TABLE 11.—Average annual commodity production, by timber 
products, in cubic volume and in standard 
units, Montana, 1939-48 
CUBIC VOLUME 
Timber products cetera peastecn State 
Thousand Thousand Thousand 
Sawlogs (for lumber, timbers,| cubic feet cubic feet eubic feet 
and sawn ties)..........-+% 59,020 2,373 61, 393 
Pulpwood logs.............+5 OS 2S centers cre-ecsisle 652 
Pulpwood bolts.............- 70 527 597 
aueliwOOd):\ciciesis\eleisicyeiererolearece 6, 289 9, 828 16,117 
Poles and piling............- 1, 503 235 1, 738 
Posts (round and aplit)....... 1, 136 3,241 4,377 
FTC WNEtiCd ccieieieteisieletersleyetersie sie 41 1 42 
Round mine timbers......... 3,564 1,265 4,829 
Miscellaneous. .<...0..00se- 233 8 241 
pTOtallerareveveiexeievele sieves siere 72,508 17,478 89, 986 
STANDARD UNITS 
Sawlogs (for lumber, timbers, 
and sawnties) M board feet? 399, 201 14,120 413,321 
Pulpwood logs........do%.. ANOGIG OS sieterereis-eie's 4,061 
Pulpwood bolts Standard cords? 811 5,919 6, 730 
Fuel wood............ do3.. 73,128 114, 279 187, 407 
Poles and piling....... Pieces. 107, 090 18,156 125, 246 
Posts (round and split)...do..| 1,058,296 3,792,778 4,851,074 
lew nictieSis:c, i cise/cvcleieverere do.. 6,020 102 6,122 
Round mine timbers..... do 494,126 167,556 661, 682 
Miscellaneous....... cubic feet 233,444 6, 841 240, 2 
1 Western Montana total includes 2,771 M cubic feet dead trees, and 
eastern Montana 5,130 M cubic feet. 
2 International 34-inch rule. 
3 Rough wood, unpeeled. A pile of stacked wood 4 by 4 by 8 feet 
within its outside surface. 
TaBLe 12.—Area of commercial forest land, by generalized 
forest type and stand-size class, 
Montana, 1949 
STATE 
Stand-size class 
= Non- 
orest type San Pole Seedling stocked 
. : an an Total 
timber | timber sapling Gther 
areas 
1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 
White pine group: acres acres acres acres acres 
White pine......... 156 63 93 20 332 
Cedanktrsrerratecisureres 12 1 Ail | eravetcrerensts 17 
Motaliceenicrciiersrsisrs 168 64 97 20 349 
Ponderosa pine......... 1,580 | 1,426 304 115 3,425 
Marchtrtersteteviisisicree s ste'e 1,338 492 622 109 2,561 
Douglas-fir......... Sates hyve) 6: 1,327 184 136 2, 863 
) Lodgepole pine group: 
Lodgepole pine..... r 725 2,719 1,031 97 4,572 
Whitebark and lim- 
berapine’isjsierstaiccs 67 29 3 1 100 
Motalternttersteleieiels 792 2,748 1,034 98 4,672 
Forest Resources of Montana 
TasLe 12.—Area of commercial forest land, by generalized 
forest type and stand-size class, 
Montana, 1949—Continued 
STATE—Continued 
Stand-size class 
foe PSG 
Forest type Saw Pole eedling | stocke 
timber | timber and and Total 
sapling other 
areas 
1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 
Spruce-fir group: acres acres acres acres acres 
Sprucet(zcssciecistercss 475 33. 99 32 639 
Hemlock-grand fir. . 4 Ail avevevevatevarel listers eels tee 8 
Alpine'fin: cccoeces 6 7 D2 y li reseterssevers 25 
Motallncisaiecee%esie%e 485 44 111 32 672 
Hardwoods sis:scceveceisiors.s 120 232 60 2 414 
Coniferous: woodland si.é.a| cisceiescte'e <1|e-¥:010:015;0/e)|(016 1esete aye 800 800 
Totall-allity pes'je:e/eicve.cte:s 5,699 6, 333 2,412 1,312 15,756 
White pine group: 
White pine......... 156 63 93 20 332 
Gedariaciyemsieicieie sete 12 1 Boil teisisvete losers 17 
Motalltec esses 168 64 97 20 349 
Ponderosa pine......... 1, 346 542 264 85 2237, 
Tarcheitiivcstessraenisteates 1,338 492 622 109 2,561 
Douglas-fir sstecteecreves 357 582 140 66 1,145 
Lodgepole pine......... 199 1, 204 710 52 2,165 
Spruce-fir group: 
Spruce lscnysiseisrsierstarsie 310 25 21 24 380 
Hemlock-grand fir. . 4 BONES siefscetcyail cuetsvevete-ave 8 
Total ssyatsatsicietesorers 314 29 21 24 388 
Hardwoods r.icisssecicece 18 AGH ioferciereis'e () 64 
Total)-all'types.sc:..cic0 +2 3,740 2,959 1,854 356 8, 909 
EASTERN MONTANA 
Ponderosa pine.......+. 234 884 40 30 1,188 
Dovglasqfini.csictic cisveisie's .859 745 44 70 1,718 
Lodgepole pine group: 
Lodgepole pine..... 526 1,515 321 45 2,407 
Whitebark and lim- 
berlpinescicierereiarecs 67 29 3 1 100 
MoOtaltrctvercleselsrse 593 1,544 324 46 2,507 
Spruce-fir group: 
Spruce prevererreievecists 165 8 78 8 259 
IA pine fir;<rere «:sierers rato 6 7 12 |lsvefeversicvore 25 
Lotalleaciseteverayecete 171 15 90 8 284 
Hardwoods. <<). csiecscee 102 186 60 2 350 
Coniferous woodland....Jecccecccleccccccs|eecccces 800 800 
Total, alltypes......... 1,959 3,374 558 956 6, 847 
Ol 
1Less than 0.5 thousand acres. 
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