aggravate this undesirable balance in the growing 
stock, and reduce future production of high-quality 
products. 
SPECIES AND 
R M 
DIAMETER CLASS CORDW OCR NOEUME 
LOBLOLLY PINE ‘| 
6 — 8IN. 
shocatysce 
14-18 « 
20+ « 
SHORTLEAF PINE 
6 - BIN. 
lOKS2ra¢ 
14-18 «« 
20+ « 
WHITE OAK 
6 - BIN. 
10: =12 «« 
14-18 << 
20+ “ 
YELLOW-POPLAR 
6 - BIN. 
LOLS 12C6 
14 - 18 <‘ 
20+ 
ALL SPECIES 
6 — BIN. 
lOps eres 
14-18** 
20+ “ 
0 30 
PERCENT 
FicurE 34.—Distribution of net cord volume by diameter 
class, four important species, and all species. 
Volume Per Acre 
Average volume per acre by forest types ranged from 
a low of 7.8 cords in the Virginia pine type to a high 
of 17.1 in the loblolly pine type (table 11). The 
strictly hardwood types ran from 8.2 cords in the 
upland hardwoods to 14.5 cords in the bottom-land 
hardwoods. All forest land averaged 10.2 cords, not 
including a little over one-half cord per acre of dead 
chestnut. As would be expected, the Mountain prov- 
ince had the lowest average volume per acre (6.3 
cords), the Coastal Plain the highest (15.3 cords), 
while the Piedmont averaged 9.9 cords. 
Taste 11.—WNet volume per acre in cords by forest condition and type, 
7940 1 
Forest type 
Forest condition and | Bot- pe All 
species group Lob- | Short-| Vir- White| to™- Cove 1 Fi | types 
lolly | leaf | ginia| ©") land | hard- hand 
pine | pine | pine Pine | hard-| wood] 24TC> 
eed wood 
Saw timber: 
Loblolly and short- |Cords| Cords | Cords| Cords | Cords|Cords|Cords| Cords 
leafipiness:ssaemnee 18. 34) 10.68) 2.31) 0.43) 1. 23) 0.04} 0.59} 5.51 
Virginia pine____-____ 37 - 81) 8.24 P26|cenO Gin 05 iene 20 leuental 
Other softwoods- --_- - 03 ~15)*.15} 8.15] 1.20) .38} .13) .40 
Oaks # ee hah abate 1.86] 2.17} 2:70} 3.33) 2.01) 3.23) 7.13) 4.31 
Gums. and_ yellow- 
poplars ae 2.33) 1.28) 1.49 - 60) 9.79) 5.22) 2.18] 2.76 
Other hardwoods_-____ -65 .53) ©. 74) 1.76] 6.23) 5.39) 2.45] 2.11 
All live species_____ 23.58) 15.62}15. 63 14. 53)20. 53/14. 31/12. 68/16. 20 
Dead\ichestnut2 se seene [aes SUS) SOF TS1S) S04) 15731) 12532), 69: 
Cordwood and reproduc- | 
tion: 
Loblolly and short- 
leafspinesS= oss 32 35| ee 2557| aot .26| ~20) 02) .26) = 87 
Virginia pine____---- . 09 .27| 2.16 -10)} .04) .05} .08) .47 
Other softwoods---__ 02 - 10} .03} 1.62} .05) .06 04) +.06 
Oaksstehs See 54 74 52) 1.32 48 76| 2.78) 1.70 
Gums and yellow- 
Poplar setae ees 4 29) .27 20| 1.54) 2.31 53 55 
Other hardwoods__-_-- 13 17 17 80} 1.81) 2.09 78 63 
All live species_____ 4.60) 4.14] 3.52) 4.30) 4.12| 5.29) 4.47) 4.28 
Dead*chestnutsssssos== = [22 = LO iee-s12 13 eee §97| 183] 50, 
All conditions: 
Loblolly and _ short- 
leaf pines___---_.- 13.23} 6.73] 1.06) .38) .85} .03) .41) 3.17 
Virginia pine___-___- 28 -55| 4.34; .21] .06) .05| .13) .79 
Other softwoods- -___- 03 . 13) .08} 6.21| .78) .25) -08} .23 
Oaks 322 Sastre ee 1.41) 1.48) 1.30) 2.73) 1.44) 2.16) 4.75] 3.00 
Gums and_ yellow- 
poplars==se es 1.69 79| .70 -48) 6.74] 3.96) 1.27) 1.65 
Other hardwoods_____ | .47). 35| .37| 1.48] 4.60] 3.96] 1.54 36 
| 
| | 
All live species____-_ 17.11) 10.03) 7.85) 11.49/14. 47/10. 41) 8. 18}10. 20 
Dead chestnut___-------- | Een ap) -12). .10} 1.02} .03) 1.40) 1.06 9 
1 Volume contained in cull trees and upper stems and limbs of hardwood and 
cypress saw timber is not included. 
28 Miscellaneous Publication 681, U. S. Department of Agriculture 
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