165 

 281 



170 



58 

 179 



308 



325 



595 



183 



1,992 

 3,210 



161 



3,687 

 3,356 



2,199 

 2,956 



134 



7,878 

 9,522 



121 



12, 214 

 19, 121 



Soft hardwoods 



Total 



1,062 

 1,401 



1,913 

 1,493 



855 

 1,094 



128 



3,830 

 3,988 



104 



4,880 



Yel- 

 low- 

 poplar 



400 

 383 



409 

 239 



58 



813 

 625 



Other 



soft 

 hard- 

 woods 



662 

 1,018 



154 



1,504 

 1,254 



83 



851 

 1,091 



128 



3,017 

 3,363 



111 



3,892 

 6,041 



Hard hardwoods 



Total 



930 

 1,809 



194 



1,774 

 1,863 



105 



1,344 

 1,862 



138 



4,048 

 5,534 



137 



7,334 

 12, 132 



165 



Oaks 



804 

 1,334 



166 



1,405 

 1,257 



1,071 

 1,239 



116 



3,280 

 3,830 



4,894 

 7,316 



Beech, 

 yellow 

 birch, 

 and 

 hard 

 maple 



149 



165 



103 



244 



112 

 155 



138 



1,290 

 1,877 



146 



Other 

 hard 

 hard- 

 woods 



103 

 437 



298 

 633 



179 



255 

 579 



656 

 1,549 



236 



1,150 

 2,939 



256 



' Volumes are in net board-feet log scale, International 1/4-inch rule. Tim- s is>t 



ber cut refers to net inventory volume cut or killed in logging and converted Jeffrey 



to timber products or left as logging residues. million 



- Less than 0.5 million board-feet. 



growth of ponderosa pine. Total net growth of ponderosa and 

 pine in the United States is 1,857 million board-feet including 16 

 board-feet in the Plains Region. 



Table 59. — Comparison of net annual growth with timber cut from live sawtimber on commercial forest land in Western 

 United States and Coastal Alaska, by species group and section and region, 1952 ' 





Total, all 

 species 









Softwoods 











Section and region 



Total 



Douglas-fir 



Ponderosa 



and Jeffrey 



pine 



Western 

 hemlock 



White and 

 sugar pine 



Redwood 



Other 

 softwoods 



Hard- 

 woods 



West: 

 Pacific N'orthwest: 

 Douglas-fir subrcgion: 

 Timber cut . million bd.-ft 



12, 221 



5,149 



42 



2,050 



828 



40 



14, 271 



5,977 



42 



5,724 



2,939 



51 



1,899 



1,534 



81 



555 

 728 

 131 



22,449 



11,178 



50 



86 

 128 

 149 



22,535 



11,306 



50 



12, 169 



5,010 



41 



2.050 



824 



40 



14,219 



5,834 



41 



5,704 



2.895 



51 



1,897 



1,508 



79 



549 

 677 

 123 



22, 369 



10,914 



49 



86 

 127 

 148 



22, 455 



11,041 



49 



8,827 



3,022 



34 



366 

 171 

 47 



9,193 



3,193 



35 



2,333 

 787 

 34 



393 



388 

 99 



43 

 63 

 146 



11,962 



4,431 



37 



149 

 57 

 38 



1,348 

 439 

 32 



1.497 

 496 

 33 



1,274 

 553 

 43 



475 



368 



77 



357 

 424 

 119 



3,603 



< 1.841 



51 



2.172 



911 



42 



21 

 20 

 95 



2,193 



931 



42 



2 



9 



450 



9 



27 



300 



23 

 98 

 426 



40 

 21 

 52 



63 

 119 

 189 



324 



207 



64 



222 

 209 

 94 



987 



396 



40 



998 



922 



92 



275 

 173 

 63 



1,273 



1,095 



86 



784 

 943 

 120 



798 



516 



65 



149 

 190 

 128 



3,004 



2,744 



91 



65 

 56 

 86 



3.069 



2,800 



91 



52 



Growth... do 



Relation of growth to cut percent.. 



Pine subregion: 

 Timber cut million bd.-ft 



139 

 267 



(-) 



Growth do 



Relation of growth to cut percent.. 



Total: 



Timber cut million bd.-ft.. 



Growth 3 do 



Relation of growth to cut. .percent.. 

 California: 



Timber cut million bd.-ft.. 



Growth do 



Relation of growth to cut percent.. 



N'orthern Rocky Mountain: 

 Timber cut. million bd.-ft 



4 



52 

 143 

 275 



20 



44 

 220 



2 



Growth do 



Relation of growth to cut percent 



26 

 1,300 



Southern Rocky .Mountain: 

 Timber cut... million bd.-ft 





C 



Growth . do 









51 



Relation of growth to cut percent 









850 



Total, West: 

 Timber cut. ... . million bd.-ft 



2,204 



967 



44 



21 



71 



338 



2, 225 

 1,038 



47 



609 

 535 



88 



987 



396 



40 



80 



Growth do 



Relation of growth to cut percent.. 



Coastal Alaska: 

 Timber cut. million bd.-ft 



264 

 330 



Growth... do 











1 



Relation of growth to cut percent 













Total Western U. S. and Coastal Alaska: 

 Timber cut . . million bd.-ft 



11,962 



4,431 



37 



3. 603 



' 1.841 



51 



609 

 535 



88 



987 



396 



40 



80 



Growth do 



Relation of growth to cut. percent.. 



265 

 331 



' Volumes are in net board-feet log scale. International M-inch rule. 

 Timber cut refers to net inventory volume cut or killed in logging and 

 converted to timber products or left as logging residues. 



' Less than 0.5 million board-feet. 



' The considerable excess of cut over growth for the principal softwoods 

 in the Pacific Northwest and California is not entirely due to overeutting. 



Growth is at a low level partly because a comparatively high proportion of 

 the commercial forest area consists of old-growth timber which contributes 

 little to net annual growth. 



* Excludes 16 million board-feet net growth of ponderosa pine in the Plains 

 Region. Total net growth of ponderosa and JefTrey pine in the United 

 States is 1,857 million board-feet. 



