APPENDIX BASIC STATISTICS 



continental United States, by size class of ownership and section and region, 1963 



609 



Small private holdings— Continued 



Medium private holdings (5,000 to 50,000 acres) 



Large private holdings (50,000 and larger) 



500 to 5,000 acres 







Operating 

 area 



Productivity 



Operating 

 area 



Productivity 



Operating 

 area 



Productivity 



Upper 



Medium 



Lower 



Upper 



Medium 



Lower 



Upper 



Medium 



Lower 



Thousand 



acres 



479 



1,525 



516 



1,182 



Percent 

 22 

 50 

 72 

 38 



Percent 



40 



10 



5 



36 



Percent 

 38 

 40 

 23 

 26 



Thousand 



acres 



1,766 



2,227 



804 



829 



Percent 

 70 

 55 

 70 

 46 



Percent 

 23 

 32 



24 

 49 



Percent 

 7 



13 

 6 

 5 



Thousand 



acres 



8,078 



1,846 



2,480 



325 



Percent 

 69 

 65 

 87 

 37 



Percent 

 30 

 28 

 13 



50 



Percent 



1 

 7 



m 



13 



























3,702 



46 



21 



33 



5,626 



61 



30 



9 



12,729 



71 



27 



2 



1,538 

 7,792 

 1,479 



44 

 41 

 21 



50 

 38 

 37 



6 

 21 



42 



2,056 

 7,412 

 3,266 



84 

 63 

 48 



15 

 24 

 37 



1 

 13 

 15 



2,716 

 9,866 

 6,752 



89 

 86 

 70 



7 

 8 

 21 



4 

 6 

 9 



10,809 



39 



40 



21 



12,734 



63 



26 



U 



19,334 



81 



13 



6 



1,273 

 969 



63 

 46 



27 

 45 



10 

 9 



1,775 

 442 



75 

 64 



16 

 36 



9 



4,349 

 1,315 



94 

 94 



4 

 6 



2 







2,242 

 554 

 645 

 379 



56 

 64 

 41 

 56 



35 

 29 

 48 

 35 



9 

 7 

 11 

 9 



2,217 



1,433 



2% 



293 



73 



87 

 49 

 34 



20 

 13 

 33 

 23 



7 



5,664 



1,497 



2, 348 



775 



94 



87 

 45 

 76 



5 

 13 

 46 

 24 



1 



18 

 43 



9 





3,820 



55 



36 



9 



4,239 



73 



19 



8 



10,284 



80 



17 



3 



18, 331 



44 



35 



21 



22,599 



64 



26 



10 



* 42, 347 



78 



18 



4 



2 Includes ownerships containing 3 to 100 acres of commercial forest land in 

 the East and 10 to 100 acres in the West. 

 ' Less than 0.5 percent. 



* Excludes 1,537 thousand acres of commercial forest land in large private 

 ownerships on which access was denied. The proportion of this area in oper- 

 ating status is not known. 



in continental United States, by type of ownership and section a 



nd region, 



1953 ' 











Pulp manufacturer 



All forest industries ' 



Other private 



Operating 

 area 



Productivity 



Operating 

 area 



Productivity 



Operating 

 area 



Productivity 



Upper 



Medium 



Lower 



Upper 



Medium 



Lower 



Upper 



Medium 



Lower 



Thousand 



acres 



5,322 



755 



920 



Percent 

 56 

 100 

 92 



Percent 

 43 



Percent 



1 



Thousand 



acres 



6.037 



1.549 



1,802 



537 



Percent 

 5i 

 86 

 93 

 46 



Percent 



41 



13 



7 



54 



Percent 

 5 

 1 



(<) 

 (') 



Thousand 

 acres 

 5.474 

 5,304 

 2,795 

 2,396 



Percent 

 74 

 47 

 66 

 44 



Percent 

 19 

 32 

 25 

 34 



Percent 



7 

 21 



2 



(<) 



9 

 22 





































6,997 



66 



33 



1 



9,925 



66 



31 



3 



15,969 



59 



27 



14 



1,895 

 5,392 

 1,633 



98 

 99 

 82 





2 



4,023 

 11,207 

 7,593 



81 

 88 

 69 



15 



9 



24 



4 

 3 



7 



2,667 

 11,440 

 6,190 



60 

 46 

 32 



32 

 28 

 34 



8 



1 



18 



26 



(*) 



34 



8.920 



96 



4 



0) 



22,823 



81 



15 



4 



20.297 



44 



30 



26 



1,371 

 60 



95 

 80 



(') 



20 



5 



6,029 

 1,553 



89 

 88 



7 

 12 



4 



1,764 

 451 



67 

 44 



23 

 40 



10 

 16 









1,431 

 54 



94 

 100 



1 



5 



7,582 



2,243 



1,865 



135 



89 

 87 

 33 

 79 



8 

 12 

 57 

 18 



3 



1 

 10 

 3 



2,215 

 936 



1,622 

 530 



62 

 79 

 53 

 61 



27 

 19 

 34 

 27 



11 

 2 







13 











12 













1,485 



94 



1 



5 



11,825 



80 



16 



4 



5,303 



62 



27 



11 



17,402 



84 



15 



1 



5 44, 573 



77 



19 



4 



41, 569 



52 



28 



20 



2 Productivity ratings are omitted on a regional basis because sampling of 

 small ownerships, which make up a large share of the total, was not adequate 

 to provide valid estimates for region breakdowns. 



' Includes lumber, pulp, and all other wood-using industries combined. 



< Less than 0.5 percent. 



' Excludes 1,537 thousand acres of commercial forest land in large private 

 ownerships on which access was denied. The proportion of this area in 

 operating status is not known. 



