Table 10. — Commercial forest land area, 



by ownership and stand-size 



classes, Tennessee, 1948-50 





Ownership class 



Total 



Saw- 

 timber 

 stands 



Pole- 

 timber 

 stands 



Seedling 



and sapling 



stands * 



Nonstocked 



and other 



areas J 



Federally owned or managed: 



Thousand 

 acres 

 563.3 



252.7 



Thousand 

 acres 

 219.7 

 99.2 



Thousand 

 acres 

 298.5 

 135.3 



Thousand 

 acres 

 45.1 

 18.2 



Thousand 

 acres 



Other 











Total 



816.0 



287.7 



10.0 



318.9 

 ( 2 ) 

 ( 2 ) 



433.8 

 ( 2 ) 

 ( 2 ) 



63.3 

 ( 2 ) 

 ( 2 ) 





State _ . 









Private: 



Farm 





5,053.1 

 6, 187. 



( 2 ) 

 ( 2 ) 



( 2 ) 

 ( 2 ) 



( 2 ) 



( 2 ) 





Industrial and other 











Total 



11,240.1 



2, 550. 1 



6, 961. 3 



1, 728. 7 













12,353.8 



2, 928. 5 



7, 585. 7 



1, 839. 6 











1 Nonstocked and other areas not classified elsewhere are included with seedling and sapling stands. 



2 Detailed breakdown by stand-size class not available. 



Table 11. — Commercial forest land area in Tennessee, by stand size and forest type, 1948-50 



Forest type 



All 

 stand 

 sizes 



Large 

 sawtimber 



Small 

 sawtimber 



Poletimber 



Seedling 



and 

 sapling 



Nonstocked 



and other 



areas 



Softwood types: 



Southern yellow pine . 



Thousand 



acres 



2,033.5 

 893.8 

 108.1 



Thousand 



acres 



69.5 



10.4 



26.5 



Thousand 



acres 



445.2 



14.6 



27.8 



Thousand 



acres 



1, 255. 7 



565.4 



46.1 



Thousand ' 



acres 



235.0 



282.2 



7.7 



Thousand 

 acres 



28.1 



Cedar 



21.2 











Total _ 



3,035.4 



106.4 



487.6 



1, 867. 2 



524.9 



49.3 







Hardwood types: 



Bottom-land hardwood 



921.9 

 6, 334. 3 

 2, 062. 2 



107.5 

 477.9 

 125.9 



273.1 



1,085.2 



264.9 



458.8 

 3, 896. 7 

 1,363.0 



76.9 

 807.3 

 272.8 



5.6 



Upland hardwood 



67.2 





35.6 







Total 



9,318.4 



711.3 



1,623.2 



5,718.5 



1,157.0 



108.4 







All tvpes 



12,353.8 



817.7 



2,110.8 



7,585.7 



1,681.9 



157.7 







Table 12. — Commercial forest land in Tennessee, by forest type and Survey region, 1948-50 



Forest type 



State 



West 



West- 

 Central 



Central 



Plateau 



East 



Softwood types: 



Thousand 



acres 



2,033.5 



893.8 



108.1 



Thousand 

 acres 

 67.6 



15.8 



Thousand 

 acres 

 74.8 

 64.6 



Thousand 

 acres 



Thousand 



acres 



787.4 



97.7 



38.7 



Thousand 

 acres 

 1,103.7 



Cedar. 



646.0 



69.7 





69.4 













Total 



3,035.4 



83.4 



139.4 



646.0 



923.8 



1, 242. S 







Hardwood types: 



Bottom-land hardwood ;. 



921.9 

 6, 334. 3 

 2, 062. 2 



733.4 

 867.0 

 103.9 



66.8 



1,651.8 



249.1 



71.9 

 1,591.0 



35.9 



37.3 



1, 367. 5 



728.1 



12.5 





S57.0 





945.2 







Total 



9,318.4 



1, 704. 3 



1, 967. 7 



1, 698. 8 



2, 132. 9 



1,814.7 







All types.. 



12,353.8 



1, 787. 7 



2, 107. 1 



2, 344. 8 



3, 056. 7 



3, 057. 5 







Tennessee's Timber Economy 



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