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THE SOUTHERN FOREST SURVEY 

irements for timber and other forest products; and (5) to correlate 

edule. Cooperation from the Alabama Forest Products Association and 

r groups who helped expedite the Survey is gratefully acknowledged. 

ernational Paper Co. ; St. Regis Paper Go. ; and the Division of Forestry 

The following organizations and individuals provided assistant cruisers or 

monies to hire assistant cruisers: Allison Lumber Ca., Inc. ; American 

National Bank (Union Springs, Ala.); Anthony Lumber Co. ; A. B. Carroll 

Lumber Co. ; Castleberry Lumber Co. ; E. B. Chancey Lumber Co. ; Clancy 

Lumber Co. , Inc. ; Dixie Yellow Pine Co. ; Dixon Lumber Co. ; First National 

Bank (Clantan, Ala.); First National Bank (Union Springs, Ala.); Halcyon 

Hill; Russell Johnson (Wetumpka, Ala.); E. 0. Majors (Tallassee, Ma.); 

T. L. McKee and Sons; Miller and Ca., Inc.; T. R. Milier Miii Go. ;National 

Gypsum Co. ; Pate and Hodge Lumber Go.; Peoples Savings ~ank (clanton, 

Ala. ); Scotch Lumber Co. Inc. ;Cecil H. Smith and Son; M. W. Smith Lumber 

Go.; W. T. Smith Lumber Co.; Streriming Veneer Co., Inc. ; Tallassee 

Lumber Ca.; A. R. Taylor (Clanton, Ala.); and Vredenburgh Sawmill Go. 

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CONTENTS

Page

Highlights of the forest situation ...................... , .......... 1

Forest acreage up 10 percent ............................. 1

Softwood acreage up 6 percent; hardwood up 19 percent ................. 2

Poletimber stands predominate ............................. 4

Three-fifths of forest well stocked ............................ 5

Softwood growing stock down 5 percent; hardwood up 6 percent ............. 6

Non-growing stock 1.9 billion cubic feet ......................... 8

Sawtimber volume down 12 percent ........................... 8

Large-tree quality good ............. , ................... 1 0

Net annual growth 769 million cubic feet: eawtimber growth 2.8 billion board feet ... 1 1

Total 1951 drain 595 million cubic feet; sawtimber drain 2.5 billion board feet. .... 1 2

AccuracyoftheSurvey ..................................... 1 3

Summary tables:

1 . Commercial forest land by forest-type group and change between Surveys ..... 4

2. Growing stock volume and change between Surveys ................. 7

3. Sawtimber volume and change between Surveys .................... 9

4. Sawtimber volume by log grade and tree diameter ................. 1 0

Detailed tables:

5. Forest and nonforest land by Survey region .... , ................ 1 6

6. Commercial forest land by class of ownership .................... 1 6

7. Land area and commercial forest by county ..................... 1 7

8 . Commercial forest land by stand size and forest type ................ 1 8

9, Commercial forest land by degree of tree stocking and forest type ......... 1 9

10. Area of sawtimber stands by stand quality and forest type ............. 2 0

11. Basal area per acre of growing stock and cull trees ................. 2 1

12. Total volume by class of timber and species ..................... 2 2

13. Total volume by class of timber and species ..................... 2 4

14. Growing stock by species and Survey region ..................... 2 6

15. Distribution of growing stock by species within each forest type. .......... 2 7

16. Growing stock by species and stand size ..................... 2 8

17. Average volume per acre of growing stock by forest type and Survey region .... 2 9

18. Average volume per acre of growing stock by stand size and forest type ...... 2 9

19. Sawtimber volume by species and tree diameter ................... 3 0

20. Sawtimber volume by species and stand size .... ; ................ 3 1

21. Sawtimber volume by species and Survey region ................... 3 2

22. Average sawtimber volume per acre by forest type and Survey region ....... 3 3

23. Average sawtimber volume per acre by stand size and forest type ......... 3 3

24. Softwood sawtimber volume by log grade and stand quality ............. 3 3

25. Hardwood sawtimber volume by log class and stand quality ............. 3 4

26. Net annual growth of sawtimber and growing stock ................. 3 4

27. Net annual growth per acre of sawtimber and growing stock ............. 3 5

28. Commodity drain on sawtimber and growing stock by commodity .......... 3 6

29. Commodity drain on sawtimber and growing stock by species ............ 3 7

30. Commodity drain on sawtimber and growing stock by class of timber ........ 3 7

Change tables:

31. Change in commercial forest land between Surveys ................. 3 8

32. Change in growing stock between Surveys ..................... 3 8

33. Change in sawtimber volume between Surveys .................... 3 9

34. Total number of live trees and change between Surveys ............... 3 9

Definitions of terms ....................................... 40

Standard tables ......................................... 46

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Figure l.--Forest Survey regions in Alabama.
FOREST STATISTICS FOR ALABAMA

This report summarizes data on forest acreage, timber volume,

growth, and drainI/ collected by the Southern Forest Survey in

Alabama, It is primarily the product of the new Forest Survey of the

State, made between 1951 and 1953, but it also draws on the first Forest Survey of 1935-36 to show the changes in forest conditions during

the intervening 1’7 years.21

In the discussion of highlights that follows, the six Survey

regions of the State (fig+ 1) have been grouped into three. The West

Central, North Central, and North regions are referred to as the North;

the two southwestern regions are termed the Southwest.

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To make valid comparisons between the two Surveys, both sets

of data must conform to the same standards. In this report the findings of the first Survey have been adjusted to those of the Resurvey.

The reasons for’ and nature of these adjustments are discussed on

page 15.

Highlights of the Forest Situation

Forest acreage up 10 percent

Of the 3;Z, 7 million acres of land in Alabama,

forested, Present commercial forest area totals 20. 8 million acres--

10 percent more than in 1935-36. Alabama’s increase in forest acreage

follows the general trend of farm land abandonment in the southern

uplands,

l/ Technical terms are defined on pages 40-45.

2/ Survey dates by region were: North, 1936 and 1951; North Central,

i936 and 1952; West Central, 1935 and 1951; Southeast, 1935 and 1953;

Southwest, 1935 and 1953.
increases in forest acreage have taken place quite generally

over the State, except in the 10 northernmost counties and the 3 counties

in the extreme Southwest, The largest increases in forest area--over

40 percent in some instances --have occurred through the central and

Piedmont counties,

North Alabama, the most heavily industrialized section of the

State, has 62 percent of its land area in forest, The coal and iron ore

mines that feed Birmingham’s steel industry are important woodusers,

Two of Alabama’s 7 wood-pulp mills are also in the region--at Coosa

I ‘lr, Pines and Tuscaloosa.

SoutheastAlabama, though 56 percent forested, is characterized

by a largely agricultural economy, Cotton, livestock, and peanuts are ’

the major income sources for the farm population.

Southwest Alabama has the highest proportion of forest land--

75 percent. Mobile, chief city in the region, is the center for the

State Is pulpwood industry.

More than 95 percent of Alabama’s commercial forest land is

privately held, Virtually all the remaining acreage is in State and

Federal ownership*

Softwood acreage up 6 percent; hardwood up 19 percent

The longleaf-slash type, which distinguishes the lower Coastal

Plain, dominates 3 million acres of forest land (fig* 2). Longleaf also

occurs in the North Central region; but here much of its former acreage was taken over by loblolly or shortleaf pines as the old-growth

longleaf was logged off. North of the longleaf regions the loblollyshortleaf type covers about 8 million acres, and on an additional 3

million acres southern pines are heavily mixed with hardwoods--oaks,

gums, hickories, and others.

The area classed as upland hardwood occupies 4 million acres;

seven-tenths of this acreage is in North Alabama. Bottomland hardwoods, primarily in the Southwest and secondarily along rivers and

. streams throughout the State, aggregate 2,4 million acres.

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[/Loblolly-shortleaf pine

Oak-pine

[::itrf] Oak-,,,ckory

lak-gum-cypress

I-]Nontypedi less than IO% forest

Figure 2.--Major forest types in Alabama.
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acres cent acres cent acres cent acres cent

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North 9,648,5 4.9 6,115,2 + 1 694,2 t 4 2,839.l f32

Southeast 5,032,9 +18 3,566,1 617 814.9 4-19 65109 +23

4,741,7 t 6 865,3 +17 467,8 -14

Total 20,756.2 al0 14,423,O + 6 2937404 t13 3,958,8 t23

l-/ Includes mixed pine-hardwood types,

Southwest 6,074,8 t 5

The acreages in the major forest types have changed considerably during the past 17 years (table 1) Softwood types (largely pine and

mixed pine-hardwood) have risen about 870 thousand acres, This is a

6-percent increase,

Table 1. --Commercial forest land by forest-type group (1951-53) and

change between Surveys

Upland hardwoods declined in the Southwest but increased considerably in the North and Southeast, For the State as a whole, the

acreage in this type has risen 23 percent. Bottomland hardwoods are

up 13 percent. Heavy pine cutting on bottomland sites--branch heads,

swamps, and liver bottoms --appears to have shifted a considerable

softwood acreage into the bottomland hardwood category,

The acreage increase of all hardwood types is 19 percent, Thus,

while softwood acreage increased, hardwood acreage increased even

faster, T-he net effect of these changes is that the proportion of the

forest area, in -softwood types shrank from 72 to 69 percent, The

more rap”id expansion of the hardwood forest results partly from the

timber. industry’s preference for pine in cutting pine-hardwood mixtures

and partly from the natural aggressiveness of the residual hardwoods.

Poletimber stands predominate

Alabama’s timber stands--29 percent sawtimber, 53 percent

poletimber, 17 percent seedling and sapling, and 1 percent nonstocked--

have a disproportionately large area in small trees (fig. 31, The disparity is greatest in the North region and in the pine-hardwood type

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Sowtimber

P&timber

Seedling

& Sapling

Nonstocked

0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000 7,000

Thousand Acres

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Figure 3. --Forest area by stand size and forest-type group, 1951-53,

throughout the State. Forty-five percent of the bottomland hardwood

type, however, is in sawtimber stands. The Southwest has 39 percent

of its forest area in sawtimber; Southeast 30 percent; North 23 percent.

Three-fifths of forest well stocked

Sixty-three percent of Alabama’s forest land can be considered

well stocked (fig. 4). That is, it has at least 70 percent of the number

of good trees (including well-established seedlings) required to occupy

the site fully for best growth. This is a higher proportion of wellstocked forest than has been found in other Mid-South States that have

been surveyed since 1946. Twenty-eight percent of the forest acreage

is medium stocked--40 to 69 percent of full stocking. Eight percent is

poorly( 10 to 39 percent) stocked, and only 1 percent is nonstocked. The

Southwest region has both the best and the poorest stocking--the best

in the north section, the poorest in the south. Of the major forest types,

I I bottomland hardwoods are the

STATE

best stocked, the pine type poorest.

North

Southeast

Southwest

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Full utilization of the

timber-producing c ap a c it y of

Alabama’s forests is impeded by

an accumulation of cull8 - - trees

25 50 75 100

Percent too rotten or limby for anyforew

Well

•%%~ ait%l’,d q !t%ed

seeable use. About one-fifth of

stocked the basal area of all live trees 2

Figure 4. --Degree of stocking by

region, 1951-53.
inches d. b. h. and larger is in cull trees. This wasted growing space

is heaviest in the hardwood types. Although the north section of the

Southwest has the smallest proportion of cull basal area, the cull element in none of the Survey regions deviates markedly from the State

average.

Softwood growing stock down 5 percent; hardwood up 6 percent

Growing stock volume in Alabama’s forests amounts to 11.7

billion cubic feet --about 560 cubic feet per acre. Softwoods make up

5.6 billion; hardwoods 6.1

Billion

Cu. Ft. billion, In North Alabama growing stock is 40 percent softwood; in Southeast 47 percent; in

Southwest 57 percent (fig. 5).

Seven-tenths of the softwood

volume and six-tenths of the

hardwood is in sawtimber trees

(fig. 6).

Important c hang e s in I I

growing stock volume have occurred since the initial Survey

in the middle 1930’s. Softwood m

has declined 5 percent (table 2).

Hardwood has increased bpercent. The real significance of

these figures, however, lies in

the marked change inthe

Figure 5. --Growing stock by region, numbers of trees in the differ1951-53. ent size classes between SurI

ALL TREES

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Sowtlmber

Trees

Poletimber

Trees

0 4.000 8,000 12,000

Mtll~on Cubic Feet

Softwood Hardwood

Figure 6. --Growing stock in poletimber and sawtimber trees, 1951-

53.

veys (fig. 7).

In North Alabama the

change is typical of that found in

most upland areas of other

southern States that have been

resurveyed since 1946, Softwoods --virtually all pine s--

have been cut heavily in all sizes

10 inches and larger in d, b. h.

The rate of depletion is greatest in the bigger tree sizes.

Though large hardwoods have
North 1.895.4 -26 2, 849. 9 - 2

Southeast L218.2 - 9 1,395.4 +7

Southwest 2,502.5 +25 1,851.O t22

Total 5.616.1 - 5 f&096.3 +6

also been reduced in numbers,

hardwoods have been cut less

heavily than softwoods.

Growing stock changes

in North Alabama pose a serious - -but not insurmountable- -

problem to the region’s woodusing industrie S, Although

volume has declined, there has

been a large increase in the

number of small growing stock

trees. These trees are the key

to North Alabama’sforest

future. Much of the increase is

in low-value species such as

hickory; but a substantial part

is in desirable species--

southern pines, yellow-poplar,

and white oaks. This young

timber offers a happy opportunity to rebuild the depleted

growing stock. Much depends

on the extent to which forest

managers take advantage of the

new growth.

In Southeast Alabama

the impact of timber cutting has

also been heavy, but not to the

same extent as in the North

60 40 :

Percent Dee

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0 2 0 4 0 6 0 8 0 100 120 140

,se Percent Increase

region. As figure 7 indicates, Figure 7. --Change in number of

live trees between Surveys.

rree d b.h.
the reduction in the number of trees extends down through the 12-inch

class in softwoods and the 18-inch class in hardwoods, Below 18

inches, hardwoods have increased considerably, In the bottomland

type, which makes up a greater portion of the forest acreage in the

Southeast than in other regions, this hardwood increase is favorable.

In the Southwest the stand tables indicate a greatly improved

situation between Surveys, Softwoods in all tree sizes through 18

inches have increased in number --more than 40 percent in most tree

sizes. The considerable pine increase, especially in sawtimber trees,

resulted in a 25-percent increase in softwood growing stock. Only

softwoods 20 inches and larger-- chiefly old-growth and mature secondgrowth trees-- have been reduced in numbers.

Part of the gain in numbers of small softwoods in the Southwest,

of course, is associated with the 6-percent regional increase in softwood acreage between Surveys. But the prime factor in the softwood

increase is that on much of the forest acreage,. timber stands are being

improved--by good cutting practice, by hardwood control in the uplands, and by intensified fire protection, Some owners have also adopted the practice of harvesting less than growth in order to build up

their stock of growing timber,

Non-growing stock 1. 9 billion cubic feet

Alabama’s forests also contain much timber that, under current

utilization practices, finds little commercial use, Of this, 70 percent

is in culltrees, 26 percent is in limbs of sawtimber-size hardwoods,

and 4 percent is in salvable dead trees. Hardwoods (mainly red and

white oaks) total 1. 8 billion cubic feet; softwoods (chiefly southern

pines) 0, 1 billion, Most of the volume is suitable for fuelwood and

other farm -use products. Sound volume in cull trees alone is more

than 10 times the 1951 output of wood for domestic farm use.

Cull-tree volume in species generally acceptable for pulping

(pines and soft-textured hardwoods) totals some 480 million cubic feet

--almost 5 times the 1951 pulpwood harvest,

Sawtimber volume down 12 percent

Alabama’s sawtimber volume totals 38. 2 billion board feet, of

which two-fifths is in the Southwest region (fig. 8). Twenty-two billion

board feet, 5’7 percent, is softwood,

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Softwoods m a k e up a

greater portion of the sawtimber

volume than of the growing

stock. Loblolly pine, comprising 30 percent of the sawtimber volume, is the leading

softwood species (fig. 9). Other

southern pines--chiefly shortleaf--follow with 26 p e r c e n t ,

All other softwoods make up 1

percent. Among hardwoods, red

and white oaks lead with 16

percent of the total sawtimber

volume . Sweet-, black-, and

tupelo gum addup to 12’ percent;

hickories to 5 percent; and all

other hardwoods to 10 percent.

Billion

Bd.Ft.

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Southwest

Sawtimbe r volume drop- Figure 8. --Sawtimber volume by

ped 5.4 billion board feet or region, 1951-53,

12 percent between Surveys.

This decline was felt in all of the State except the Southwest. There,

total sawtimber volume increased 13 percent: 16 percent in softwoods

and 7 percent in hardwoods (table 3).

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Further expression of the improved situation in the Southwest

is found in average volumes per acre-- sawtimber volume now averages

2,600 board feet per acre; at the time of the first Survey it averaged

2,400 board feet. In contrast, North Alabama, which averaged 2,200

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Table 3. --Sawtimber volume (1951-53) and change

between Surveys

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Lobloily Pine

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Other Pines

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Region Softwood Hardwood

Volume 1 Change) Volume 1 change

Million Per- Million Perbd. ft.

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cent bd. ft. cent

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Other Softwoods

Red Oaks

White Oaks

Sweetgum

Blk t) Tupelo Gums

HIckones

Yellow-poplar

Other Hardwoods

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Billion Boord Feet

North 6, 698. 6 -40 ‘7.263.5 -12

Southeast 4, 720. 8 -23 3‘798.1 - 8

Southwest 10, 509. 5 i-16 5,220.l + 7

Total 21,928.9 -17 16,281.7 - 5

Figure 9. - -Sawtimber volume by

species, 1951-53.
board feet at the time of the initial Survey, now averages 1,400 board

feet. Southeast Alabama dropped from 2,400 board feet to 1,700.

For the entire State, average volume plunged from 2,300 board

feet per acre to 1,8000 Pine types now average 1,800 board feet, while

bottomland hardwoods average 3,000 and upland hardwoods 1,400,

Sawtimber stands of all forest types average 4,600 board feet per acre*

Large-tree quality good

Alabamals softwood sawtimber volume is about equally divided

between lo- and 12-inch trees and those 14 inches and larger; only 11

percent is in trees 20 inches d. b, h. and larger (table 4). Of the hardwood sawtimber volumep 54 percent is in 14- to 18-inch trees; and the

volume in 12-inch trees is almost as much as that in trees over 18

inches,

Table 4. --Sawtimber volume by log grade and tree diameter, 1951-53

and d, b. h.

m w m - m Million board feet - - - - - - -

Softwood:

10 to 12 10, 593.7 33.7 218. 5 10,341, 5

14 to 18 8,979.3 28, 0 1, 856, 5 7,094,8

20 and up 2, 355.9 396.0 546.6 1,413.3

Total 21, 928.9 457.7 2, 621. s 18,849. 6

Hardwood:

12 3, 642.9 *. . 27.3 3, 615, 6

14 to 18 8,775.9 249.8 2, 055. 2 i&470.9

20 and up 3,862.9 1, 328. 1 1, 025. 6 1, 509. 2

Total 16, 281.7 1, 577.9 3, 108. 1 11,595.7

All classes 38, 210. 6 2, 035, 6 5, 729. 7 30,445.3
Log quality is partly a fur&Con of tree size; the proportian of

good-quality logs--grades 1 and 2--mounts rapidly with increasing tree

diameter. In hardwoods 20 inches d. b. h. and larger, six-tenths of the

volume is in good-quality logs; in 14- to 18-inch trees about one-quarter.

But intheI2-inchclass, virtuallyallof the volume is in low-grade sawlogs--small factory lumber logs, or logs that would yield chiefly ties

and construction lumber.

As for softwoods, grade 1 and 2 logs comprise 40 percent of the

sawtimber volume in trees 20 inches d. b, h. and larger; 21 percent of

the volume in 14- to 18-inch trees; and 2 percent in lo- and,l2-inch

trees.

Of the total sawtimber volume, about three-tenths of the hardwoodand one-seventh of the softwood is ingrades 1 and 2. The low grade

of much of Alabama’s timber is due to the prevailing small sizes of

sawtimber trees, Many of these trees will develop into better quality

timber if permitted to grow to larger sizes.

Hardwood sawtimber stands are of higher average quality than

softwood, More than half of the hardwood sawtimber area has at least

four grade 2 or better logs per acre, while -only one-third of the softwood sawtimber area does.

Net annual growth 769 million cubic feet; sawtimber growth 2. 8 biflion

board feet

Alabama’s forests are now growing 769million cubic feet annually in growing stock trees, including 2. 8 billiol n board feet of ,sawtimber. Statewide, more than three-fifths of the sawtimber growth is

softwood; but in poletimber-siqe trees --the future sawtimber supply--

two-thirds of the growth is hardwood. More than four-fifths of the softwood growth and three-fifths of the hardwood is sawtimber,.

Annual net growth on growing stock averages 37 cubic feet per

acre (about 0, 5 cord) for the State. It varies from 24 cubic feet (0, 3

cord) for the 10 northernmost counties to 52 cubic feet (0.7 cord) in

the north section of the Southwest. ‘In softwood types growth is slightly

higher than in hardwood types: 38 cubic feet as compared to 35.

Annual net growth of sawtimber totals 133 board feet per acre

for all stand-sizes. In sawtimb.er stands, growth per acre averages

more than 300 board feet in softwood types; more than 200 board feet

in hardwood types. Region-wide, growth in sawtimber stands ranges
from 138 board feet per acre in the 10 northernmost counties to 335

board feet in the north section of the Southwest.

Total 1951 drain 595 million cubic feet; sawtimber drain 2. 5 billion

board feet

Commercial- and domestic-use cutting removed 595 million

cubic feet from Alabama’s growing stock in 1951, Sawlogs made up 63

percent of this volume; pulpwood 15 percent; fuelwood 10 percent; and

all other products 12 percent (fig. 10). About one-seventh of the total

commodity drain was for domestic farm use.

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sowlogs

Pulpwood

Fuelwood

Veneer logs

Cooperoge bolts

Other products

Million Cubic Feet

PTA Softwood

Figure 10, --Commodity drain on growing stock, 1951.

More than four-fifths of the 1951 sawtimber cut consisted of

sawlogs and fuelwood. But considerable amounts of hardwood veneer

logs* slack cooperage bolts, pine pulpwood, and pine poles were also

harvested. Some 60 percent of the total board-footage was southern

pine.

Alabama’s timber resource supports some 3,000 sawmills, 7

wood-pulp mills, and more than 100 non-lumber establishments--

veneer mills, cooperage plants, handle stock outfits, wood-preserving

plants, and others. About 15 of the sawmills produce at least 10

million board feet annually.

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Accuracy of the Survey

The 1951-53 data on forest acreage and timber volume were

secured by a systematic sampling method involving a forest-nonforest

classification on aerialphotographs and on-the-ground measurement of

quarter-acre sample plots. In the North, West Central, Southeast, and

the two Southwest regions, sample plots were taken in pairs at and near

the intersections of a grid of east-west and north-south lines spaced

three miles apart,, Furthermore, in the river- and branch-bottoms of

SiXY counties of the Southwest, the number of sample plots was increased to strengthen the volume estimates and additional photo interpretation was done to improve the area estimate. In the North

Central region, only 80 percent of the locations (i. e., pairs of plots)

as determined from a 3-mile-square grid were sagpGd.

Accuracy of the estimates may be affected by two types of

error. The first type stems from the use of a sample to estimate the

whole and from variability of the item being sampled. This type is

termed sampling error; it is susceptible to a mathematical evaluation of

the probability of error. The second type of error derives from human

mistakes in measurement, judgment, arithmetic, or recording, and

from limitations of method or equipment,, Effects of this second tybe of

error--often referred to as reporting and estimating error--cannot be

appraised mathematically, but the Forest Survey constantly attempts to

hold such error to a minimum by proper training and good supervision,

and by emphasis on careful work.

Statistical analysis of the data, using random-sampling formulas, indicates a sampling error of 0. 3 percent for the State estimate of

total forest area, 1. 5 percent for total cubic-foot volume, and 2, 1 percent for total board-foot volume. However, because a systematic

sample is generally more efficient than a random sample of- the same

size, these estimates of sampling error may be considered as setting

an upper limit of error, rather than as expressing the actual probability

of error. As the acreage and volumes for the State are broken down by

Survey region, county, forest type, species, and other subdivisions of

the data, the possibility of error increases and is greatest for the

smallest items. The order of this increase is suggested in the following tabulation, which shows the sampling error to which the estimates

may be liable on the probability of two chances out of three.

3 / Baldwin Choctaw, Clarke, Mobile, Monroe, and Washington.

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Forest area Cubic volume Board-foot volume

Maximum Size of area Volume Maximum

sampling sampling Volume

Maximum

sampled errorsampled

sampling

error sampled error

M acres Percent Million Percent Million Percent

cu. ft. bd. ft.

21,000 0. 3 12,000 1. 5 38,000 2 . 1

10,000 .4 6,000 2 . 1 20,000 2 . 9

5,000 .6 3,000 3 . 0 10,000 4. 1

2,000 1. 0 1,000 5 . 1 5,000 5. 8

500 1.9 500 7 . 3 2,000 9. 2

100 4.3 100 16. 2 300 23. 7

Growth estimates are based on radial-growth measurements

and mortality data taken on the sample plots. No attempt was made to

‘calculate sampling error in these estimates.

Drain estimates are conversions of production estimates. Production of hewn ties, commercial lumber, poles, piling, and round mine

timbers was derived from Alabama Forest Products Severance Tax

data,, Commercial log and bolt production for other products was obtained by a loo-percent canvass of establishments or producers. Production of wood for fuel, fence posts, farm-use lumber, and miscellaneous domestic use onfarms

was estimated from an area

sample. The data on prod UC t i on of each commodity

were converted to drain upon

growing stock by using drainto-production ratios derived

from measurements taken on

s am p 1 e cutting areas. The

sampling errors to which the

St ate cubic-foot drain estimates are liable, on a probability of two chances out of

three, are found in the tabulation to the right.

Commodity Sampling error of

cubic-foot drain

Percent error

Sawlogs 1. 9

Veneer logs 6. 4

Cooperage bolts 1. 7

Pulpwood 2. 4

Fuelwood 13.3

Poles and piling 22. 2

Posts 19. 5

Hewn ties 6. 7

Round mine timbers 6 . 6

Misc. logs and bolts 13. 6

All commodities 2 . 0
In computing the changes that took place between 1935-36 and

1951-53, the data from the first Forest Survey were adjusted to make

them as closely comparable as possible to datafrom the second Survey.

This was necessary because of certain basic differences between the

two sets of data. For example, published estimates from the first Survey were based on a total land area of 32,692,660 acres in Alabama.

Since then, more accurate measurement by the U. S. Bureau of the

Census has established a revised figure of 32,689,920 acres, Thus,

while actual land acreage has changed little, if at all, the estimate of

land acreage has decreased, affecting forest-area and timber-volume

estimates in like proportion. Again, the lower diameter limit for hardwood sawtimber trees was dropped from 13,O inches d. b. h. on the first

Survey to 11, 0 inches on the second Survey, in line with changing utilization practices.

In addition to these major points, a number of procedural differences between the two Surveys had to be taken into account. In every

case, the data from the first Survey were adjusted to conform to the

standards of the second Survey before change was computed.

The sampling error in the data on change in forest acreage and

timber volume cannot be estimated. In the 1935-36 Survey* sample

plots were spaced one-eighth mile apart on lines 10 miles apart. An

estimate of sampling error was not made. However, the error in the

estimate of the State forest acreage was probably very small, as it is

for the second Survey; and the indicated change in total forest acreage

may be considered essentially correct. Indicated changes for Survey

regions and other portions of the total acreage should be valued in proportion to the magnitude of the item and of the change, Changes in

timber volume, because of the possible effect of nonsampling as well

as sampling errors, are shown only for major groupings of the data,
Table 5. --Forest and nonforest land by Survey region, 1951-53

State of II North West North - _ - Southeast Southwest- SouthwestAlabama11 ( Central Central 1 1 North South

- - - - - - - - - - - - Thousand acres - - * . * - - - - - -

Land use

Forest:

Commercial 20,756,2 1,955.4 4,572.5 3, 120.6 %032.9 3, 156.9 2,917*9

Noncommercial:

Reserved 4.5 2. 1 l 9 .7 (211 l *. .8

Unproductive 10.5 **. l *. l . . *** *.* 10.5

Total forest 20, 77 I, 2 1,957,s 4, 573.4 3, 121.3 $032.9 3,156*9 2,929.2

Nor&ore&k/ 11,918.7 2, 541. 1 2,021.8 1,274.9 3,999.4 1,218.l 863.4

All land 32.689.9 4,498.6 6,595.Z 4,396.2 9,032.3 4,375.0 3,792.6

-

er according to Survey standards of area classification but defined

by the Bureau of Census as land.

21 Negligible.

If Includes some acres of wat

Table 6. --Commercial forest land by class of ownership, 1951-1953

Class of ownership Commercial forest

Thousand acres Percent

Private:

Farm Ii 9s741.7 46. 9

Other 10, 038.6 48.4

Total private 19, 780. 3 95. 3

Public: 21

National forest

T. v. A,

Other federal

State

County and municipal

Total public

616.3 3. 0

55.3 .3

153.0 .7

148.6

2.7

975.9 4.7

All ownership 20,756. 2

I/ Based on 1950 Census of Agriculture.

z/ Compiled 1952.

T/ Negligible.

100.0
Table 7 . --Land area and commercial forest by county, 1951-53-”

county All land GorqmerciJ forest

Thousand Thousand

acres acres

Autauga 383.4 242.4

Baldwin 1,032.3 775.7

Barbour 575.4 340.0

Bibb 400.0 326.8

Blount ’ 409.6 243.6

Bullock 393.6 208,2

Butle 1: 494.7 348,8

Calhoun ‘390.4 265.6

Chambers 382.7 246.5

Cherokee 384.0 245.4

Cbilton 447.4 318.6

Choctaw 587.5 484.4

Clarke 794.2 682.2

Clay 385.9 302.7

Cleburne 367.4 292.1

Coffee 433.3 242.2

Colbert 394.2 212.0

Conecuh 544.0 373.8

Coosa 414.7 331.9

Covington 661.8 454.9

Crenshaw 391.0 243.2

Cullman ’ 475.5 256.3

Dale 358.4 193.5

Dallas b24.7 314.2 \

Percent

63.2

75.1

59.1

81.7

59.5

52.9

70.5

68.0

64.4

63.9

71.2

82.5

=y, 9

78.4

79.5

55.9

53.8

68.7

80.0

68.7

62.2

53.9

54.0

50,3

DeKalb 497.9 230.5 46.3

Elmore 401.9 249.3 62.0

Escambia 615.7 496.3 80.6

Etowah 355.2 218.4 61.5

75.3

56.6

43.1

61.2

Fayette 401.3 302.2

Franklin 412.2 233.3

Geneva 369.9 159.4

Greene 412.8 252.7

Hale 424.3 236.5

Henry 361. b 201.0

Houston 369.9 123.8

Jackson 719.4 410.0

Lf County data on sawtimber volume ‘and growing stoc

available as a supplement to this release,

55.7

55. b

33.5

57.0

All land Commr;rcial forest

Thousand

acres

Thousand

acres

Perceni

Jefferson 715.6 505.8 70.7

Lamar 387.2 278.8 72.0

Lauderdale 440.3 147,8 33.6

Lawrence 439.0 194.3 44.3

Lee 391.7 239.7 61.2

Limestone 348.8 88.2 25.3

Lowndes 458.2 228.7 49.9

Macon 394.2 205.8 52.2

Madison 514.0 158.1 30.8

Marengo 625.9 365.5 58.4

Marion 475.5 321.0 67.5

Marshall 365.4 148.5 40.6

Mobile 798.7 596.4 74.7

Monroe 642.4 506.8 76.5

Montgomery 505.6 181.6 35.9

MQrgan 367.4 132.7 36.1

Perry 469.8 298.3 63.5

Pickens 567.7 404.2 71.2

Pike 430.7 206.3 47.9

Randolph 371.8 245.0 65.9

Russell 409.0 211.4 51.7

St. Clair 410.2 309.3 75.4

Shelby 512.0 380.7 74.4

Sumter 585.0 354.8 60.6

Talladega 480.0 303.8 63.3

Tallapoosa 455.0 328.3 72.2

Tuscaloosa 857.6 700.1 81.6

Walker 517.8 358.2 69.2

Washington 684.1 594. b 86.9

Wilcox 576.0 389.4 67.6

Winston 405.1 313.7 77.4

All counties 32, 689.9 20,756.2 63.5

suitable for combining into county groups, are
11 Includes areas not classified elsewhere.

c

- 1n -
gable 9. --Commercial forest land by degree of tree stocksrig and forest type, by Survey region, 1951-1953

Forest type All Well Medium Poorly Non- All Well Medium Poorly NoI%-

etoclcing stocked stocked stocked stocked stocking stocked stocked stocked stocked

_ _ _ _ _ - - Thousandacres------- -------Thouaandacres-------

STATE OF ALABAMA SOUTHEAST

Softwood types:

Pint 11,002.3 b, 482.9 3, 264. 1 1,094. 0 161.3 2.5829.9 1.377.5 1,109.z 329.8 13.4

Pine-hardwood 3, 256.0 2, 028.8 969.4 237.0 20. 8 714.7 328.4 306.4 79.9 . . .

Other softwood 164.7 68.9 77. 5 18.3 1.. 21.5 3.3 12.4 5.8 . . .

Total 14,423.0 8,580.b 4.311.0 1,349. 3 182.1 3,566 . 1,709.z 1,428.0 415.5 13.4

Hardwood types:

Bottomland hardwood 2,374.4 1,718. 2 534.4 116.3 5.5 814.9 627.6 168.7 18.6 . . .

Upland hardwood 3.958.8 2,721. 3 961.1 219.0 57.4 651.9 287.9 279.2 79.0 3.8

Total a, 333.2 4,439.3 1,495. 5 335.3 62.9 1,466 . 915.5 447.9 97. b 5.8

All types 20.756.2 13,020.l 5,806. 5 1.684. 6 245.0 $032.9 2,624.7 1, 075.9 313.1 19.2

NORTB SOUTHWEST-NORTH

Softwood types:

Pine 425.3 256.5 145.1 18.2 5.5 1,853. 2 1, 509.5 279.0 61. 8 2. 9

Pine-hardwood 257.4 i50.0 92. 1 13. 0 2.3 . 437.0 343.2 70. 3 23.5 . . .

Other softwood 123.6 65.6 52. 3 5.5 *,. 17.4 .a. 10‘ 4 7.0 . . .

Total 806 d472.1 289.7 36.7 7. 8 2

L

1,852.7 359.7 92. 3 2.9

Hardwood types:

Bottomland hardwood 145.5 72, 0 54. 7 lb. 5 2. 3 520.3 378.5 124.7 17.1 . . .

Upland hardwood 1,003.b 724.5 240. b 38.5 . . . 329.0 262.6 53.5 12.9 . . .

Total 11491 0796.5 295.3 55.0 2.3 849.3 641.1 178.2 30.0 . . .

All types 1,955.4 1. 268.6 585.0 91.7 10. 1 3, 156.9 2.493.8 337.9 122.3 2.9

Softwood types:

Pine

Pine-hardwood

Other softwood

Total

NOR TN CENTRAL SOUTHWEST-SOUTH

2‘305.8 1, 592.3 552.8 133.5 27. 2 2.204.7 870.4 775.7 454.8 103.8

977.2 661.3 284, 5 27. 1 4. 3 227.2 117.6 55.4 51.4 2. 8

. . . ..* ..I .., I.. . . . 2.2 . . . .*.

Tzss

u

2,253.6 837.3 160.6 31.5 T&f- L988.0 833.3 506.2 106.6

Hardwood types:

Bottomland hardwood 103.7 63.5 32. 8 7.4 . . . 345.0 237.2 69. 5 38.3 . . .

Upland hardwood 1, 185.8 942.5 200.8 26.0 16. 5 IiS. 8 47.6 24.4 31.7 35. 1

TOtal -rzn 1, 006.0 233.6 33.4 lb. 5 483

sszEx&z L

284.8 93.9 70.0 35. 1

All types 4, 572. 5 3.259.6 1.070.9 194.0 48.0 2.917.9 1, 272. 8 927.2 376.2 141.7

Softwood types:

Pine

Pine-bardwood

Other softwood

Total

WEST CENTRAL

1, 303.4 876.7 402.3 93.9 8. 5

642.5 428.3 160.7 42. 1 11.4

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2 , . 1, 305.0 363; 0 138.0 19.9

Hardwood types:

Bottomland hardwood 445.0 339.4 84.0 18.4 3.2

Upland hardwood 649.7 456.2 162. b 30.9 ..*

TOta 1

-

795.6 246.6 49.3 3.2

Ail types z-izz- * . 2. 100.6 809.6 187.3 23. 1

-19 -
10. --Area of sawtimber stands by stand quality and forest type, by Survey region,

,nrr ,nc,,

Table

Forest type All Fair or Poor All Fair or Poor

qualicie s better qualities better

- _ - Thousand acres - - - - - - Thousand acres - - -

STATE OF ALABAMA SOUTHEAST

Softwood types:

Pine 3, 373.3 1,035.6 2, 337. 7 813.0 202.9 610.1

Pine-hardwood 667.0 281.2 385.8 163. 1 57.7 105.4

Other softwood 15.8 13.6 2.2 .** ..* 1..

Total 4,056. 1 1, 330.4 -

2,725.7

-

976.1 26% 6 715.5

Hardwood types:

Bottomland hardwood 1, 064.6 588.7 475.9 325.3 73.3 252.0

Upland hardwood 970.3 503.1 467.2 183.5 11.8 171.7

Total 2,034.9 1,091.B 943.1 508.8 85. 1 423.7

- -

All types 6,091.O 2,422. 2 3,668.a 1‘484.9 345.7 1, 139.2

Softwood types:

Pine

Pine -hardwood

Other softwood

Total

Hardwood types:

Bottomland hardwood

Upland hardwood

Total

All types

NORTH SOUTHWEST-NORTH

151.3 65.0 86.3 905.2 321.0 584.2

74.3 44. 5 29. 8 147.5 55.4 92. 1

13. b 13. 6 .1* a*. . . . *..

239. 2 123.1 116.1 1, 052. 7 376.4 676.3

44. 0 29.7 14.3 254.0 160.0 94.0

328.7 219.1 109.6 96.9 39.4 57.5 j _ 372.7 248.8 123.9 350.9 199.4 151.5

611.9 371.9 240.0 1,403, 6 575.8 827. 8

J

Softwood types:

Pine

Pine-hardwood

Other sclftwood

Total

NORTH CENTRAL SOUTHWEST-SOUTH

548.8 229.7 319.1 667.3 112.9 554.4

123.8 66. 2 57.6 69. 5 7.4 62. 1

0.. *.. .*I) 2. 2 *.* 2. 2

672.6 29% 9 376.7 739, 120.3 618.7

Hardwood types:

Bottomland hardwood

Upland hardwood

Total

All types

32.4 28.7 3. 7 202.6 171.8 30. 8

221.1 164.1 57.0 17. 1 2.2 14.9

253.5 192.8 60.7

-

219.7 174.0 45.7

926. 1 488.7 437.4 958.7 294.3 664.4

WEST CENTRAL

Softwood types:

Pine 287.7 104.1 183.6

Pine-hardwood 88. 8 50. 0 38. 8

Other softwood . . . . . . . . .

Total 376. 5 154.1 222.4

Hardwood types:

Bottomland hardwood 206.3 125.2 81. 1

Upland hardwood

Total

123.0 66. 5 56. 5

-

329. 3 191.7 137.6

All types 705.8 345.8 360.0
Table 11. --Basal area per acre of growing stock and cull trees by forest-type group and

Sur&y *egiG., 1951-53 +’

Softwoods:

it 2- apd 4-inoh good trees,

Growing stock

2- and A-inch poor tro88

Cull trees

All trees

12.7

32.5

2.8

5.3

?zT

-

Bottomland ha)rdweod:

11 2- and 4-inch good treea,

Growing steck

2- and d-inch poolt trees

Cull txses

All trees

12.1

54.7

5.0

16.5

88.3

==T=S

Upland hardwood:

2- and B-inch good trees!!

Growing stock

Z- and 4-inch poor tree8

Cull trees

All trees

Alf types:

t- and 4-inch good WeeeL-/

Growing qiock

2- and d-inch poor @ces

Cull trees

10.8

34.0

3.8

-

10.2

58.8

12.2

35.3

3.3

7.5

14.0 12.8 15.4 11.9 15.7 7.9

32. b 29.7 32.2 28.4 45.3 30.2

3.8 2.7 2.2 2.4 2.7 4.0

6.6 6.0 4.6 4.7 5.8 4.9

57.0 51.2 54.4 47.4 69.5 47.0

13.7 14.9 9.4 13.3 9.6 14. b

39.2 35.9 59.0 48.7 55.6 74.7

4.9 5.2 5.5 5.0 4.6 4. b

11.2 12.5 16.2 17.0 16.2 19.8

69.0 68.1 90.1 84.0 86.0 113.7

10.1 10.5 11.2 11.8 14.5 3.6

39.2 31,6 34,0 30.6 40.8 15.8

4.6 3.3 2.7 3.5 4.1 8.9

10.7 9.8 8.1 11.5 10.9 12.0

64.6 55.2 56.0 57.4 70.3 40.3

12.0 12.3 13.6 12.2 14.6 a. 5

36.5 30.3 36.4 31,9 46.5 34.7

4.3 2.9 2.8 2.9 3.2 4.3

9.0 7.1 7.0 1.6 8.0 7.0

All trees 58,3 61.8 52. b 59.8 54.6 72.3 54.5

u bciudes only sound, well-formed trees,

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Softwood:

Loblollv pine

Longleaf pine

Other pines

Other boftwoodti

Total

Hardwood:

Red oaks

White oaks

Hickories

Yellow-poplar

Sweetgum

Black and tupefo gums

4,647

2.851

696

245 8

213

=c&E.z

4.429

2,981

2,464

533

3.275

2,607

4,612 2,972 272 1,368 . . . 3 5

2,830 1,219 120 1,491 ..* 2 1

689 503 45 141 . . .

7

240 78 11 151 .*.

5

201 168 1 5 1 8 . . . 1 2

8,572 4.940 463 3,169 .‘. 80

3,503 1,536 696 1,271 389 537

2,492 925 455 1,112 205 284

2,157 882 387 888 149 158

494 187 73 234 1 2 2 1

2,978 1.346 485 1,147 81 216

2,227 1,045 418 764 83 297

Other hardwoods- 3.190 1,852 713 349 790 175 1,163

Total 15,703 6,634 2,863 6,206 1.094 2,682

All specie8 24,275 11,574 3,326 9,375 1,094 2,762 - 22 -
Table 12. --‘rota1 volume by class of timber and species, by Survey region. 1951-53 (continued)

Species

Growing stock

Au II Total Sawtimber trees Poletimber Hardwood Cull

timber- growing .SSVl0g UPPer tree* limbs trees

stock portiona stems

_____L__________---r -phousa& cords _ _ _ - - _ _ _ - _ - - _ _ - _ - - - - -

SOUTHEAST

Softwood: Loblolly pine 10,153 9,986 6,920 630 2,436 . . . 167

Shortleaf pine 3,887 3,846 2,058 220 1,568 . . . 41

Longleaf pine 1,428 1,417 828 8 4 505 . . . 1 1

Slash Pine 351 351 237 22 92 . . . . . .

othe F pine * 388 383 280 24 79 ..* 5

Other softwoods 268 260 211 2 1 28 . . . 8

Total

-

16,475 16,243 10.534 1,001 4,708 . . . 232

Hardwood:

Red oaks 5,410 3,858 1,719 763 1,376 515 1,037

White oaks 2,348 1,770 802 343 625 209 369

Hickories 2.016 1,660 763 284 613 143 213

Yellow-poplar 1,779 1,607 853 282 472 55 117

sweetgum 4,563 3,963 1,620 603 1,740 118 482

Black and tupelo Sums 4,205 3,606 1,545 610 1,445 124 481

Other hardwoods 6.927 4,369 1,745 718 1,906 355 2.203

Total 27020,827 9,047 3,603 8,177 1,519 4.902

All specie8 43,723 37,070 19,581 4,604 1 ,885 1,519 5,134

S O U T H WEST-NORTH

11,547 11,496 8,738 704 2,054 . . . 51

5,005 4,969 3,159 290 1,520 0.. 36

1,315 1,309 970 87 252 .a* 6

253 253 148 13 92 . . . ..*

780 775 619 32 104 . . . 5

Softwood :

Loblolly pine

Shortleaf pine

Longleaf pine

Slash pine

Other ~inea

Other softwoods

Total

Hardwood:

Red oaks

White oaks

Hickoriee

Yellow-poplar

sweetgum

Black and tupelo 8uma

Other hardwoods

Tot&

All species

Softwood:

Loblolly pine

Shortleaf pine

Longleaf pine

Slash pine

Other pines

Other softwoods

Total Hardwood:

Red oaks White oaks

Hickories

Yellow-poplar

Sweetgum

Black and tupelo gums

Other hardwoods

Total

All species

-/ Sound volume in dead trees considered salvable ie not included.

TT7JJ-T

-24,311

3,621 912

14,000

2,443

1 2,782 7,529

This volume is as

912 follows: 2,563

272 267 215 19 33 . . . 5

-iKiT 19,069 13,849 1,165 4,055 . . . 103

5,026 3,836 1,790 780 1,266 511 679

3,167 2,612 1,143 497 972 300 255

1,561 1,352 619 257 476 112 97

873 797 466 154 177 33 4 3

3,937 3,482 1,408 564 1,510 115 340

1,919 1,648 722 290 636 67 204

5,794 3,886 1,600 713 1,573 440 1,468

22,277 17,613 7,748 3,255 6,610 1,578 3,086

41,449 36,682 21,597 4,420 10,665 1,578 3,189

SOUTHWEST-SOUTH

1,425 1,395 1.044 99 252 . . . 30

319 316 181 20 115 . . . 3

6,650 6,626 3,939 441 2,226 .(I. 2 4

5,300 5,273 3,738 336 lr 199 . . . 27

127 116 93 7 16 *..

596

1 1

571

-iniT A

431 40 100 . . . 25

14,297 9,446 943 3,908 .I. 120

1,907 1,343 619 278 446

934

233

769

331

425 163 181

199 118 63

119 46

3 1 361 493 276 24 21 60

958 839 93 124 22 4 6

361 134 344 4,693 3,836 40

1,789

79

4,117 698

2,616

1,349 230 627

xm1,021 442

,10,014

1.153

4,554

247

1,839

1,254

Region

North

Softwood Hardwood

Thousand corda

55 104

I

Region Softwood Hardwood

Thousand cords

Southeast 80 4 3

Southwest-North 69 81

Southwe st-Sjouth 43 4 9

Total 435 543

North Central 137 144

West central 51 122

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Table 13. --Total volume by class of timber and epeciee, by Survey region. 1951-53

Species

Growing stock

tsier,,L~

Total Sawtimber trees

Sawlog upper

Poletimber Hardwood Cull

growing trees limbs trees

stock portions stems

_-_-____.-_e_- Million cubic feet _ _ - - - - - _ _ - - _ - _ -

STATE OF ALABAMA

Softwood:

Lobldly pine

Shortleaf pine

LMgleaf pb

Slaah nine

7. b-+2. R 2 . 605.9 1.856.8

1 , 306. 3 686.4 64.4

$61.9 56.6

155.7 593.4 . . . 26.9

_. - - - . -

1,317.9 555.5 . * . 11.6

901.3 896.5 218.0 . . . 4.8

442.8 440.8 309.3 27.8 103.7 . . . 2.0

Other pines

Other softwoods

TOtill

Hardwsod:

Red oaka

White oaks

Hickories

Yellow-wplrr

S%VEdgWI2

Black and tup*l* .---c)-----

Other hardwc mda

Total

-

.,---, - _*-,-.- .

Ail species 13,527.6 lL712.4 6.263.3 1.424.3 4,024.8 485.6 L329.6

C.,Ct.“n.\rl.

255.1 248.8 167.1 13.8 67.9 . . . 6.3

124.3 117.8 84.7 8.1 25.0 . . . 6.5

$674.2 5,616.l 3.666.2 326.4 1‘623.5 . . . 58. 1

1.721.6 1,308.Z 576. b 258.1 473.5 168. I 245.3

1‘210.2 972.3 400.8 181.4 390. I 84.8 153.1

886.8 745.0 295.3 124.3 325.4 52.1 89.7

343.9 310.7 166.4 56.5 87.8 12.0 21.2

881.2 371.5 142.1 361.6 28.1 90.2

835.6 374.6 150.7 310.3 37.2 129.4

i; 689; 2 1.043.3 411.9 184.8 446.6 103.3 542. b

-?Tz-r 6. iwb. 3 2.59,. 1 1.097.9 2.401.3 485. b 1.271.5

999.5

1.002.2

“l--lll”.

Loblolly pine 86.8 85.6 59.8 5.5 20.3 . . . 1.2

Shortleaf pine 99.5 98.1 51.5 4.7 41.9 . . . 1.4

ml?.+ nine. 37.7 36.0 24.1 2.1 9.8 . . . 1.7 ---.-- =-___

Other softwoods

Total

Hardwood:

Red nak.

White oak*

Hickories

Ysllow-poplar

10.5 18; i 6;7 .9 11.1 . . . 1.8

244

=rc.zzk

238.4 142.1 13.2 83.1 . . . 6.1

258.1 198.9 91.2 41.0 66.7 34.6 24.6

_ L38.1 198.9 82, I 38.9 77.3 5.1 34.1

209.4 179.9 67.8 28.2 83.9 11.0 18.5

35.5 31.2 18.4 6.4 6.4 1.8 2.5

_ _ .- _ _- _ - . .I 1 . ^ .- swbatgum 25.3 48.7 L‘. 7 lb.4 4. 7

Black and tupelo 8uma 47.4 35.6 17.6

2:

9.8

::;

9,9

Other hardwoods 172.7 110.5 44.8 22.6 43.1 13.2 49.0

Total -iTilT *803.7 345.4 154.7 303.6 69.5 143.3

All speciea 1.261.0 1,042.l 487.5 167.9 386.7 69.5 149.4

I NORTH CENTRAL

Softwood:

Loblolly pine 463. I 458.6 321.4 22.3 114.9 . . .

Shortleaf pine

4.5

313.8 311.2 *-^ ”

1.31). I

.^ ^

iU.7

.I. ,

Ibl. 0

Longleaf pine

*..

144.6

2.6

143.3 92.4 7.3 41. h 1 I

Otbmc pi&s A.. -. .

vrn*r *ottwooaa

Total

Hardwood:

Red oaks

White Hickories oaka

Yellow-poplar

Sweetgum

Blrck and tupelo gums

Other hardwooda

Total

-_.- . . . 1.d

101.9 99.3 62.7 4.7 31.9 .** 2.6

1

2.6 1.7 1.2 .I .4 . . . .9

I

1,014.l 616.4 45.3 352.4 . . . 11.9

339.7 269.1 105.9 48.5 114.7 23.1

340.3

47.5

261.3 97.3 44.8 119.2 23.9

259.3

55. 1

210.9 71.6 31.9 107.4 12.6 35.8

9.8 13.9 2. n t 1

--~-

15.3 7.4 10 r, Ii5 11.7

57.4

91.1

55.4

174.7

z

1.317.9 8 .

52.3

78.0

42.2

80.3

2.008.2 994.1

28; i -_- .s* I

31.4 13.0 33.6 2.5 10.6

. - -,I -

26.8 13.3 40.2 8.6 85.8

376.9 168.7 448.5 74.2 249. b 993.3

214.0 800.9 74.2 261.5

WEST CENTRAL

All species

Softwood:

Lobldly pine

Shortleaf pine

Longleaf pine

other pinea

Othei a0ftw00aa

Total

Hardwood:

Red oaks

White oaks

Hickories

Yellow-poplar

Sweatgum

Black and tupelo gums

Other hardwoods

Total

All species

348.5

213.8

52.2

18.4

16.0

648.9

296.8

199.7 165.1.

35.7

219.4

174.7

1

213.7

u

1 , .

345.9 222.9

212.2 91.4

51.7 37.7

18.0 5.9

15. 1 12.6

642.9 370.5

234.7 102.9

167.0 62.0 144.5 59.1

33.1 12.5

199.5 90.2

149.2 70.0

124.1 47.8 1.052.1 444.5

1,695.0 815.0

20.4 102.6 . . . 2. b

9.0 111.8 ..* 1.6

3.4 10.6 . . . .5

.8 11.3 ..I) .4

1.1 1.4 ..I .9

34.7 237.7 .*. 6.0

46. 6 85. 2 26.1 3b.O

30.5 74.5 13.7 19.0

25. 9 59.5 10.0 10.6

4.9 15.7 .8 1.8

32.5 76.8 5.4 14.5

28.0 51.2 5.6 19.9

23.4 52.9 11.7 77.9

191.8 415.8 73.3 179. I

226.5 653.5 73.3 185.7

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Table 13. --Total volume by class of timber and species, by Survey region, 1951-53 (continued)

Species

Softwood:

Loblolly pine

Shortleaf pine

Longleaf pine

Slash pine

Other pines

Other softwoods

Total

Hardwood:

Red oaks

White oaks

Hickories

Yellow-poplar

Sweeteum

Growing stock

ti%er~

Total Sawtimber trees Poletimber Hardwood Cull

growing Sawlog Upper trees limbs treee

stock pOdiOtl8 sterna

---------e-e__*____ M~llzon cubic feet - - - - - - - - - - - - - - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

SOUTHEAST

761.5 749.0 519.0 47.3 182.7 . . . 12.5

291.5 288.4 154.3 16.5 117.6 . . . 3.1

107.1 106.3 62.1 6.3 37.9 . . . .a

26.3 26.3 17.8 1.6 6.9 . . . .I.

29.1 28.7 21.0 1.8 5.9 .*.

20.1 19.5 15.8 1.6 2.1 1.. :%

1, 235.6 1.218.2 790.0 75.1 353.1 . . . 17.4

362.5

157.3

135.1

119.2

305.7

258.5

118. b

ill.2

107.7

265.5

115.2 51.1 92.2 34.5 69.5

53.7 23.0 41.9 14.0 24.7

51.1 19.0 41.1 9.6 14.3

57.2 18.9 31.6 3.7 7.8

108.5 40.4 116.6 7.9 32.3

Black and tupelo guma 281.7 541.2 103.5 40.9 96.8 8.3 32.2

Other hardwoods 464.1 292.7

Total 1I

116.9

1, 395.4 606.1 we,.%

Ail species 3,Ob1.2 23613.6 1.396.1 316.5

Softwood

Loblolly pine

Shortleaf pine

Longleaf pine

Slash pine

Other pines

Other softwoods

SOUTHWE

866.0

375.4

98.6

19.0

58.5

-

20 4

. /I)- n

48.1 127.7 23;8 147.6

-1. A 547.9 101.8 328.4

901.0 101.8 345. a

ST-NORTH

862.2 655.4 52.8 154.0 . . . 3.8

372.7 236.9 21.8. 114.0 .*. 2.7

98.2 72.8 6.5 18.9 . . . .4

19.0 11.1 1.0 6.9 . . . *..

58.1 46.4 3.9 7.8 . . . .4

20.0 16.1 I.4 2.5 . . . .4

. ,-,. _1 . ^-^ - “_ .

Hardwood:

Red oaks

White oaks

Hickories

Yellow-poplar

Sweetgum

Black and tupelo gums

Other hardwoods

Total

All species

Saftwood:

Loblolly pine

Shortleaf pine

Longleaf pine

Slash pine

Other pines

Other softwoods

Total

-

I*f31.7 Ir4>“.‘ 1, “JO. I I( r, 4 304.1 . . . 7.7

336.7 257.0 119.9 52.3 84.8 34.2 45.5

212.2 175.0

104.6 90.6

58.5 53.4

_..

76.6 33.3 65.1 20.1 1i; 1

41.5 17.2 31.9 7.5 6. 5

31.2 10.3 Il.9 2.2 2.9

Lb3.8

128.6

388.2

I

1492

2,930.5

233.3 94.3 37.8

110.4 48.4 19.4

260.4 107.2 47.8

1.180.1 519.1 218.1

‘2,610.3 1.557.8 305.5

SOUTHWEST-SOW

101.2 7.7 22.8

42.6 4.5 13.7

105.4 29. 5

442.9 105.7

747.0 105.7

__.

98.3

206.8

214.9

T H

106.9 104.6 78.3 7.4 18.9 . . . 2.3

23.9 23.7 13.6 1.5 8.6 . . . .2

498.8 497.0 296.9 33.1 167.0 . . . 1.8

397.5 395.5 280.4 25.2 89.9 . . . 2.0

9.5 8.7 7.0 .5 1.2 . . . .8

i--E-T44.71 . 1.072.3 42.8 708.5 32.3 70.7 3.0 7.5 . . . 1.9

293.1 . . . 9.0

Hardwood:

Red oaka 127.8 90.0 41.5 18.6 29.9

White oaks 62.6 51.5 28.5 10.9 12.1

Hickories 13.3 7.9 4.2 2. 1 1.6

Yellow-poplar 37.6 33.0 18.5 6.2 8.3

Sweetgnm 64.2 56.2 24.2 9.0 23.0

Black and tupelo gums 314.4 257.0 119.8 46.8 90.4

Other hardwoods 275.8 175.3 68.4

895.7

29.6 17.3

Total

-

670.9 305.1 123.2 242.6

All species 1.977.0 1,743.2 1. 013.6 193.9 535.7

L/ Sound volume in dead trees considered salvable is not included. This volume is a8 follows:

15.6 22.2

8.0 3.1

1.4 4.0

1.5 3.1

2.7 5.3

15.4 42.0

16.5 84.0

61.1 163.7

61.1 172.7

Region Softwood Hardwood Region Softwood Hardwood

North

North Central

West Central

Million cubic feet

4.1 7.0

10.3 9.6

3.8 8.2

Million cubic feet

Southeast 6.0 2.9

Southwest-North 5.2 5.4

Southwest-South 3.2 3.3

Total 32.6 36.4
Table 14. --Growing stock by species and Survey region, 1951-53

Specie *

state of North West Southwest- SouthwestAlabama North Central Central Sautheaat North South

_____--_--_____- d __-- Milfioncbicfeet- ----- ------- ---- -----

Softwood:

Loblolly pine

Shortleaf pine

Longleaf pine

Slash pine

Virginia pine

Other pines

2.605.9 85.6 458.6 345.9 749.0 862.2 104.6

1‘306.3 98.1 311.2 212.2 288.4 372.7 23.7

896.5 . . . 143.3 51.7 106.3 98.2 497.0

440.8 . . . . . . . . . 26.3 19.0 395.5

159.8 36.0 99.3 17.7 6.7 0.1 I..

89.0 . . . *.. 0.3 22.0 58.0 8.7

Cypress 80.0 ..I . . . 13.8 16.4 17.4 32-4

Other sofhvoods 37.8 18.7 1.7 1.3 3.1 2.6 10.4

Total 5.616.1 238.4 1.014.1 642.9

Hardwood:

1,218.2 1,430.z 1,072.3

Black. scarlet, aqd

southern red oaks 646.3 120.9 205.6 110.9 82.5 92.1 34.3

Cherrybark, Shumard,

and northern red oaks il 35.0 35.4 20.1 32.1 3.0

Water oaks 28.5 88.4 155.3 132.8 52.7

White oak

35.9

476.0

433.7

59.7

18.3

99.2

Other white oaks 538.6 99.7

PeCYaIl 32.1 “2

Other hickories 745.0 179.9

Sweetgum 881.2 48.7

Black and tupelo gume 835.6 35.6

115.8

145.5

.7

210.9

78.0

42.2

Cottonwood 17.8 .2 ‘1

Willow 28.7 1.5 3.1

soft nudes 108.4 10.0 17.9

65.0

102.0

1.6

144.5

199.5

149.2

2.0

5.9

22.3

63.0

55.6

. . .

111.2

265.5

241.2

8.9

IO.6

31.7

72.2 18.5

102.8 33.0

16.0 13.6

90.6 7.9

233.3 56.2

110.4 257.0

3.9 2.7

6.5 1.1

14.4 12.1

Yellow-poplar 310.7 31.2 52.3 33.1 107.7 53.4 33.0

Sweetbay and magnolia 24

Elms

Ash

i9.9

140.5

126.5

Beech 93.1 16.9 13.3 11.1 20.0

sycamore 31.1 2.0 2.2 2.5 10.4

Hackberry 75.8 3.2 2.0 10,l 17.9

Other hardwoods 139.4 32.2

Total 6.096.3 803.7 994.1 1

All SDecies 11,?12.4

1.6

23.8

18.9

1,042. 1

1.5

13.9

10.7

14.9

2,008.2

21.5

15.8

12.9

18.4

,052.l

1, 695.0

83.8

35.8

32.8

40.8

1,395.4

2. 613.6

48.0

38.5

31.8

29.8

11.9

31.0

28.6

1,180.l

2.610.3

93.5

12.7

19.4

2.0

2.1

11.6

4.5

670.9

1.743.2

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Table 15. --Distribution of growing stock by species within each forest type, 1951-53

Species All

types

Pine

Pine - Other Bottom- Upland

hard - soft- land hard -

wood wood hardwood wood

Softwood:

Loblolly pine

Shortleaf pine

Longleaf pine

Slash pine

Other pine s

Cypress

Other softwoods

Total

22.2

11.2

7.7

3.8

2. 1

.7

&3

48.0

Hardwood :

Black, scarlet and

southern red oaks

Cherrybark, Shumard

and northern red oaks

Water oaks

White oak

Other white oaks

Pecan

Other hickories

Sweetgum

Black and tupelo gums

Cottonwood

Willow

Maples

Yellow -poplar

Sweetbay and magnolia

Elms

Ash

Beech

Sycamore

Hackberry

Other hardwoods

5.5 2.9 11.1

1.6

4.1

3.7

4.6

.3

6.3

7.5

7.1

.2

.2

1.1

2.7

2.1

1.2

1.1

.8

.3

.6

1.0

Total 52.0

-e-s-------- percent - - - - - - - - - - - -

38.9 14.2 0.7 2.1 2.4

18.6 10.9 .I. .l 2.3

14.3 2.5 ..1 .l .5

6.6 1.8 .5 .8 .l

2.8 3.8 .2 .6

.l (lJ, .*. 3.3 $,

.l .3 42.6 . 1 .3

81.4 33.5 44.0 7.1 6.4

1:‘2 3 4.7 1.2

1.4 7.0

2.0 7.7

(10

22

3.9

2.0

(10

K$,

1.0

.8

.2

.2

.2

. . .

10.0

8.6

5.1

.2

.2

1.3

4.4

2.2

.“I

.4

.8

. . .

6.8

1.2

. . .

8.9

. . .

19.1

1.0

.5

1..

*..

3.1

.7

1.2

5.1

5.3

. . . 1.2 2.2

.9 .3

3.2 .I.

(1_/, .2 . . .

(1_//, .2

.3 y 2.9 2.0 2.1

18.6 66.5 56.0 92.9 93.6

0.3 15.2

2.0 5.1

11.8 3.3

1.5 10.8

3.9 10.8

1.4 (I/)

3.0 202

16.4 7.7

23.8 4.8

.5 t 1/,

.9 .l

2.6 1.8

3.5 5.2

6.6 1.1

3.8 1.5

3.6 1.3

All species

1_/ Negligible.

100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

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Table 16. --Growing stock by species and stand size, by Survey region, 1951-1953

Species

All Large SSDsll Seedling Nonstocked

atand BOW- *(I,.,- Pcle- and and otber

eizea timber timber timber sapling areile l/

- - - - - - - - Mi 1-n cubic feet - - - - _ - .

Softwood: STATE OF ALABAMA SOUTHEAST

Loblolly pine 2, 605.9 666.5 1, 154.1 726.3 58. 3 0. 5 749.0 152.2 347.2 225.9 23.7 .**

Shortleaf pine 1.306.3 121.9 567.9 572.9 43.1 .5 288.4 26.4 126.3 116.5 19.0 .2

Longleaf pine 896.5 55.5 480.8 316.9 41.0 2. 3 106.3 10.2 49.4 40.6 6.0 1

Slash pine 440.8 66.7 237.7 124.1 12.0 .3 26. 3 3.8 10.6 10.4 1.5 .:.

Other pines 248.8 71.0 98.0 74.6 5.0 .2 28. 7 8.4 11.9 8.3 .I I..

Other softwoods 117.8 57.2 38.7 19.4 2.5 .a. 19.5 12.1 4.0 3.2 .2 . . .

Total 5.616.1 1.038.8 2.577.2 L834.2 162.1 3.8 i-fin x2r3.1 549.4 404.9 50.3 .3

Hardwood:

fled oaks 1,308.Z 351.2 340.1 577.9 31. b 1.4 258.5 56.8 77.0 114.9 9.8 ..*

White oaks 972.3 250.0 243.i 455.1 23.7 .4 lt8.6 21.0 33.9 57.1 4.6 ..,

Hickcries Yellow-poplar 745.0 310.7 152.9 836 175.1236 397.4 19.4 99.6 3.9 ..:2 111.2 107.7 28.2 lb.0 49.4 31. b 49.014 2.29 .::

sweetgum 881.2 228.0 280.9 353.4 18.7 .2 265.5 39.i 110.7 108.9 6.7

Black and tupelo gums 835. b 255.7 296.8 274. 1 8.6 .4 241.2 42.0 95.8 101.4 2.0 2;

Other hardwoods -1.043. 3 344.2 325.8 353.3 19.7 .3 292.7 73.9 108.4 103.8 6.6 . . .

TOtal 6.096.3 1.665.6 L785.4 2.510.8 131.6 2.9 1a 277.0 508.8 576.5 32.8 .3

All specie* 11,712.4 2.704.4 4, 362.6 4, 345.0 293.7 6.7 2 * . 490.1 1.058.2 981.4 83.3 .6

NORTH SOUTWWEST-NORTH

Softwood Ljrpes:

Lablolly pine 85. b 29.8 29.7 25.1 1.0 . . . 862.2 281.6 421.9 153.0 5.7 ,,.

Shortleaf pine 98. 1 13.3 49.2 32.2 3.4 2’ 372.7 52. b 218.3 99.3 2.5 ,..

Longfeaf pine . . . . . . ..* 1.. ..* 1.. 98.2 22.4 50.0 24.2 1.4 1..

Slash pine .** . . . . . . ..o . . . . . . 19.0 5.3 7.4 6.3 . . . . . .

Other pines 36.0 6.4 21.3 7.6 .-I . . . 56. 1 28.8 21.9 7.3 .l 0..

Other softwoods 18.7 4.0 3.4 10.6 .? I.. 20.0 11.1 5.9 2.9 .I *(I.

Total zJ8

___t_

33. 3 103.6 75.5 5.8 .*. 1430

-

I . 401.8 72S.4 293.0 10.0 1~..

Hardwood:

Red oaks 198.9 51.6 67.3 78.6 1.4 . . . 257.0 88. 2 77.3 87.4 4.1 ..,

White oaks 198.9 55.8 60.4 79.8 2.9 . . . 175.0 50.5 60.5 62.7 1.3 ..a

Hickories 179.9 33.3 49.0 95.2 2.4 1.. 90. b 26.8 27.5 35.8 .5 _.I

YellOW-pOpiW Sweetgum 31.2 4% 7 11.429 10.0 9.5 14.1 20.5 1.1.3 ..*. I 233.3 33.4 22. b 54.3 20.7 80 ,I”, 3:: :::

Black and tupelo Sums 35. b 13.3 6.3 14.9 1.1 . . . 110.4 32.9 40.2 36.7 “6 1..

Other hardwoods 110.3 40.9 20.6 41.3 1.7 . . . 260.4 86.5 92.0 80.1 1.8 I..

Total 801 z=cE& 219.2 227.7 345.8 10.9 .I

&

1361.8 ‘398.2 408.5 11.5 . . .

Ait species 1,042. 1 272.7 331.3 421.3 lb.1 .l 2,610. 3 763. b 1.123.6 701.6 21.5 .L.

NORTH CENTRAL SOUTHWEST-SOUTH

Softwood types:

Loblolly pine 458.6 121.9 112.3 146.3 17.8 .3 104.6 13.7 b2. 2 26. 1 2.5 .l

Shortleaf pine 311.2 17.0 99.0 182.9 12.1 .2 23. 7 4.3 11.0 8.1 .2 .l

Longleaf pine 143.3 12.7 66.9 57.2 6.3 .z 497.0 4.9 292.9 175.1 22. 1 2.0

Slash pine . . . . . . *.* I.. . . . *.. 395.5 57. b 219.7 107.4 10. 5 .3

Other pines 99.3 21.8 39.3 34.5 3.7 .*. a. 7 5.5 1.3 1.9 *.* ..*

Other softwoods d 1.3 .2 .l .l . . . 42.8 21.9 18.0 2.1 .8 . . .

Total M174.7 377.7 421.0 40.0 .7 1072 - 107.9 605.1 320.7 36.1 2.3

Hardwood:

Red oaks 269.1 51.4 51.1 152.6 13.4 . b 90.0 34.5 22. b 30.4 1.7 .8

White oaks 261-3 6% 2 43.4 143.4 8.9 .4 51.5 26.0 loa .4 *..

niekories 210.9 33. b 39.8 129.4 8.1 .*. 7.9 1.0 2.9

2:

. .4 . . .

Yellow-poplar 52.3 20. 7 13.5 16.2 1.9 . . . 33.0 3.7 19.9 9.3 .l . . .

SVJ~~tgU~ Biack and tupelo gums 78.0 42.2 26. 9. 26 12.7 34.1 4.6 8.7 22.5 1.8 . . . *. 257.06 2 110.0 22,5 96.0 12.5 20. 8 49.5 1:": ':k

Other hardwoods 80. 3 28.3 11.3 36.4 4.3 . . . 175.3 b?. 8 b5.5 40.2 1.5 .3

Total

-

994 235.0 180.3 534.6 43.0 1.0 b70

=z=z=k

265,s 229, b 168.7 5.6 1.5

All species 2, 008. 2 409.7 558.2 955.6 83.0 1.7 1.743.2 373.4 034.7 489.4 41.7 4.0

WEST CENTRAL

Softwood:

Loblolly pine 345.9 67. 3 120.8 149.9 7.8 %I

Shortlenf pine 212.2 8. 3 64. 1 133.9 5.9 . . .

Langleaf pine 51.7 5. 3 21.6 19.8 5.0 1..

Other pines is. 0 .1 2.3 15.0 .4 .2

Other softwoods 15. 1 b. 8 7.2 .5 .6 . . .

TOtal 642

A

87.8 216.0 319.1 19.7 .3

Hardwood:

Red oaks 234.7 68.7 44.8 114.0 7.2 . . .

White asks lb?. 0 31.5 32.7 97.2 5.6 . . .

Hickories 144.5 30.0 24.3 84.4 3.8 21

Yellow-poplar 33. 1 9. 2 10. 1 13. 3 .5 .:.

SV/fZttgtJm 199.5 72. 6 50.9 73.1 2.9 . . .

Black and tupelo guma 149.2 48. 3 49.8 49.1 2.0 . . .

Other hardwoods 124. 1 46. 8 28. 0 45.5 3.8 . . .

Total &i 307.1 240. b 476.6 27. 8 21

All s,,ecics 1. 695. 0 394.9 456.6 795.7 47.5 .3

1, ~neludes areas not classified elsewhere.

31 Negligible

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Table 17 . --Average volume per acre of growing stock by forest type and Survey region,

1951-53

Forest type

North West South- South- SouthState North Central Central east west- westNorth South

--____--___-_ _ -Cubic feet - - - - - - - - - - _ - _ - -

Softwood types :

Pine

Pine -hardwood

Other softwood

Total

538 549 460 467 447 866 502

451 434 356 424 447 654 580

251 285 . . . . . . 126 1 1 1,500

515 471 429 453 445 819 510

Hardwood types:

Bottomland hardwood

Upland hardwood

Total

960 580 546 1,018 868 980 1,357

507 576 458 498 488 637 241

677 576 465 710 699 848 1,036

All types 564 533 439 543 519 827 597

Table 18. --Average volume per acre of growing stock by stand size and forest type, 1951-53

All Large Small Seedling Nonstocked

Forest type stand Polesaw- sawsizes timber timber

timber and and other

sapling areas !.!

_______-___--- --Cubicfeet - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Softwood types :

Pine 538 1,537 1,037 360 78 29

Pine -hardwood 451 1,376 91.5 369 78 21

Other softwood 251 914 974 247 5 0 ..*

Total 515 1,500 1,018 361 7 8 26

Hardwood types:

Bottomland hardwood

Upland hardwood

Total

960 1,647 1,299 605 177 1 5

507 1,104 852 414 88 3 1

-

677 1,400 1,077 474 113 3 0

All types 564 1,449 1,033 398 84 2 7

I/ Includes areas not classified elsewhere.

z/ Negligible.
Table 19. --Sawtimber volume by species and tree dismeter. by survey region, 1951-1953

species dkzeter 10 - 12 14 - la 20 - 24 26 inches

classes inches y inches inches and up

$f,leteF 10 - 12 14 - la 20 - 24 26 inshe,

c1aeses inches ;I inches inches and up

_ - - - _ - - Million board feet- - - - - - - - _ _ _ _ _ - Million board feet - - _ - _ - .

STATE OF bLABAM.

SOftV/OOd:

Loblolly pine If, 306.7 4. 538. 5 4, 967. 5 1.417. 1 383.6

Shortleaf pine 3, 989. 8 2. 657. 5 1,251. 2 81.1 . . .

Lonaleaf pine 3. 294. 4 2.033.7 1.157.1 92.9 10.7

Slasi pi& 1.856.6 852.3 929.7 74.6 1..

Other pines 964.4 395.5 418.4 150.5 . . .

Other eoftwoods 517.0 116.2 255.4 91.9 53. 5

TOtal 21,928.9 10, 593.7 a,979.3 1,908. 1 447, a

Hardwood:

Red oaks

White oaks

Hickories

Ycllo%v-DoDlar

3.686.0 718.9 1,891.O 653.7 422.4

2,541.3 599.0 1,234. 5 432.0 275.8

1, 810.2 451.3 1.042.5 241.4 75.0

1.057.1 183.7 612. a 171.7 88.9

sweetgum 2;316.2 596.8 1.347. a 308;O 63;;

Black and tupeto Sums 2.308.2 522.8 1,265. 1 407.5 112.8

Other hardwoods 2, 562. 7 570.4 1,382.Z 451.6 158.5

Total lb, 281. 7 3, 642.9 8.775.9 2,665.9 1. 197. o

All species 38, 210.6 ‘4.236. 6 17.755. 2 4.574.0 1.644.8

Softwood:

Loblolly pine

Shortleaf pine

Longleaf pine

NORTH

367.6 120.4 180. a 59.2 7.2

302.4 192.7 103.8 5.9 . . .

. . . . . . . . . I.. . . .

Slash pine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Other pines 133.4 56. 5 76.9 . . . . . .

Othcl softwoods 39.7 20.6 9.4 9.7 . . .

TOtal -3wi ==z==k 390.2 370.9 74.8 7.2

Hardwood:

Red oak* 577.7 131.1 298.3 79.8 68.5

White oaks 521.2 121.5 242.1 84. 1 73.5

Hickories 406.3 113.8 237.3 48. 5 6.7

Yellow-ooolar 119.1 11. 6 53.3 37.3 16.9 .

Sweetgum 145.1 26. 9 78.2 29.9 10. 1

Black and tupelo gumsl 105.2 17. 3 59. a 27.9 . . .

Other hardwoods 280.2 38. 3 128.7 73.7 39.5

TO& 7Tz-F -L-A. 460.7 1.097.7 381.2 215.2

All species 2.997.9 850.9 lt468.6 456.0 222.4

NORTH CENTRAL

Softwood:

Loblolly pine

Shortleaf pine

Longieaf pine

Slash nine

1,948.9 798.9 852.9 249.1 48.0

796.1 597.9 191.2 7.0 . . .

549.5 322.0 186.8 40.7 . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Other pines

Other softwoods

Total

342.1 184.6 137.9 19.6 . . .

Hardwood:

Red oaka b71,9 159.6 359.9 126.0 26.4

White oaks 610.9 162. 5 340.8 87.0 20.6

tiickories 431.8 129. a 258.5 43.5 . . .

Y~llOW-pOpl~? 179.4 23.9 111.5 33.2 10.8

Sweetgum 197.1 49. 7 99.4 48.0 . . .

Black and tu,,elo gums 91.9 21.2 48.4 22.3 . . . Other hardwoods 163.9 43.8 92.0 28.1 . . .

Total 2.-L--z- 590.5 1,310. 5 388.1 51.8

All species 5.990. 5 2.495.1 2.685.1 704.5 105. a

Softwood:

Loblolly pine

Shortleaf pine

Longleaf pine

Other pines

Other aoftwoads

Total

Hardwood:

Red oaks

White oaks

Hickories

1,353.0

522.1

227.3

30.9

78. 6

T7ii-5 &

563. 3 611.2 143.4 35, 1

408.3 113.8 . . . . . .

107.2 105.0 4.4 10.7

25.0 5.9 . . . . . .

15. 8 27.2 14. 5 21.1

1. 119. 6 863. 1 162.3 66.9

659.9 128.6 317.5 102.3 111.3

389.6 104.8 190.9 70. 2 23.7

360.8 93. 9 190.5 53. I 23.3

76. 4 21. 2 46. 5 3. 7 5. 0

WEST CENTRAL

.

SWetgUNl 563.7 133.8 342.9 87.0 . . .

Black and twelo 1um6 419.5 91.4 221.0 59.4 47.7

SOUTHEAST

3,142.l 1,409. 5 1, 241. 1 344.5 147.0

887.5 621.7 244.9 20.9 . . .

363.3 211.8 146.5 5. 0 . . .

107. b 40.9 b3. 7 3.0 . . .

125.9 48.3 52. b 25.0 . . .

94. 4 17.5 67. 3 9.6 . . .

-

4.720.8 2.349.7 1,816.i 408.0 147.0

736.8 131.5 395.8 139.5 10.0

340.2 78.8 187.4 54. 5 19.5

322.6 51.1 198.1 54.7 18.7

361.3 76.8 233.4 32.3 18.8

671.3 204.8 374.1 54. 3 37.5

636.7 201.0 363.3 52.1 20.3

129.2 175.5 412.5 101.5

3

39.7

c

919.5 2.165.2 488.9 224.5'

8, 518.9 3. 269. 2 3.981. 3 896.9 371.5

SOUTHWEST-NORTH

4.020.0 1.461. 5 1, 834. 2 600.5 123.8

1,403. 3 786.1 576.2 41.0 ..I

441.8 213.3 196.9 31.4 ..*

68.3 20.4 47.9 .,. . . .

289.9 70.0 114.0 105.9 . . .

99.5 13.3 48. 1 32. 3 5.8

6.322.8 2.564.8 2,817.3 811.1 129.6

767.3 130.6 420.2 165.8 50.7

489.4 105.9 228.3 96. 1 59.1

263.2 56.9 143.4 36.6 26.3

201.4 30.8 120.5 30.2 19.9

585.6 151.9 364.0 63. 2 6.5

301.5 60.6 173.9 47.6 19.4

671.0 155.8 360.4 128.7 26. 1

-L-F.- 3 692.5 L810.7 568.2 208.0

98602.2 3,257.3 4,628.O 1, 379.3 337.6

SOUTHWEST-SOUTH

475.1

78.4

1.712.5

1,680. 7

42. 2

197.8

4,186.7

272.4

190.0

25. 5

119.5

153.4

753.4

184.9 247.3 20.4 22.5

50.8 21.3 6.3 . . .

1.179.2 521.9 11.4 . . .

791.0 818. 1 71. b . . .

47.8 Il. 1 31.1 97.6 25.8 . . . 26.6 ***

2.264.8 1.737.3 135.5 49. 1

37.5 99.3 40.3 95.3

25.5 45.0 40. 1 79.4

5. a 14.7 5. 0 . . .

19.4 47.6 35.0 17.5

29. 7 88. 6 25. b 9.5

131.1 398.7 198.2 25.4

426.5 91.4 232.4 65. 1 31.6

1, 346.4 926.3 409.3 258.7

b-127.4 2.611.2 2.663.6 544.8 307.8

Other hard&ode - 291.9 59.6 156.2 54. 5 21. b

Toti1 2

-‘----1- 633. 3 1,465. 5 430.2 232.8

All species 4.973.7 1.752.9 2.328.6 592.5 299.7

l/ Hardwood eawtimber volume rmt tallied in trees under Il. 0 ixhes d. b. b.
Table 20. --Sawtimber volume by species and atand size, by Survey region, 1951.1953

SpeCieS

All Large small Pole- Seedling Nonstocked All Large Small

Pole- Seedling Nonstockec

stand saw- saw- timber and and other stand saw- eawareas 1’ sizes timber Baa;; and otbe

sizes timber timber sapling timber timber * areasll

- - - _ - - - - Million board feet - - - - - - - - - - _ - _ _ - Million board feet - - - - - , -

Softwood:

Loblolly pine

Shortleaf pine

Longleaf pine

Slash pine

Other nines

STATE OF ALABAMA SOUTHEAST

11.306.7 3.873.3 5.295.2 1,971.5 165.7 1.0

3.989.8 614. 3 2, 205.8 I, 084. 6 84. 1 1. 0

3, 294.4 320. 0 1.916.3 903.6 147.4 7. 1

1.856.6 362.0 1, 086.0 366.2 41.4 1.0

964.4 369.9 391.7 181.6 15.2 . . .

Other softwoods 517.0 310.3 167.3 31.4 8.0 . . .

Total 21.928.9 5.849.8 11.062.3 4.544.9 461.8 10. 1

Hardwood:

Red oaks

White asks

Hickorica

Y~lhV-pOpl~~

Sweetgum

3.66X1.0 lB388.5 983.9 1,212.Z 98.9 2.5

2, 541.3 963.5 684.0 846.6 46.0 1.2

1,810.Z 531.4 490.8 744.3 43.0 0.7

1,057. 1 358.6 465.0 225.4 8.1 . . .

2;316.2 882.5 790.2 603.3 40.2 . . .

Black-and tupelo gums 2.308.2 1,003. 5 763.3 524.4 16. 2 .8

Other hardwoods 2, 562. 7 1. 100.2 816.2 605.8 40. 2 .3

Total 16.281.7 6.228.2 4.993.4 4.162.0 292.6 5. 5

All species 38,210.6 12,078.O 16,055.7 9,306.9 754.4 15. 6

NC)R _.- _.___ TH

Softwood:

Loblolly pine 367.6 162.9 136.4 66.5 1.8 . . .

shm%leaf pine 302.4 62.4 187.4 51.6 1.0 . . .

Longleaf pine *.. .*. . . . . . . ..I) .*.

Slash pine . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . .

Other pines 133.4 25.7 97.0 10.0 .7 . . .

Other softwoods 39.7 19.7 8.4 11.2 .4 1..

Total 843.1 270.7 429.2 139.3 3.9 ..,

Hardwood:

Red oaka

White oaks

Hickories

Yellow-poplar

Swretnum

577.7 193.1 206.1 176.2 2.3 1..

521.2 212.9 160.8 143.3 4.2 . . .

406.3 97.9 143.7 158.9 5.8 . . .

119.1 52.6 42.3 24.2 . . . . . .

145.1 48. 0 48.2 45.8 3.1 . . .

BLack-and tupelo gums 105.2 49. 3 17.0 37.7 1.2 . . .

Other hardwoods 280.2 138.7 45.2 94.5 1.8 . . .

Total 2.154.8 192.5 663.3 680.6 18.4 1..

All species 2.997.9 1. 063. 2 1. 092. 5 819.9 22.3 . . .

NORTH CENTRAL

Softwood types:

Loblollv , Dine 1.948.9 724.2 776.5 382.5 65. 3 .4

Shortleaf pine 796.1 72.1 377.7 318.6 27.4 .3

Longleaf pine 549.5 76.7 255.5 191.1 25. 1 1. 1

Slash pine . . . . . . . . . , 0 . . . . . . .

Other pines 342.1 104.1 137.6 86. 5 13.9 . . .

Other softwoods 7.0 3. 1 1.3 .3 .3 . . .

To-1 3.643.6 982.2 1 , 548.6 979.0 132.0 1. 8

Hardwood:

Red oaks

White oaks

Hickories

Yellow-poplar

sweetnun

611.9 207.1 127.3 301.4 35.3 .8

610.9 242.6 112.7 238.8 13.6 1. 2

431.8 98.6 100.2 218. 1 14.9 . . .

179.4 91.4 52.9 28.2 6.9 . . .

197.1 105.6 30.4 54.3 6.8 . . .

Black and tupelo gume 91.9 28. 2 21.3 38.3 4.1 . . .

Other hardwoods 163.9 83.9 15. 8 56.2 8.0 . . .

TOtal 2.346.9 857.4 460.6 935.3 91.6 2 . 0

All species 5,990. 5 1,839.6 2.009.2 1.914.3 223.6 3 . 8

WEST CENTRAL

Softwood:

Loblolly pine

Shordeaf pine

Longleaf pine

Other pines

Other softwoods

Total

1.353.0 382.6 576.6 371.0 22.1 . . .

522.1 40.0 235.5 234.2 12.4 . . .

227.3 31.6 101.6 69.8 24.3 . . .

30.9 . . . 5. 5 25.4 . . . . . .

78. 6 38. 5 36.9 . . . 3.2 .*.

2.211.9 492.7 956.1 700.4 62.7 .*.

Hardwood:

Red oaks b59.9 269.2 133.5 237.1 20.1 . . .

White oaks 389.6 120.3 95. 2 164.3 9.8 . . .

Hickories 360.8 113.0 67.7 164.1 16.0 . . .

Yellow-poplar 76.4 27. 1 23.1 25.7 .5 . . .

Sweetgum 563.7 314.7 I22.f. 120.2 6.7 . . .

Black and tupelo ‘w,xs 419.5 196.5 136.9 82.8 3.3 . ..

3,142. 1 878.2 1,593. 0 621.7 49.2 . . .

887.5 131.5 489.4 227.0 38.9 .7

363.3 56.2 182.1 106.2 18.8 . . .

107.6 21.2 48. 0 30.3 8.1 . . .

125.9 48.5 48. 4 29.0 . . . . . .

94.4 66.2 21. 2 6.3 .7 . . .

4,720. 8 1, 201.8 2, 382. 1 1.020.5 115.7 .7

736.8 226.2 222.7 261.4 26.5 . . .

340.2 83.9 117.4 125.8 13.1 *.,

322.6 114.6 92. 2 109.9 5.2 .7

361.3 67.5 193.9 99.2 .7 . . .

671.3 135.9 340.3 183.5 IL.6 . . .

636.7 159.1 265.5 206.6 4.9 .,.

729.2 244.3 307.7 163.0 14.2 . . .

3,798. 1 1,032. 1 1, 539. 7 1.149.4 76.2 .7

8.518.9 2.233.9 3,921.8 2.169.9 191.9 1.4

SOUTHWEST-NORTH

:;;tI . f 1,648.Z 284.7 1.913.5 877.4 441.3 237.1 17.0 4.1 . .(I. *..

441.8 128.0 229.1 79.4 3.3 ,.,

68.3 30.0 30.8 7.5 .I. . . .

289.9 161.6 98.4 29.3 .6 ,,,

99.5 63.6 28.4 7.1 .4 . . .

6,322.a 2,316. 1 3, 177.6 801.7 27.4 . . .

767.3 342.2 229.9 182.0 13.2 ,..

489.4 182.8 163.5 139.8 3.3 ..,

263.2 103.6 77.0 82.4 .2 . . .

201.4 104.4 71.6 25.4 . . . ,..

585.6 187.2 215.6 172.5 10.3 .,,

301.5 125.0 90.4 84.8 1.3 ,..

671.0 268.8 242.6 155.3 4.3 . . .

3,279,4 1.314.0 LO90.6 842.2 32.6 . . .

9.602.2 3,630. 1 4,268. 2 L643.9 60.0 . . .

SOUTHWEST-SOUTH

475.1 77.2 299.2 88.5 9.6 .6

78.4 23.6 38.4 16. 1 .3 (I..

1.712.5 27, 5 1, 148. 0 457.1 73.9 6. 0

1.680.7 310.8 1,007. 2 328.4 33.3 1.0

42.2 30.0 4. a 7.4 ..* . . .

197.8 117.2 71. 1 6.5 3.0 . . .

4.186.7 586.3 2.568.1 904.0 120.1 I. 6

272.4 150.7 64.4 54.1 1.5 1.7

190.0 121.0 34.4 34.6 . . . . . .

25.5 3.7 10. 0 10.9 .9 . . .

119.5 15.6 81. 2 22.7 . . . . . .

153.4 91.1 33. 6 27.0 1.7 . . .

753.4 444.8 232.2 14.2 1.4 .8

426.5 222.6 145.4 56.9 1.3 .3

I, 940.7 1,049.5 601. 2 280.4 6.8 2. 8

6,127.4 L635.8 3.169.9 1 , 184.4 126.9 10.4

Other hardwbods 291.9 141.9 59.5 79.9 10.6 . . .

Total 2.761.8 1.182.7 638.0 874.1 67.0 ..,

All species 4,973.7 1.675.4 1,594. 1 1. 574. 5 129.7 . . .

11 Includes areas not classified elsewhere.
Table 21. --Sawtimber volume by ape&s and Survey mgion, 1951-53

Species state North

North

Central

West

Central Southeast

Southweat- SouthwestNorth South

Softwsod:

Loblolly pine 11,306.7 367.6 1,948.9 1‘353.0 3,142.i 4,020.o 475.1

Shortleaf pine 3,989.a 302.4 796.1 522.1 887.5 L403.3 78.4

Longleaf pine 3p294.4 *.. 549.5 227.3 363.3 441.8 1,712.5

Slash pine 1,856.6 I.. *.. . . . 107.6 68.3 Lb80.7

Virginia pine 526.0 133.4 342.1 30.6 19.9 LO. **a

Other pines 438.4 .** ..I .3 lob.0 289.9 42.2

Cypr8SS 415.8 .** *.* 75. b 85.9 94.4 159.9

Other softwoods 101.2 39.7 7.0 3.0 8.5 5.1 37.9

Total 21.928.9 843.1 3‘643.6 2,211.9 4.720.8 6s322.8 4,186,7

Htrdwood:

Black, scarlet and

southern red oaks 1.623.0 335.5 477.3 260.7 232.7 241.0 75.8

Cherrybark, Shumard

and nortbem red oaks 662.0 193.1 118.0 135.2 86.4 117.8 11.5

Water oaks 1,401.o 49.1 76.6 264.0 417.7 408.5 185.1

White oak 1,265.6 280.7 327.8 158.9 217.3 210.3 70.6

Other white oaks 1, 275.7 240.5 283.1 230.7 122.9 279.1 119.4

Pecan 124.0 .7 3.0 6.9 . . . 57.1 56.3

Other hickories 1,810.2 406.3 431.8 360.8 322.6 263.2 25.5

Sweetgum 2,316.2 145.1 197.1 563.7 671.3 585.6 153.4

Black and tupala 8urns L308.2 105.2 91.9 419.5 634.7 301.5 753.4

Cottonwood 64.1 ,6 ..* 3. b 36.4 15.4 8.1

WillOW 51.7 .9 4.2 11.6 17.8 lb. 1 1.1

Soft maples 204.4 22.2 32.7 41.7 64.5 24.4 18.9

Yell$a,w-poplar 1,057.l 119.1. 179.4 76.4 361.3 201.4 119.5

Sweetbay and magnolia 505.7 4.9 .b 41.7 lb6.7 106.7 185.1

Elms 370.4 53.0 26.3 40.2 100.7 104.0 46.2

Ash 326.7 55.8 25.1 33.2 79.6 72.9 60.1

BtWCh 344.3 66.1 51.0 40.1 73.7 105.0 8.4

Sycamore 105.7 3.9 9.4 7.4 38.4 42.2 4.4

Hackberry 215.7 5. b 1.2 30.5 61.8 83, 2 33.4

Other hardwoods 250.0 66.5 10.4 35.0 89.6 44.0 4.5

Total lb, 281.7 2.154.8 2.346.9 2.761.8 3,798.l 3.279.4 1,940.7

All species 38,210. b 2,997.9 5,990.s 4,973.7 8,518.9 9‘602.2 6, 127.4

- 13 -
Table 2.2. --Average sawtimber volume per acre by forest type and Survey region, 1951-53

Forest type State North

North West South- Southwest- SouthwestCentral Central east North South

__________-__-------- Board feet _ _ _ _ - _ _ - _ _ _ _ _ - - - - - - -

Softwood types:

Pine 1,936 I, 869 1,534 1,439 1,609 3,461 1,819

Pine-hardwood 1.293 1,215 917 1,092 1, 302 2,127 1,934

Other softwood 614 675 . . . *.. 307 . . . 5,045

TOtal 1

A

 1,477 1.350 1, 329 1,539 3. 183 1,833

Hardwood types:

Bottomlrnd hardwood 3,023 1,702 1,423 3,235 2,570 3,224 4,557

Upland hardwood 1,370 1,554 1,189 1.297 1,434 1,765 678

Total --i-mA 1,572 1,208 2,085 2,065 2,659 3,444

All types 1,841 1,533 1,310 1,594 1,693 3,042 2,100

Table 23. --Average sawtimber volume per acfe by stand size and forest type. 1951-53

Forest type

All Large Small Seedliq Nonstocked

stand eaw- saw- Pole - and

size* timber timbe T timber I sapling ;;a;t@ =

____________________ Boardfeet---------------------

Softwood types:

Pine I, 936 7,793 4.121 814 214 72

Pine -hardwood 1.293 5.814 3,099 188 168 . . .

Other softwood 614 3,951 3,026 422 96 . . .

Total 1

-..A--- 7,374 3,959 802 203 64

Hardwood types:

Bottomlaad hardwood 3,023 6,704 4.008 1,253 504 . . .

Upland hardwood 1,370 4,310 2,654 821 184 64

Total 1990

-1___.

5,614 3,336 956 273 58

All types 1,841 6,471 3,801 853 215 63

L/ Ineludes areas not classified elsewhere.

Table 24 --Softwood sawtimber volume by log grade and stand ualit , y by species group and Survey region, 1951-53 q

Species group I Grade 3 I Grade 4

and All Grade 1 Grade 2 1 / In fair and

1 Total / better etan

In poor fn fair and In poor

Survey region grades ds stands Total better stands stands

_ _ - - - - - _ - -_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - _ I”II‘I‘yII .lillir- “ypIyl.,..-rl feet - - - - _ _ _ _ _ - - - _ - - _ _ _ _ _ _ - - _ -

species group:

Lobloliy pine

Shortleaf pine

Longleaf pine

Slash pine

other pines

Other softwoods t/

Total

Survey region:

NWtb

North Central

West Central

Southeast

Southwest-North

Southwest-South

Total

11.306.7 329.5

9.0

12.7

15.4

20.3

70.8

d

457

3, 989.8

3. 294.4

1.856.6

964.4

517.0

2iI .

843.1

3,643.b

2.211.9

4.720.8

6, 322.8

4, 186.7

21928 I .

v1ogs were 81:aded ae No. 1.

38.6

64.6

37.6

136.9

145.3

34.7

A

457

1,

2-...L

2

-2

357.3 3.713.4 1, 163.6 2, 549.8

371.2 1,575.2 412.8 1, 162.4

377.2 1.456.8 200.6 1, 256.2

314.5 946. b 286.2 660.4

69.3 290.5 136.0 154.5

132.1 175.3 170.3

621.6 8,157.E 2,369.5

121.0 317.4 108.0

575.4 1.204.9 395.4

268.8 723.5 234.8

397.2 1.875.7 441.1

782.4 2.013.6 760.7

416.8 2.022.7 429.5

621.6 8. 157.8 2, 369. 5

-T-s209.4 366.1 151.2

809.5 1.798.7 593.2

488.7

I, 434.6

1, 252. 9

5

1.593.2

-

5,906.5 1,505.4

Z-034.4 484.3

1.447.7 243.4

580.1 174.3

584.3 214.7

138.8 125.9

-

103691.8 2,748.O

1,182.O 327.3

2.311.0 376.7

3;381.5 1.007.5

1,652.5 292.1 1,360.4

10.691.8 2.748.0 7.943.8

4,401.l

1.550.1

1,204.3

405.8

369.6

12.9

7,943.E

214.9

1, 205.5

854.7

1.934.3

2.374.0
Species group:

Red oaks

White oaks

Hickories 1.810. 2 159.5 372.6 913.1 269.0 644.1 365.0 86.1

Table 26. --Net annual nrowth of sawtimber and nrowinn stock bv species and class of timber, bv Sure

Sawtimber trees

Poletimber trees

Total

Sawtimber tree8

Poletimber trees

Total

Sawtimber trees

Poletimber trees

Total

Sawtimber trees

Poletimber trees

Total

90.8 53.0 37. 8

37.9 14.4 23. 5 *.* .a* . . .

128.7 67.4 61. 3 397, L 3-0 7 1Cn B

SOUTHEAST

140.9 85.9 55. 0 706.1 458.0 248.1

53. 5 16.0 37. 5 .*o *.. ..I

194.4 101.9 92. 5 706.1 458.0 248.1

SOUTHWEST-NORTH

132.1 91.4 40. 7 668.1 489.3 178.8

30. 8 9. 2 21.6 .*. . . . . . .

162.9 100.6 62.3

-

668.1 489.3 170.8

SOUTHWEST-SOUTH

87.7 63. 8 23.9 428.4 324.6 103.8

lb. 5 3.9 12.6 . . . ..* .o*

104.2 67.7 36. 5 428.4 324.6 103.8 x

-
Table 27. --Net annual growth per acre of sawtimber and growing stock, by forest-type

and stand-size group, by Survey region, 1951-1953

Stand- size group

Growing stock Sawtimber

AU Softwood Hardwood All Softwood Hardwood

types types types types types types

- - - - - Cubic feet - - - - - - - Board feet - - - -

STATE OF ALABAMA

Sawtimber 60 64 52 271 303 206

Poletimber 33 34 30 93 103 75

Other stand sizes 1.2 1 1 14 27 29 19

Total 37 38 35 133 143 111

Sawtimber

Poletimber

Other stand sizes

Total

Sawtimber

Poletimber

Other stand sizes

Total

Sawtimber

Pole timber

Other stand sizes

Total

Sawtimber

Poletimber

Other stand sizes

Total

Sawtimber

Poletimber

Other stand sizes

Total

Sawtimber

Poletimber

Other stand sizes

Total

NORTH

34

23

9

24

46 2 7 138 I.92 104

=

52

27

1 1

29

=

6 6

38

1 9

41

=

65

35

1 1

39

=

68

43

1 9

z

60

34

6

36C

26 2 1 58 67 52

9 7 9 9 1 1

28 22 -7% 9r 66

NORTH CENTRAL

62 26 228 273

30 2 1 69 78

25 27 1 9

-z-r 106 5 6

109

48

9 22

3 ‘ ^^

=

1 1 LL

-

YL

WEST CENTRAL

70 60 278 310 240

40 32 93 102 76

20 1 6 40 4 4 26

42 39 127 X131 120

SOUTHEAST

64 66 279 295 248

32 39 104 107 97

1 1 1 1 30 31 27

36 45 140 140 142

X

SOUTHWEST-NORTH

72 56 335 368 235

46 3 7 130 143 101

20 1 0 41 44 1 7

55 43

=

212 233 152

SOUTHWEST-SOUTH

56 72 286 283 293

32 42 113 114 107

6 3 18 20 8

33 50

=

147 141 176

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Table 28. --Commodity drain on sawtimber and growing stock in species groups, by commodity and Survey region, 1951

Commodity

Growing stock Sawtimber Grcwing stock I Sawtimber

All Soft- Hard1All Soft- Had All Soft- Hard- All Soft- Hardspecies wood wood species wood wood species wood wood species wood wood

- - Million cubic feet - - - - Million board feet - - - - Million cubic feet - - - - Million board feet . -

STATE OF ALABAMA

Sawlogs 371.7 233.4 138.3 1 , 859. 8 1‘219.4 640.4

Veneer logs 19. 3 .l 19.2 105.7 .4 105.3

Coope~age bolts 17.0 13.4 3. 6 86.0 69.7 16. 3

Pulpwood 91.3 90.2 1.1 127.6 125.2 2.4

Fuelwood 61.6 18. 0 43. 6 223.6 84.1 139.5

Piling 2.6 2.6 . . . 12.7 12.7 . . .

POlM 9.4 9.4 . . . 45. 6 45.6 . . .

PO!&5 8.3 2. 6 5.9 14.8 .4 14.4

Hewn ties 4.0 .4 3.6 17.9 2.3 15.6

Round mine

timbers 4.6 2. 2 2.4 2.6 2.6 1..

Miscellaneous

products 5.3 1.0 4.3 13.8 .7 13. 1

Total 595.3 373.3 222.0 2. 510. 1 1. 563. 1 947.0

NORTH SOUTHWEST-NORTH

Sawlogs 25. 8 13.9 11.9 127.8 72.7 55. 1 Veneer logs 1.0 . . . 1.0 5. 3 0.. 5. 3

Cooperage bolts 1.8 . . . 1.8 7.7 7.7

Pulpwood .7 .7 **. .9 “:b . . .

Fuelwood 12.3 3.4 8.9 44. 7 16.4 28. 3

Piling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..,

PC&Xi .2 .2 . . . .8 .8 . . .

PCl.9tS 1.8 .4 1.4 3.6 . l 3.5

Hewn ties . l . . . .I .2 . . . .2

Round mine

timbers ..* . . . . . . . . . . . . .**

Miscellaneous

products 1.2 . l 1. 1 3.7 (i/b 3.7

Total 44.9 18.7 26. 2 194.7 90.9 103.8

88.0 56.4 31. 6 440.8 294.8 146.0

6.3 . . . 6.3 34.6 ,.. 34. b

7.6 6.9 .7 3s. 9 35.4 3. 5

16.7 16. 5 .2 23.4 23. 0 .4

8.0 1.7 6.3 27.8 7. 8 20. 0

2. 0 2.0 . . . 9.9 9.9 . . .

3. 8 3.8 . . . IS, 6 18.6 . . .

.9 .3 .6 I. 5 Q/, 1.5

1.0 .2 .8 4.6 .9 3. 7

. . . *.. . . . ..I I).* I)..

1.9 .3 1.6 6.0 .5 5. 5

136.2 88. 1 48. 1 606.1 390.9 215.2

NORTH-CENTRAL SOUTHWEST-SOUTH

Sawloea 62. 6

veneer logs .6

Cooperage bolts 5. 7

Pulpwood 10.3

Fuelwood 15. 1

Piling cy,

Poles .3

Posts 1.9

Hewn ties .1

45.0

..a

5. 3

10. 3

(7;

.3

.7

. . .

17. 6

.6

,,;P

8.7

. . .

. . . 1. 2

. l

316.4 235.1 81. 3

3. 3 ..* 3.3

29. 5 27.8 1.7

14.4 14.4 (./ ) 57.9 29.8 28. 1

(11) (11) . . .

i. 6 i.6 . . .

3. 0 .I 2.9

.4 1.. .4

Round mine

timbers 3. 1 1. 5 1. 6 1.7 1.7 . . .

Miscellaneous

products .4 .2 .2 .4 .i .3

T&%1 100.1 69.7 30.4 428.6 310.6 118.0

WEST-CENTRAL

Sawlogs

Veneer logs

Cooperare bolts

Pulpwood

Fuelwood

Piling

Poles

Posts

Hewn ties

Round mine

timbers

Miscellaneous

products

Total

53.0 30. 8 22.2 263.4 160.6 102.8

1.4 . . . 1.4 7. 7 . . . 7.7

1. 6 .9 8. 2 4.8 3.4

13. 8 13. 2 19. 6 18.3 1.3

4.9 ,;; 3.8 17.2 5. 1 12. 1

(.I, . . . .I .I 1..

.6 .6 . . . 3. 1 . . .

1.0 .3 .7 1.7 ,;: 1.7

(II, . . . cy, .2 . . . .2

.6 .3 .3 .4 .4 . . .

.5 .l .4 1. 1 cj/, 1.1

77.4 47. 3 30. 1 3;?2.) 192.4 130.3

i/ Negligible.

SOUTHEAST

108.4 63. 0 45. 4 540.0 329.4 210.6

4.7 . l 25.7 .4 25. 3

.3 .3

,;I;

1.7 1.7

27.4 27.2

(&I 1

.2 38. 2 37. 7 .5

17.2 3.5 13.7 60.0 16.0 44, 0

.3 .3 I.. 1.3 I*3 .I.

.9 .9 .I. 4.2 4.2 . . .

2.4 .7 1. 7 4.2 .2 4.0

2. 5 .2 2. 3 11.1 1.2 9. 9

.I. ..* *.* . . . ..* . . .

1. 1 .2 .9 2.6 .1 2. 5

165.2 96.4 68, 8 689.0 392.2 296.8

a

33.9 24.3 9.6 171.4 126.8 44.6

5.3 . . . 5. 3 29.1 . . . 29. 1

. . . . . . ..* . . . . . . .,*

22.4 22.3 .l 31.1 30.9 .2

4. 1 1.9 2. 2 16.0 9.0 7. 0

.3 .3 ..* 1.4 1.4 . . .

3.6 3.6 . . . 17.3 17.3 . . .

.5.3 (10.2 .3 1.4.8 %‘).2 1,: *

.9 .4 .5 .5 .5 ‘I.

.2 .I . l cy, Ql) (r/i

71. 5 53.1 18.4 269.0 186.1 82. 9
Table 29. --Commodity drain of sawtimber and growing stock by species, 1951

I Growinn stock I Sawtimber

Million cu. ft. Million bd. ft.

Softwood:

Pines

Other

Total

371.2 1, 555.7

2. 1 7.4

373

A

-i--m-T .

=szLcc

Hardwood:

Oaks

Other firm-textured

hardwoods

Sweetgum

Black and tupelo gums

Yellow-poplar

Other soft-textured

hardwoods

Total

82. 1 321.8

22. 6 86.8

54.6 245.0

28. 3 132.6

26. 6 124.5

7. 6 36.3

222 =zzzzAE 947

c_t__

All species 595.3 2, 510.1

Table 30. --Commodity drain on sawtimber and growing stock, by species group and class of timber, by Survey

region, 1951

Class of timber

Growing stock Sewtimber

All Soft- Hard- All Soft- Hardspecies wood wood species wood wood

Million cubic feet Million board feet

STATE OF ALABAMA

Sawtimber trees 491.4 295.7 195.7 2.510.1 1, 563. 1 947.0

Poletimber trees 103.9 77. 6 26. 3 . . . . . . . . .

Total 595 . 373.3 222.0 -z-xxi- , . 1, 563. 1 947.0

NORTH

Sawtimber trees 38.8 17.0 21.8

Poletimber trees 6. 1 1. 7 4.4

Total 4 4

e

18. 7 26. 2

Sawtimber trees

Poletimber trees

Total

82. 8

17.3

isi- zzkz

Sawtimber trees 63.4 36.4 27. 0 322.7 192.4 130.3

Poletimber trees 14. 0 10. 9 3. 1 . . . . . . . . .

Total 77

A

47.3 30. 1 ---mcA192.4 130.3

Sawtimber trees 135.9

Poletimber trees 29.3

Total 165

A

Sawtimber trees

Poletimber trees

Total

117.7

18. 5

136

-----tNORTH CENTRAL

58. 2 24. b

11. 5 5. 8

69.7 30.4

194.7 90.9 103.8

1.. . . . 0..

194

A

90.9 103.8

428.6 310.6 118.0

. . .

his

==r!z&z

. . . . . . 310. b 118.0

WEST CENTRAL

SOUTHEAST

74.4 61. 5 689.0

22.0 7.3 . . .

96.4 68. 8 689.0

-

SOUTHWEST-NORTH

73.4 44.3 606.1 390.9 215.2

14.7 3. a . . . . . . . . .

88. 1 48. 1 606 A 390.9 215.2

SOUTHWEST-SOUTH

36. 3 lb. 5 269.0 186.1 82. 9

16. 8 1 . 9 . . . . . . ..a

53. I 18. 4 269.0 186. I 82. 9

392.2 296.8

.I). . . .

392.2 296.8

Sawtimber trees 52. 8

P&timber trees 18.7

Total 7115

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Table 3 1. --Change in commercial forest land between Surveys by

forest-type group and Survey region, 1935-36 and

1951-53

I Change between Surveys

Survey

I

t All I ] Soft- 1 Bottom- 1 Upland *

region types woodi! land hdwd. 1 hardwood

- - - - - w -Percent - - - - - - -

North

North Central

West Central

- 7 - 20 - 16 t 10

t 14 t 5 w t 48

t 15 t 7 t i4 t 52

Southeast t 18 t 17 + 19 t 23

Southwest-North t 14 t 16

Southwest-South - 3 - 2

Total TE t 6

I.-/ Includes mixed pine-hardwood types.

g/ Negligible.

t 15 t 3

t 18 - 38

t 13 t 23

Table 32. --Change in growing stock between Surveys by species group a

and Survey region, 1935-36 and 1951-53

* m - - - - Percent - - - - - -

North

North Central

West Central

Southeast

Southwest-North

Southwest-South

Total

- 19

- 20

(l/l

- -1

t 20

t 30

7-i

- 31 - 14

- 31 - 4

- 14 t 12

- 9 t 7

t 24 t 15

t 27 t 36

- 5 t 6

1/ Negligible.

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Table 33. --Change in sawtimber volume between Surveys by species group and Survey region, 1935-36 and 1951-53

Survey

region

Change between Surveys

All Soft- Hardspecies wood wood

- - ” m w - Percent - - - - - -

North - 21 - 34 - 14

North Central - 38 - 46 - 19

West Central - 18 - 31 - 2

Southeast - 17 - 23 - 8

Southwest-North t 8 t 14 - 3

Southwest-South t 22 t 18 $32

Total - 12 - 17 - 5

Table 34. --Total number of live trees _11 by species g roup and Survey region (1951-53) and change between

Surveys (1935.36 and 1951-53)

Diameter

class

(inches)

2-4

6-8

10-12

14-18

20 and u p

Total

2-4

6-8

10-12

14-18

20 and u p

Total

2-4

6-8

10-12

14-18 7; 596 -51 16,022 - b 9,678 4-18 10,911 $29

20 and u p 695 -69 2,443 - 3 1 388 -64 2,302 +15

Total 793,092 +63 1,565,678 + 8 6 376,029 t25 867,752 t77

Softwood I Hardwood

Thousand Percent Thousand PelXeIlt

trees change trees chaage

STATE OF ALABAMA

2.392,324 t78 6.568,793 +99

583,273 t33 110,027 127

181,663 t10 265,463 t29

49,159 -18 101,009 t 8

4,487 -55 17,871 -25

3,210.906 +59 ?,723,163 t82

NORTH

146,365 t11 756,607 +42

35,541 -21 94,058

7,388 -37 33,540

2,089 -32 13,046

i-g

176 -50 2,652 -24

191,559 cy, 899,983 i32

NORTH CENTRAL

618,947 t96 1,331,776 4.108

131,930 t20 167,554 + 23

33.924 -20 47.883 t 12

Softwood I Hardwood

Thousand Percent Thousand Percent

trees change trees change

SOUTHEAST

616,684 i12.5 1,542,750 G-102

131,540 I; 43 160,090 t 37

43,037 + 11 62,662 t 27

11,149 - 27 24, 348 + 8

1,116 - 60 3,908 - 35

803,526 t 90 1,793,758 t 87

SOUTHWEST-NORTH

390,912 $74 1,173,208 +I56

100, 165 t50 135,747 t 51

39,459 a.51 46,961 t 54

13,721 +28 19,995 t 21

1,664 -32 3,845 - 25

545,921 445 1,379,756 f130

SOUTHWEST-SOUTH

230,630 t14 736,636 t89

91,686 t51 88,867 +26

37,647 t59 29,036 4-57

WEST CENTRAL

2-4 388,786 +95 1,027,816

6-8 92,411 +42 123,711

10-12 20,208 -13 45,381

14-18 4,926 -32 16,687

20 and up 448 -58 2,721

Total 506,779 t71 1,216,316

l/ Includes both cull and growing stock trees.

z/ Negligible.

t97

t27

t41

t 8

-24

t81
Definitions of Terms

Forest Land

Forest land. Includes: (a) land which is at least 10 percent stocked by

trees of any size and capable of producing timber or other wood products,

or of exerting an influence on the climate or on the water regime; (b) land

from which the trees have been removed to less than 10 percent stocking

and which has not been developed for other use; (c) afforested areas.

Commercial forest land. Forest land which is (a) producing, or is

physically capable of producing, usable crops of wood (usually sawtimber), (b) economically available now or prospectively, and (c) not

withdrawn from timber utilization.

Noncommercial forest land. Forest land (a) withdrawn from timberutilization through statute, ordinance, or administrative order but which

otherwise qualifies as commercial forest land or (b) incapable ofyielding

usable wood products (usually sawtimber) because of adverse site conditions, or physical inaccessibility.

Tree Species

Commercial spe tie s . Includes species that normally have value for

commercial timber products; excludes so-called weed ornoncommercial

species such as blackjack oak, scrub post oak, blue beech, sourwood,

etc.

c

Softwoods e Coniferous species, of which the most numerous are lob1011~ pine (Pinus taeda); shortleaf pine (P. echinata); longleaf pine (P”

- -

palustris); and slash pine (p. caribaea).-

-

Hardwoods . Broadleaved species, of which the most numerous genera or

species are the oaks (Quercus spp.); hickories, except pecans (Carya

spp.); and sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua).

Forest Type

Forest type is determined upon the basis of the predominant species as

indicated by cubic volume for sawtimber and poletimber stands, and

number of trees for seedling-sapling stands,

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Longleaf - slash pine. Forests in which 50 percent or more of the stand

is longleaf or slash pine , singly or in combination, (Common associates

include other southern pines, oak, and gum. )

Loblolly-shortleaf pine. Forests in which 50 percent or more of the

stand is loblolly pine, shortleaf pine, or other southern yellow pines

excepting longleaf or slash pine, singly or in combination. (Common

associates include oak, hickory, and gum. )

White -red -jack pine. Forests in which 50 percent or more of the stand

is eastern white pine, red pine, or jack pine, singly or in combination,

(Common associates include hemlock, aspen, birch, and maple. )

Spruce-fir. Forests in which 50 percent or more of the stand is spruce

or true firs, singly or in combination. (Common associates include white

cedar, tamarack, maple, birch, and hemlock. )

Oak-pine 0 Forests in which 50 percent or more of the stand is hardwoods, usually upland oaks, but in which southern pines make up 25 - 49

percent of the stand. (Common associates include gum, hickory, and

yellow -poplar. )

Oak-hickory. Forests in which 50 percent or more of the stand is upland oaks or hickory, singly or in combination, except where pines comprise 25 - 49 percent in which case the stand would be classified “oakpine. I’ (Common associates include yellow -poplar, elm, maple I and

black walnut. )

lviaple -beech-birch. Forests in which 50 percent or more of the stand

is maple, beech, or yellow birch, singly or in combination. (Common

associates include hemlock, elm, basswood and white pine. )

Oak-gum-cypress. Bottomland forests in which 50 percent or more of

the stand is tupelo, blackgum, sweetgum, oaks, or southern cypress,

singly or in combination, except where pines comprise 25 - 49 percent

in which case the stand would be classified “oak-pine.” (Common

associates include cottonwood, willow, ash, elm, hackberry, and maple. )

Elm-ash-cottonwood. Forests inwhich 5Opercentor more of the stand is

elm, ash, or cottonwood, singly or in combination. (Common associates

include willow, sycamore, beech, and maple. )
In the detailed tables in this report, the types listed above have been

grouped into five major forest types. Following is a list of these

major groupings together with the types contained in each:

Pine. Consists of longleaf-slash pine type and loblollyshortleaf pine type.

Pine -hardwqod 0 Same as oak-pine type.

Other softwood. Forests in which redcedar, white cedar,

or hemlock comprise at least 25 percent of the stand. In

the national standard forest types, the redcedar is included

with oak-hickory, the white cedar with spruce -fir, and hemlock with white-red-jack pine.

Upland hardwood. Consists of oak-hickory type and maple -

beech-birch type.

Bottomland hardwood, Consists of oak-gum-cypress type

and elm-ash-cottonwood type.

Class of Timber

Sawtimber tree. A live tree of commercial species at least 9.0 inches

d. b. h. in softwoods and 11.0 inches d . b. h. in hardwoods, that contains

at least a 12-foot merchantable butt log--or, if the butt log is a cull,

at least 50 percent of the gross sawlog volume is in merchantable logs.

To be merchantable, a log must meet the following requirements:

(a) In softwoods, logs having a minimum B-inch small -end

diameter inside bark and at least one -third sound, with

sweep or crook not exceeding two-thirds the small-end

diameter. Cedar logs must have sound heartwood,

(b) In hardwoods, logs having a minimum 8-inch smallend diameter inside bark and which meet the specifications of a standard lumber log or a tie and timber

log.

Poletimber tree. A live tree of commercial species between 5.0 inches

d. b. h. and sawtimber size, but straight and clear enough to become a

sawtimbe r tree in the future.
Seedling and sapling tree. Live, well-established seedlings and trees of

commercial species less than 5,O inches in d.b. h,, sound and of good

form.

Gull tree. A live tree 5.0 inches or larger in d, b. h., which is unmerchantable for sawlogs now or prospectively because of defect, rot, or

species.

Hardwood ‘limbs 0 Limbs of hardwood sawtimber trees and sawtfmbersize cull hardwood trees to a minimum diameter of 4.0 inches inside

bark.

Stand -size Class

Large sawtimber. Stands with sawtimber trees having a net volume of

at least 1,_ 500 board feet per acre and at least half of this volume in saw -

timber trees 15,O inches d. b. h, and larger.

Small sawtimber. Stands whichhave a netvolume of at least 1,500 board

feet per acre in sawtimber trees, but whichdo not meet the specifications

for large sawtimber.

Poletimber. Stands failing to meet the sawtimber specification but at

least 10 percent stocked with poletimber and larger trees (5.0 inches

d. b. h. and larger) and with at least half the minimum stocking in pole -

timber trees.

Seedling and sapling. Stands not.qualifying as either sawtimber or poletimber stands, but having at least 10 percent stocking of trees of commercial species and with at least half the minimum stocking in seedling

and sapling trees.

Nonstocked and other areas. Commercial forest land not qualifying as

sawtimbe r, pole timber , or seedling and sapling stands,

Tree Stocking

Stocking is the extent to which growing space is effectively utilized by

present or potential growing-stock trees of commercial species. Stands

are considered to be well stocked when the percentage of full stocking is

70 or above, medium stocked when the percentage- is 40 to 69, poorly

stocked when the percentage is 10 to 39, and nonstocked when the percentage is under 10.
Volume

Sawtimber volume. Net volume in board feet, International l/4-inch

rule, in merchantable sawlogs in sawtimber trees.

Growing stock. Net volume in cubic feet of sawtimber and poletimber

trees from stump to a minimum 4.0-inch top diameter (of central stem)

inside bark.

Total volume. Net volume in cubic feet of sawtimber trees, poletimber

trees, cull trees, and salvable dead trees from stump to a minimum

4. O-inch top inside bark. Includes bole only of softwoods but both bole

and limbs of hardwoods to a minimum 4, O-inch diameter inside bark.

Basal Area

Basal area. Cross-sectional area, including bark, of trees at breast

height, measured in square feet.

Diameter

D. b. h. (diameter breast high). Tree diameter in inches, outside bark,

measured at 4-l/2 feet above ground.

Diameter class, The 2-inch diameter classes extend from 1. 0 inch

below to 0.9 inch above the stated midpoint. Thus, the 12-inch class

includes trees 11. 0 inches to and including 12.9 inches d. b. h.

Growth

Net annual growth of sawtimber. The change during the inventory year

in net board-foot volume of sawtimber on commercial forest land resulting from natural causes.

Net annual growth of growing stock. The change during the inventory

year in net cubic-foot volume of the growing stockon commercial forest

land resulting from natural causes.

Drain

Commodity drain on sawtimber. The board-foot volume of sawtimber

trees removed from commercial forest land during a specified year as

timber products and logging waste.
Commodity drain on growing stock: The cubic-foot volume of sawtimber

and poletimber trees removed from commercial forest land during a

specified year as timber products and logging waste.

41 Softwood Log Grades -

Softwood log grades are based on the value yield per unit outturn of

yard lumber. ?./ The value of lumber yield may be expressed relative

to the value of No. 2 Common lumber taken as 100 percent. Expressed

thus, studies have shown that lumber from grade 1 logs has a value

244 percent as great as No. 2 Common lumber, while the corresponding

percentages are 189 percent for grade 2 logs, 142 percent for grade 3

logs, and 107 percent for grade 4 logs. .-,

Hardwood Log Class

Specifications for standard lumber logs (hardwood log grades 1, 2,

and 3) are based on suitability for standard factory lumber, -61 Studies

have shown that for nearly all species tested, the yield of No. 1 Common

and better lumber in grade 1 logs varies from 65 to 80 percent; ingrade

2 logs from 40 to 64 percent; and ingrade 3 logs from 13 to 36 percent.

Tie and timber logs are suitable for ties, timbers, and certain other

construction lumber items. Specifications for tie and timber logs are

based chiefly on knot size and log soundness; clear cuttings are’not required,

Stand Quality

? :

Fair and better, A stand in which at least four grade-2 or better logs

are present per acre.

Poor. A stand in which fewer than four grade-2 or better logs are

present per acre.

4/ For detailed specifications of log grades, see “Interim log grades

Gr southern pine. ” Southern Forest Experiment Station, 18 pp- 1953.

51 Except for redcedar; all redcedar sawlogs were graded as No. 1.

or detailed specifications of log grades, see “Hardwood log grades

Gr standard lumber: proposals and results. ” U.S. Forest Products

Laboratory D1737, 1949.
Standard Tables

The 10 tables that follow will be found in all Forest

Survey State reports in order that forest statistics

for a group of States can be easily compared or

compiled.

Table I. --Land area, by major classes of land, Alabama, 195 l-l 953

Class of land Area

s Thousand acres

Forest:

Commercial

Noncommercial:

Reserved from commercial timber use

20,756.2

4.5

Unproductive for timber use 10.5

Total 20,7’71.2

Nonfore st: !.! 11, 91807

Total, all classes 32, 689.9

L/ Includes some acreage of water according to Survey standards of

area classification but defined by the Bureau of Census as land.

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Table II. --Commercial forest land area, by ownership and stand-size

classes, Alabama, 1951-1953

4 Ownership class

Saw- Pole- Seedling

Total timber timber and sapling

stands stands stands 111 I

- - - - Thousand acres - - - -

Federally owned or managed:

National forest 616.3 241.3 275.0

Indian . . . * . . . e .

Other

-

208.3 -71. 8 109.4

Total 824. 6 313.1 384.4

State, county,

and m unit ipal 21 151.3 60.6 68. 5

Private 19, 780. 3 5 , 717.3 10,459.7

All owner ships 20,756. 2 6 , 091. 0 10, 912. 6

100.0

. . .

27. 1

127. 1

22.2

3,603. 3

3,752.6

l/ Nonstocked and other areas included with seedling and sapling stands

z/ Separation of State, county, and municipal not available.

Table III. --Area of commercial forest land, by

major forest types, Alabama,

1951-53

Forest type Thousand acres

White-red- jack pine 2. 6

Spruce-fir 2 . 2

Longleaf- slash pine 2,995. 8

Loblolly-shortleaf pine 8 , 006. 5

Oak-pine 3, 256. 0

Oak-hickory 4, 087. 9

Oak-gum-cypress 2 , 330. 8

Elm-ash-cottonwood 43. 6

Maple-beech-birch 30. 8

Total 20, 756. 2
T a.ble IV. --Net volume of live sawtimber and growing stock on commercial forest land, by stand-size class, Alabama,

1951-53

Stand- size class Sawtimber Growing stock

Million board feet Million cubic feet

Sawtimber stands 28,133.7 7,067.O

Poletimber stands 9,306.9 4, 345,o

Seedling and sapling stands 293.7

Nonstocked and other areas

not elsewhere classified 15. 6 6. 7

Total 38,210.6 11,712.4

Table V. --Net volume of live sawtimber and growing stock on commercial forest land, by ownership class, Alabama,

1951-1953

Ownership class

Federally owned or managed:

National Forest

Indian

Other

Total

Sawtimber Growing stock

Million bd. ft. Million cu. ft.

1, 565.3 415.3

. . . l . .

368.9 112.3

1,934. 2 527.6

State, county, and municipal -

l/

Private Zl 35,948.6 11, 082. 1 /

All owner ships 38,210. 6 11, 712. 4

l/ Separation between State, county, and municipal not available.

2/ Separation between farm, industrial, and other private ownership

classes not available.
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Table VI. -.NetN

mcrcial forest land, by species, Alabama, 1951-53 - -

Species

:,

Sawtimbe r /,‘ Growing stock

-_I_

Million board feet ’ Million cubic feet

Softwoods:

-I.’ “,

hongleaf and slash pines 5,151*0 1 , 337.3

Shortleaf and loblolly pine? t I, .Fs, 296.5 3,912.2

Other southern yellow pines 964,4 248.8

Hemlock 19.4 3.5

Cypress 415.8 80. 0

,ftwoods 81.8

,,,, ,

Other eastern sc 34” 3

Total 22,928.9 5,616. 1

* -

Hardwoods:

vr Jhite oaks (2, alba and prinui) 1,418.9 484, 2

Red oaks (Q. borealis and ., I 1

falcata vS”r .’ pagodaefolia) 561.0 155.1

Other white oaks ’ j

c

’ 1 I, 122.4 488.1

Other red oaks , 3, 125.‘0 1,153.1

Yellow birch 11.1 4.8

Sugar maple 47.9 19.8

Soft maples s 204.4 108.4

Beech 344.3 93.1

Sweetgum 2,316*2 881.2

Tupelo and blackgum 2, 308. 2 835.6

Ash 326,7 126.5 8

Hickory 1,934,2 777.1

Cottonwood 64.1 17. 8

Basswood 73.1 21.9

Yellow -poplar 1,057.l 310.7

Black walnut 20. 1 8.6

Other eastern hardwoods ‘. 1,347.0 610.3

Total 16, 281 t 7 6 , 096, 3

All spe tie s 38,210, 6 11, 712.4

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Table VII. --Net volume of live sawtimber on commercial forest land, by dia

groups and species, Alabama, 1951-53

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Southern yellow pines 5,313. 1 5 , 164.4 4,029.5 2 , 803.. 6 1 , 890

- Other eas.tern softwoods 50.7 65.5 94.6 103,8 57

White oaks (Q. alba

and prinus)-

-,

, . . 297.1 29463 --254; 7 193.

Other white oaks ; * . . 301.9 218,6 153.2 120

I Red oaks (Q. borealis and

: falcata var. $agodaefolia) G . . 75.4 106.4 lOL.3 70

I Other red oaks 0 . e 643.5 647.7 549.5 415

Sugar maple . l l 14. i 11:5 . 10. 1 2

Beech ’ . l . 32.6 43,:2. _ 30.7 58

Sweetgum . * . 596.8 581.*0 425.1 341: 

Tupelo and blackgum l * * 522.8 507, 1: 446.1 311

Yellow-poplar . l . 183.7. 203.8 ’ ,241,7 167.

Other eastern hardwoods l l . . 974.4 975.9 727.7 564
Table VIII, --Net volume of all timber on commercial forest land, by

class of material and species group, Alabama, 1951-53

Class of material Total Softwoods Hardwoods

Growing stock:

Sawtimber trees:

Sawlog portion

Upper stem portion

Total

Poletimber trees

Total growing stock

Othe r mate rial :

Sound cull trees

Rotten cull trees

Hardwood limbs

Salvable dead trees

Total other material

945.4

384.2

48506

69” 0

1,884. 2

Total, all timber 13,596,6

- - - - -Million cubic feet - - - - - - -

6, 263.3 3,666,2 2,597.1

1,424.3 326.4 1,097*9

7,687.6 3, 99206 3, 695.0

4,024.8 1, 623.5 2,401. 3

11,712.4 5,616.1 6,096.3

52.8 892.6

5*3 378.9

. 0 l 48506

32.6 36.4

90.7 1,793,5

52706.8 7,889.8

Table IX. --Net annual grpowth. _ annual mortalitv, and commoditv drain

on live sawtimber and growing stodk on commercial forest

land, by species groups, Alabama, 1951

Million board feet Million cubic feet

Net annual growth 2,769.6 1,863.7 905.9 768.6 43006 338.

Annual mortality 229.3 131.6 97,7 82.3 38.6 43.’

Commodity drain

Timber products 2,422.4 1,531sl 891.3 509* 3 341.8 167.

Logging waste 87.7 32.0 55.7 86.0 31.5 54.

Total commodity drain 2, 510,l 1 , 563.1 947.0 595.3 373.3 222,

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Table X. --Total output of timber products and commodity drain on live sawt

stock, Alabama, 1951

Product

Million board feet 

Sawlogs MBM2_/ 1,944,733 310,875 L859.8 L219.4

Veneer logs

and bolts

Cooperage logs

and bolts

Pulpwood bolts

Fuelwood

Piling

Poles

Posts

Hewn ties

MBM2,/ 95,775 13,408 105.7 .4

MBM2,!

Std.

cords?!

Std.

cords:/

M linear

feet

M pieces

M pieces

M pieces

86,254 13,882 86.0 69.7

1,406,207 106,061

1, 203, 296 90,365

127.6 125.2

223.6 84. 1

3,087 2,220

401 7,960

16,766 10,831

337 2,366

12.7 12.7

45.6 45.6

14.8 ..‘4

17.9 2.3

2.6 2.6 Mine timbers 1 ,M cu. ft. 4,260 4,269

Mi scellaneous ?! M cu. ft.

Total

14 5,414 13.8 .7 5,4:

567,651 '2, 510. 1 1, 563. i 947. 0 595

and other miscellaneou s s,ourc

l/ Includes material from both growing stock

r/ International l/4-inch rule.

T/ Rough wood basis,

&’ Includes shuttle blocks, excelsior, handle stock, etc.

640.4

105.3

16.3

371

19

17

2.4 91

139.5 61

.*. 2

.*. 9

14.4 8

15. 6 4

.*.

13. 1

4

5