TABLE 8.—All-timber volume on commercial forest land, by kind of timber, Montana, 1949 
Kind of timber western, 
Millien 
Live cubse feet 
Primary, SFOWING StOCK =\-i0\e,-1<:01c10/ oie eicicie aieleialeieieleiejeve sja\eielsie/siefsiaie/e‘e}aisisieleisiclele A000 9, 160 
Secondary’ growing Stock: 3:aiz1sjar-'0;014 0:2%a}siererateloloie;eieie ci oreislerelalafetevalstevelelstelelelslerele 655 144 
Tt al siecoiacoic ole evepaiave balls oy oie Sia inva re os ota eae mse totats rele etane eioteteveteve aierencrateieferedstasetetere ce(ere 9,304 
Deadiccni. SSA OCOUCA COO COOCSECOUS aia (cisswistetololaretate olateraseiovece coloralctelerasclaeralcrelensielersroiers 119 
Total; all tim ber sireie:2 -sj 8 siejeie eieis Salalete losis eiereversislovtet a tarer satay oteleleceie telerehelaletercicreiclele 9, 423 
Eastern 
Montana State 
Million Million 
cubie feet cubic feet 
7,021 16, 181 
114 258 
7,135 16, 439 
423 542 
7,558 16, 981 
TABLE 9.—Net annual growth and annual mortality of live saw timber and primary growing stock on commercial forest 
land by species group, Montana* 
Live saw timber? 
Primary growing stock 
Species group Current Current Current Current 
annual net annual annual net annual 
growth mortality growth mortality 
| Million Million Million Million 
Softwoods: board feet board feet cubic feet cubic feet 
Western: Montana 2 2st: cies vsysie ce sierslusniereintaieislers ciaierotreiciets 344 176 96 29 
EasternvMontanawarctisc cclimerie sei ivin saith iec teens 244 67 137 20 
Total ets: coke nee ee ee 588 243 233 49 
Hardwoods: 
Western: Montama e crcccicivin cistaie c:ciarasnraus wretetoyaloietalemicinis erahette 2 (3) 1 (?) 
Easterns Montana’ «ccc nasjnaes cacteisee eee eetaee 16 (8) 7 1 
TOtaliece cache ccrevers tore Giiioe elSrassitre See eee Ii Siats es ee oe ohare 18 (3) 8 1 
All Species: 
Western: Montana’. iecicisicis 6 sus’e sais sisreroisi cre sls cleicieveleicinie reisietats 346 176 97 29 
BWasterni Montana smicterie:cfovesel ateee re sraxelchokolatoye ayeroleveretctane creisvouets 260 67 144 21 
Total fsiScts ate facanerels, cccveto. bisvsrecerajsvole nitateleieiovacsisione eiseoreteseelers 606 243 241 50 
1 Growth for Western Montana is an average based on the period 2 International %4-inch rule. 
1930-39, and for Eastern Montana, 1940-49. SLess than 0.5 million feet. 
Taste 10.—Average annual commodity drain of live saw-timber volume and primary growing stock on commercial 
forest land, by species group, Montana, 1939-48 
Live saw timber! Primary growing stock 
Species eroup Cutting Logging Commodity Cutting Logging Commodity 
drain waste drain? drain waste drain? 
Million Million Million Million Million Million 
Softwoods: board feet board feet board feet cubic feet cubic feet cubic feet 
Western Montana). cco :sjercieva.sicis) s.cteyeteie s/a\slercieiessneiciare'ele ejeve\oreke 440 35 475 69 ll 80 
EasternelViontamas swtaclers cic satelreswcle oropelerstersiclsieretere atelclolobrevorerere 26 1 27 8 1 9 
Total ivcreivtevesarovcree: 01 sisveierelo)ovese eh aVevarete /oyavevaleserolstoserertyeteverwisv steven 466 36 502 77 12 89 
Hardwoods: 
Western: Montamat.cris sic .ciajsrelerensvovereyaleie)onevelevelalersrete)eraiatctensterersiere all Sictateloleteloretrets 4 1 jonoenocs 1 
Bastern: Montana coe sciv.ciciclorcietelel clereictoroictereteleletaioterctveicteleteleleretetete 21 1 22 Avil llcvatavetetererctetetere 4 
Total 2s cjocsicis s(ereieyasere ci nSoie Cole vere (eravotarsevorslatere ofeicietetete ctersteteveretole 25 1 26 Hallgosacoso 5505 5 
All species: 
Western: Monta mais ::ciosvsicvareisreiore) orelopareletetaicveie(alolereisisrcierstetereleietetc 444 35 479 70 ll 81 
Eastern: Montanas\:isicctc ete tlaleleveleoycreleisatelelefeteretetstofelsiatoverctetetaleveve 47 2 49 12 1 13 
Total <:::cveveteretevaretatecetavelevoyereretayercieiarctavele aioreteterovelevels’clekereroneteleisis | 491 37 528 82 12 94 
1 International %-inch rule. 
2 Total of cutting drain and logging and milling waste. 
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