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THE OUTLOOK FOR TIMBER IN THE UNITED STATES 



Table 4. — Area oj commercial timberland in the United States, by ownership and stand-volume class, section, region, and State, 



January 1, 1970 i 



[Thousand acres] 







Total, All 



Ownerships 







National Forest 





Section, region, and State 



Total 



Less than 

 1,500 bd. ft. 



1,500 to 5,000 

 bd. ft. 



More than 

 5,000 bd. ft. 



Total 



Less than 

 1,500 bd. ft. 



1,500 to 5,000 

 bd. ft. 



More than 

 5,000 bd. ft. 



New England: 



2,169 

 16, 894 

 3,491 

 5,020 

 429 

 4,364 



1,802 

 7,580 

 3,076 

 3,233 

 415 

 2,464 



319 



7,454 



371 



1,429 



14 



1,651 



47 



1,859 



43 



358 







249 







37 







568 







226 





 5 

 

 366 

 

 96 







24 

 



161 

 



112 







7 



Maine 





o 



New Hampshire 



40 



Rhode Island 









17 







Total 



32, 367 



18,571 



11,239 



2, 556 



832 



468 



298 



65 





Middle Atlantic: 

 Delaware 



390 



2,882 

 2,354 

 14, 489 

 17, 478 

 12,092 



179 

 1,404 

 1,754 

 8,885 

 11,328 

 5,316 



107 

 1,024 



438 

 4,964 

 5,061 

 4,843 



102 



453 



161 



639 



1,089 



1,933 





 

 

 

 488 

 879 





 

 

 

 257 

 290 





 

 

 

 192 

 413 



o 



Maryland - 



o 





o 



New York 



o 



Pennsylvania 



37 





175 







Total 



49,685 



28, 867 



16,439 



4,378 



1,367 



547 



605 



213 







Lake States: 



18,800 



16, 875 



406 



223 



14, 536 



11,586 



14, 512 



341 



148 



12,522 



5,065 



1,535 



37 



64 



1,162 



2,148 



826 



28 



10 



852 



2,422 



2,127 











1,317 



1,460 



1,829 











1,135 



673 



193 

 

 



105 



288 

 104 





North Dakota 



o 



South Dakota (East) 



o 





77 







Total 



50,840 



39, 110 



7,864 



3,865 



5,867 



4,424 



972 



470 







Central: 



3,680 

 3,840 

 2,430 

 1,187 

 11,826 

 14,600 

 1,023 

 6,422 



1,810 

 1,658 

 1,488 



755 



5,728 



12, 141 



651 

 3,125 



1,420 



1,405 



598 



368 



4,730 



2,349 



317 



2,355 



448 

 775 

 343 



62 



1,368 



109 



53 

 942 



214 



136 











531 



1,321 



57 



129 



105 



46 











96 



1,014 



55 



51 



82 



74 











330 



306 



2 



40 



26 





14 



Iowa. 















103 















Ohio 



38 







Total 



45,008 



27,359 



13,545 



4,103 



2,390 



1,369 



837 



183 







Total, North 



177, 901 



113,909 



49,088 



14,903 



10,458 



6,810 



2,714 



933 







South Atlantic: 

 North Carolina 



20, 192 

 12,410 

 15,859 



9,872 

 6,046 

 7,818 



6,912 

 3,864 

 5,834 



3,407 

 2,498 

 2,205 



1,035 



550 



1,202 



266 



71 

 499 



527 

 208 

 562 



241 





271 





141 







Total 



48,463 



23,738 



16, 612 



8,112 



2,789 



836 



1,298 



654 







East Gulf: 

 Florida... ... . 



16, 231 

 25, 102 



10, 135 

 15, 891 



4,224 

 6,370 



1,871 

 2,840 



1,035 

 806 



554 

 216 



333 

 346 



147 



Georgia 



244 







Total 



41, 334 



26,026 



10, 695 



4,712 



1,842 



771 



679 



391 







Central Gulf: 

 Alabama. 



21, 742 

 16, 891 

 12, 819 



12,225 

 8,417 

 6,953 



6,897 

 6,151 

 4,555 



2,619 

 2,323 

 1,310 



625 



1,118 



599 



176 

 288 

 163 



309 



378 

 285 



140 



Mississippi 



452 



Tennessee 



161 







Total... 



51,453 



27,595 



17,603 



6,254 



2,344 



618 



972 



753 







West Gulf: 

 Arkansas 



18, 206 

 15, 342 

 4,817 

 12,924 



8,760 

 6,329 

 3,901 

 6,320 



6,577 



5,769 



755 



4,329 



2,868 



3,243 



160 



2,274 



2,378 

 551 

 233 

 625 



815 

 136 

 144 

 55 



1,196 



208 



75 



182 



367 



Louisiana. 



206 



Oklahoma 



14 



Texas 



387 







Total 



51,290 



25,311 



17, 432 



8,546 



3. 7SS 



1,151 



1,661 



974 







Total, South 



192, 542 



102, 672 



62, 243 



27,625 



10,764 



3,377 



4,612 



2,773 







Pacific Northwest: 

 Alaska: Coastal 



5,639 



482 



216 



4,941 



5,144 



446 



198 



4,500 







Oregon: 

 Western 



14,635 

 11,038 



3,398 



2,148 



1,865 

 2,749 



9,372 

 6,141 



4,830 

 7,173 



610 

 1,241 



316 



1,480 



3,904 



Eastern 



4,452 







Summary 



25, 673 



5,546 



4,614 



15, 513 



12,003 



1,851 



1,796 



8,356 







Washington: 

 Western 



9,991 

 8,410 



2,351 

 1,653 



1,155 

 2,279 



6,485 

 4,578 



2,321 

 3,103 



424 

 467 



120 

 625 



1, 777 



Eastern 



2,011 







Summary 



18, 401 



3,904 



3,434 



11,063 



5,424 



891 



745 



3,788 







Total 



49, 713 



9,932 



8,264 



31, 517 



22,571 



3,188 



2,739 



16,644 





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See footnotes at end of table. 



