Table 29. — Average sawtimber volume per acre in Tennessee, by forest type and Survey region, 7948—50 



Forest type 



State 



West 



West- 

 Central 



Central 



Plateau 



East 



Softwood : 



Board-feet 

 1,337 

 426 

 (>) 



Board-feet 

 740 



Board-feet 

 932 

 269 



Board-feet 



Board-feet 

 1,012 

 (') 

 (') 



Board-feet 

 1,634 





358 



0) 





(') 













Total 



1,150 



893 



625 



358 



1,108 



1,668 







Hardwood: 



2,135 

 1,345 

 1,098 



2,201 

 1,622 



731 



1,329 

 841 

 879 



1,832 

 1,440 



847 



1,429 



835 



(') 





1,724 





1,408 







Total 



1,368 



1,817 



862 



1,444 



1,241 



1, 575 









1,315 



1,774 



846 



1,145 



, 1,201 



1,613 







1 Sample too small to be reliable. 



Table 30. — Softwood sawtimber volume in Tennessee, by tree grade and stand quality, by species group or Survey region, 1948—50 





All grades 



Grade 1 



Grade 2 



Grade 3 



Species group or Survey region 



In fair and 

 better stands 



In poor stands 



Species group: 



Million 



board-feet 



1,203.9 



923.2 



132.4 



755.3 



Million 



board-feet 



192.4 



12.3 



132.4 



107.1 



Million 

 board-feet 

 316.3 

 73.5 



Million 

 board-feet 

 134.6 

 83.3 



Million 

 board-feet 



560.6 





754.1 









131.0 



113.0 



404.2 







Total 



3, 014. 8 



444.2 



520.8 



330.9 



1,718.9 







Survey region: 



West 



326.5 



98.0 



61.1 



694.3 



1, 834. 9 



89.6 



21.6 



161.1 



55.8 

 216.1 



87.7 

 22.8 



30.1 

 14.1 



119.1 





39.5 









138.5 



271.8 



106.8 

 179.9 



393.2 





1, 167. 1 







Total 



3, 014. 8 



444.2 



520.8 



330.9 



1,718.9 



1 Cedar is the only species represented here. 



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