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TIMBER RESOURCES FOR AMERICA'S FUTURE 



Table (il. — Comparison of net annual growth with timber cut from growing stock on commercial forest land in Eastern United 



States, by species group and section and region, 1952 ' 



Section and region 



Total, 



all 

 species 



Softwoods 



Total 



White, 

 red, 

 and 

 jack 

 pine 



South- 

 em 

 yellow 

 pines 



Spruce 

 and 

 fir 



Other 

 soft- 

 woods 



Total, 

 hard- 

 woods 



Soft hardwoods 



Total 



Yellow- 

 poplar 



Other 

 soft 

 hard- 

 woods 



Hard hardwoods 



Total 



Oaks 



Beech, 

 yellow 

 birch, 

 and 

 hard 

 maple 



Other 

 hard 

 hard- 

 woods 



North: 

 New England: 



Timber cut million cu. ft__ 



Growth _do 



Relation of growth to cut 



percent- _ 

 Middle Atlantic: 



Timber cut million cu. ft._ 



Growth do 



Relation of growth to cut 



percent- - 

 Lake States: 



Timber cut million cu. ft.- 



Growth do 



Relation of growth to cut 



percent.. 

 Central: 



Timtwr cut million cu. ft.. 



Growth do 



Relation of growth to cut 



percent.. 

 Plains: 



Timber cut million cu. ft.. 



Growth. _ do 



Relation of growth to cut 



percent.. 

 Total, North: 



Timber cut million cu. ft.. 



Growth do 



Relation of growth to cut 



percent. . 

 South: 

 South Atlantic: 



Timber cut million cu. ft.. 



Growth do 



Relation of growth to cut 



percent.. 

 Southeast: 



Timber cut million cu. ft.. 



Growth do 



Relation of growth to cut 



percent.. 

 West Gulf: 



Timber cut million cu. ft.. 



Growth do 



Relation of growth to cut 



percent. . 

 Total, South: 



Timber cut million cu. ft.. 



Growth do 



Relation of growth to cut 



percent.. 

 Total, Eastern United States: 



Timber cut million cu. ft.. 



Growth do 



Relation of growth to cut 



percent.. 



500 

 878 



176 



470 

 1,357 



289 



537 

 1,180 



220 



405 

 1,128 



28 

 116 



414 



1,940 

 4,659 



1,455 

 1,908 



2,405 

 3,056 



127 



1,193 

 1,843 



154 



5,053 

 6,807 



135 



6,993 

 11,466 



361 

 291 



130 



156 



120 



188 

 319 



170 



17 

 46 



270 



4 

 9 



225 



700 

 821 



916 

 969 



1,479 

 1,714 



116 



651 



881 



135 



3,046 

 3,564 



117 



3,746 

 4,385 



153 

 83 



103 



64 

 139 



(2) 



248 

 254 



102 



11 

 183 



167 



178 



257 

 270 



105 



10 

 33 



330 



2 



5 



250 



68 



87 



128 



884 

 920 



104 



1,438 

 1,630 



113 



639 

 846 



132 



2,961 

 3,396 



115 



3,029 

 3,483 



157 

 145 



18 

 23 



128 



68 

 122 



179 



243 



290 



119 



(2) 



243 

 291 



120 



126 



196 



13 



186 



200 



141 



190 



135 



76 

 151 



199 



217 

 341 



157 



139 



587 



340 

 1,201 



283 



349 

 861 



388 

 1,082 



279 



24 



107 



446 



1,240 

 3,838 



539 

 939 



926 

 1.342 



145 



542 

 962 



2,007 

 3.243 



162 



3,247 

 7,081 



218 



200 



74 

 217 



293 



169 

 621 



245 

 355 



900 



357 

 1,222 



401 

 150 



450 

 606 



135 



198 

 350 



915 

 1,357 



148 



1,272 

 2,579 



203 



(^) 



332 



250 



35 

 104 



297 



91 

 111 



182 

 185 



102 



217 

 289 



133 



197 



55 

 154 



169 

 621 



367 



53 

 205 



387 



900 



322 

 1,118 



176 

 290 



165 



360 

 533 



148 



197 

 349 



733 

 1,172 



160 



1,055 

 2,290 



101 

 511 



506 



266 

 984 



370 



180 

 240 



133 



319 



837 



259 



883 

 2.616 



272 

 538 



476 

 736 



344 

 612 



178 



1,092 

 1,886 



173 



1,975 

 4.502 



441 



132 



436 



330 



59 

 148 



251 



190 

 ,536 



20 

 222 



407 

 1.215 



298 



237 

 384 



376 



486 



129 



272 

 393 



885 

 1,263 



143 



1,292 

 2,478 



192 



80 

 252 



315 



98 

 272 



278 



90 



77 



219 



300 

 671 



275 



135 



325 



188 



325 



718 



4 

 184 



4,600 



36 

 276 



767 



31 

 15 



48 



97 

 231 



238 



8 

 24 



300 



176 



730 



415 



3! 



143 



461 



83 



227 



68 

 206 



303 



182 

 576 



316 



35S 

 1,306 



365 



' Volumes are in net cubic feet, excluding bark. Timber cut refers to net 

 inventory volume cut or killed in logging and converted to timber products 

 or left as logging residues. 



2 Less than 0.5 million cubic feet. 



' Net growth of ponderosa pine. Total net annual growth of ponderosa 

 and Jeffrey pine In the United States is 483 million cubic feet including 

 4 million cubic feet in the Plains Region. 



