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FOREWORD

More than a decade has elapsed since the last comprehensive inventory
of Kentucky’s woodlands. Timber cutting, tree growth, and shifts in land use
since then have led to several important changes in the timber resource. The
demand for forest products has also changed. Recent emphasis on rural area
development has made the necessity for fresh statistics even more pressing.
Local communities and forest-based industries are finding a greater need
for up-to-date data as they plan for future economic development. So, there
is an urgent need for new information.

To meet these needs, the Division of Forestry of the Kentucky Depart-
ment of Natural Resources and the U.S. Forest Service planned and con-
ducted a new inventory of Kentucky forests. The field work was completed
in 1964.

The McSweeney-McNary Forest Research Act of 1928 authorizes the
Forest Service to complete a statewide forest inventory of Kentucky at
approximate 10-year intervals. This is part of the nationwide program of
maintaining a current account of our timber resources. The State of Ken-
tucky appropriated $120,000 for the current survey. This contribution,
supplementing the Federal funds available for a regular survey, made it
possible to intensify the inventory. As a result, we can provide the kind of
detailed information needed for making long-range plans to meet future
demands and in addition help local communities and forest-based industries
make more efficient use of the forest resource.

Clarence D. Chase, Leader of the Survey Project at the Lake States
Forest Experiment Station, directed the inventory. Field survey units of the
Kentucky Division of Forestry and the Lake States Station collected the
basic inventory data. The Lake States Station computed and tabulated the
final statistics and the Central States Forest Experiment Station analyzed
and reported the results.

Other organizations made important contributions to the new inven-
tory. Personnel of the Eastern Region of the U.S. Forest Service inventoried
and provided statistics for the Cumberland National Forest. The North-
eastern Forest Experiment Station assisted with the computation of Na-
tional Forest data. The Tennessee Valley Authority provided men and
equipment to assist in surveying areas of their interest. The Soil Conser-
vation Service and the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
provided the field crews with office space and up-to-date aerial photographs.
The Kentucky Department of Highways took and provided aerial photo-
graphs for parts of eastern Kentucky where no recent photographs were
available. The University of Kentucky and Kentucky Department of Com-
merce took an active part in planning and gave valuable assistance with
problems that evolved during the course of the inventory. Our thanks go
to all these organizations and others who contributed.

For sampling and reporting purposes, the State was divided into seven
survey units (frontispiece). This report covers the Western Coalfield Unit.
Additional information regarding the survey can be obtained from either
the Division of Forestry, Kentucky Department of Natural Resources, or the
Central States Forest Experiment Station.

Central States Forest Experiment Station, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture
Forest Service, 111 Old Federal Building, Columbus, Ohio
R. D. Lane, Director

KENTUCKY
FORESTS

Wistern C oalfield Unit

Paul S. DeBald

David A. Gansner

Prepared in cooperation with

Division of Forestry, Kentucky Department of Natural Resources

U.S. Forest Service Resource Bulletin CS-9
March 1966

CONTENTS

i The timber resource has changed
Timber industries and drain

6 The current balance between growth and cut

a More timber can be harvested

9 Appendix

9 Forest survey procedure

9 Accuracy of survey estimate
10 Definition of terms
16 Principal commercial tree species of Kentucky
18 Statistical tables

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Location of the Western Coalfield Unit in Kentucky.

THE TIMBER RESOURCE HAS CHANGED

The 20-county Western Coalfield Unit is probably best known for its
mineral and agricultural production. Each year large amounts of coal,
petroleum, and other mineral products are taken from the region. And
since the topography here is less rugged than that found further east,
most of the land is farmed. However, about 1.9 million acres or one-third
of the total land area of the region is forested and this forest contributes its
share to State and local economies. The current annual harvest of timber in
the Western Coalfield is greater than in any other survey unit of Kentucky.

All but about 56,000 acres or 3 percent of the region’s forest is classi-
fied commercial. The bulk of the noncommercial forest is found in Mammoth
Cave National Park where woodlands are reserved from cutting.

Commercial forest area has increased about 5 percent from 1,750,000 to
1,843,000 acres since 1949, with gains occurring in 18 of the 20 counties
(fig. 1). Counties in the central part of the region are more heavily forested
than those to the north and south where the land surface is more level and
better suited to agriculture. Sixty percent of the land area in Edmonson
County is forested, making it the most heavily wooded county in the region.
At the other extreme is Simpson County which is only 15 percent forested.

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FIGURE 1. — Acreage of commercial forest land by county, 1963, and
percentage change since 1949.

The general pattern of woodland ownership has not changed signifi-
cantly since the last survey. Acreages of commercial forest land in public
and private ownerships have both increased but private holdings still ac-
count for almost 99 percent of the total (fig. 2).

FIGURE 2.— Practically all of the commercial forest is privately
owned, most of it in farm woodlands.

Oddly enough, the increase in forest area was accompanied by a decline
in total timber volume. Since 1949, growing-stock volume has decreased
about 2 percent to 1,157 million cubic feet.!

Much of the gain in forest area was a result of abandoned fields and
pastures becoming restocked with trees. The small volume of growing stock
added to the inventory by these new, immature forests plus the natural
growth occurring on all stands have not been enough to offset losses from
timber harvests, forest-land clearing, and mortality. The present average
of 628 cubic feet of growing stock per acre is 44 cubic feet less than in 1949.

1 The 1949 estimates of growing-stock volume are not directly comparable with those of
1963 because they did not include merchantable material in the upper-stem portion of hardwood
sawtimber-size trees. The 1949 data had to be adjusted to permit comparisons.

2

While the total volume of growing stock declined, significant increases
took place in the volume of trees 11 to 19 inches d.b.h. (fig. 3). Most of the
cut in the immediate future will come from these trees which are beginning
to develop quality growth. The volume of sawtimber increased 476 million
board feet or 13 percent between surveys. This amounted to an average an-
nual gain of 11 board feet per acre. Because most of the volume increase oc-
curred on trees 11 to 19 inches in diameter, there has been a shift in the
distribution of sawtimber volume by size class. In 1949, two-thirds of the
sawtimber volume was in trees less than 19.0 inches d.b.h. and now more
than three-fourths of the volume is in these sizes.

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Tree Diameter Class (inches at breast height)

FIGURE 3.— Change in volume of growing stock by diameter class, 1949-1968.

Species composition of the region’s forests has also changed somewhat,
but oaks and hickories still account for more than half the total volume of
growing stock. Most of the remaining volume is well distributed among sev-
eral hardwood species (fig. 4). The sawtimber volume of some heavily used
species such as oak, hickory, yellow-poplar, and soft maple increased be-
tween surveys, while that of beech and sweetgum declined (fig. 5).

TIMBER INDUSTRIES AND DRAIN

In 1962, almost 34 million cubic feet of growing stock were cut from
the Western Coalfield Unit. This was more than one-fourth of the total cut
in Kentucky during that year. The regional harvest, averaging about 18
cubic feet per commercial forest acre, was greater than in any other survey

unit of the State (fig. 6).
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Nearly 100 primary wood-using firms are active in the region; most of
them are lumber-producing sawmills (fig. 7). Some of Kentucky’s largest
mills are found here. Lumber production in 1962 totaled 142 million board
feet, averaging well over 1 million board feet per mill. Among the region’s
other primary firms are six cooperage mills and three handle plants. These
mills consumed less than 10 million board feet of timber but used high-
quality white oak, ash, and hickory logs.

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Almost nine-tenths of the growing stock cut in 1962 was from trees of
sawtimber size. The harvest of saw log volume amounted to 189 million
board feet and about half the sawtimber cut was from oak species. Yellow-
poplar, beech, hickory, soft maple, and sweetgum ranked next in order of
importance and together accounted for another third of the sawtimber cut.
Most of the sweetgum and soft maple timber harvested in Kentucky came
from this region.

THE CURRENT BALANCE BETWEEN GROWTH AND CUT

The current net annual growth of growing stock in the Western Coal-
field Unit is about 53 million cubic feet, or 4.5 percent of the inventory be-
fore allowances are made for cutting. Sawtimber volume is growing at a
rate of 278 million board feet or 6.6 percent per year. Annual growth
averages about 29 cubic feet of growing stock and 151 board feet of saw-
timber per acre.

The above growth rates are well below the potential of the region’s
forests. Virtually all the Western Coalfield woodland has the capacity to
produce more than 50 cubic feet per acre per year (potential expressed in
terms of mean annual growth at culmination of increment in fully stocked
stands of desirable trees). But significant increases in productivity will not
occur until stocking improves. Too many culls and poor growing-stock trees
are occupying space that could be growing thrifty crop trees.

At present, only one-third of the commercial forest is well stocked with
merchantable or potentially merchantable trees. And only 15 percent of all
stands are in a highly productive condition; i.e., well stocked with desirable
trees or expected to attain such stocking in the near future.

A comparison of current annual growth with the cut recorded in 1962
indicates a net annual increase in timber volume, but the rate of increase is
much lower here than in other parts of Kentucky (fig. 8). Regional growth
rates are about average for the State, but cutting rates are much higher
than average. As a result, the volumes of total growing stock and sawtimber
are each increasing only about 2 percent per year.

The excess of growth over cut is greatest in the smaller size classes;
the ratio of volume growth to volume cut for poletimber being about 5 to 1.
Growth exceeds cut for most species, but a few important timber species
such as the select red oaks, beech, black walnut, and cottonwood are being
cut at a faster rate than they are growing.

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FIGURE 8. — Growth, desirable cut, and {\\\\] Desirable Cut
actual cut of growing stock, 1968. WY Actual cut

Million Cubic Feet

MORE TIMBER CAN BE HARVESTED

A desirable cut of more than 36 million cubic feet of growing stock has
been estimated for the Western Coalfield Unit. This is the volume that
should be removed annually during the next decade in harvest cuts and
commercial thinnings. The aim of the desirable cut is to improve timber
productivity with the long-range goal of establishing a regulated forest
producing a sustained yield of timber. The desirable cut provides a recom-
mended silvicultural standard that can be compared with current cutting to
show where shortages and surpluses occur in the timber supply.

In this region, the desirable cut of all growing stock exceeds the cur-
rent actual cut (that made in 1962) by 3 million cubic feet (fig. 8). But the
current cut of sawtimber volume is greater than the recommended cut by
about 46 million board feet and this is the size timber that is in greatest
demand (fig. 9). The desirable cut of poletimber volume exceeds the actual
cut by some 8 million cubic feet, indicating that if markets were available,
nearly 3 times as much poletimber volume could be harvested annually.

For many species, it would be silviculturally desirable to reduce the cut
of large timber until the stocking improves. A surplus of desirable cut over
actual cut exists for a few important species such as the white oaks and
hickory, suggesting that more of this timber can be harvested. But deficits
are found for most other species (fig. 10).

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FIGURE 9. —In 1962, the cut of large timber from the region exceeded
recommended levels.

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FIGURE 10. — Desirable cut and actual cut of sawtimber for selected species, 1963.
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APPENDIX

Forest Survey Procedure

The resource statistics presented in this report were obtained from
a sampling survey. The survey was designed to yield reliable statistics for
large areas. It combined aerial photo interpretation and field work to mini-
mize costs. Electronic data-processing machines were employed to reduce
computing time and generate more usable statistics than could be done by
hand methods.

To attain specific levels of statistical accuracy, triple sampling was
used. A large number of points were first examined on aerial photographs
to determine the proportions of forest and nonforest land. One-fourth of the
forest points were stereoscopically classified as to forest type, stand size,
stocking, and site. One-twelfth of these points were in turn examined on the
ground. The ground classification provided a check on photo classification
and a means of improving estimates of forest area.

At each forest ground-check point a plot was established. Trees were
classified and measured as a basis for estimating timber volume, growth,
mortality, and quality. Ownership was determined for each plot.

Timber-cut information was based on forest-industry production rec-
ords for 1962, on stump counts at forest-inventory plots, cutting records
from large owners, and utilization factors based on a logging-residue study.

Accuracy of Survey Estimate

Estimates of forest area and timber volume are subject to two kinds of
errors: (1) nonsampling errors caused by mistakes in judgment, recording
of measurements, or in calculations, and (2) sampling errors inherent in
statistical work.

Nonsampling errors are not measurable and cannot be shown. They
are avoided as much as possible through training of personnel, close super-
vision, and careful checking of all phases of the work.

Sampling errors are subject to the laws of chance and may be estimated
by statistical methods. These errors are held to acceptable levels com-
mensurate with the values involved and funds available by adjusting the
survey design and the intensity of the sample. With a probability of two
out of three (that is, relatively good) the accompanying table shows the
accuracy of the data presented in this report. The sampling error of a
survey is less for a large class or block than for a smaller class or other
subdivision. Some of the resource statistics presented in this report have
such large errors that it would be unwise to use them alone — but if they
are combined with other figures the error may be reduced enough to war-
rant their use. Weak figures are shown to allow various combinations of
data.

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Guides for judging accuracy by size of area and
by volume of growing stock and sawtimber

Standard error Growing-stock Standard error Sawtimber
of sampling volumes of sampling volumes

Standard error
of sampling

Gonmereial
forest land

Thousand Thousand
Acres Percent cu. fe. Percent bd. ft. Percent
1,842,700 2.1 1,157,280 4.0 4,234,700 5.9
1,000,000 572 1,000,000 4.5 1,000,000 W272
500,000 4.5 500,000 6.4 500,000 W/o?
300,000 5.8 300,000 8.2 300,000 2222.
100,000 10.0 100,000 100,000 38.4
50,000 14.1 50,000 50,000 54.4
30,000 18.2 30,000 30,000 70.2
10,000 31.5 10,000 10,000 121.6
5,000 44.6 5,900

3,000

The occurrence of a (—) in the statistical tables of this report indicates
one of two things:

(1) No units were measured by the inventory.

(2) The quantity of data measured was insignificant and did not
warrant reporting.

Definition of Terms

Land and Forest Area

Gross area. — The entire area of land and water as determined by the
Bureau of the Census.

Land area. — The area of dry land and land temporarily or partially
covered by water such as marshes, swamps, and flood plains; streams, and
sloughs less than 1% mile wide; and lakes, reservoirs, and ponds less than
AO acres in area.

Forest land. — Land at least 10 percent stocked by forest trees of any
size, or formerly having such tree cover and not currently developed for
nonforest use. Does not include urban or thickly settled residential and
resort areas, city parks, orchards, farmsteads, improved roads, or land
developed and maintained for nonforest use by fencing, seeding, and so
forth. The minimum area for classification of forest land or classes of forest
land was 1 acre. Roadside, streamside, and shelterbelt strips of timber
having a crown width of at least 120 feet qualified as forest land. Unim-
proved roads and trails, streams, and clearings in forest land were included
as forest if less than 120 feet wide.

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Commercial-forest land. — Forest land that is producing or capable
of producing crops of industrial wood and not withdrawn from timber
utilization by statute or administrative regulation.

Noncommercial-forest land. — Unproductive forest land incapable of
yielding crops of industrial wood because of adverse site conditions; and
productive, public-forest land withdrawn from commercial timber use
through statute or administrative regulation.

Ownership
Public. — All publicly owned land other than National Forest.

Forest industry. — Land owned by companies or individuals operat-
ing wood-using plants.

Farmer and miscellaneous private. — All privately owned land ex-
cept forest industry land.

Forest Types

Forest type. — A classification of forest land based upon species com-
position considering all live trees.

Southern pine. — Forests in which 50 percent or more of the stocking
is shortleaf or other southern yellow pines, singly or in combination.

Redcedar-hardwoods. — Forests in which 50 percent or more of the
stocking is hardwoods but in which redcedar makes up at least 25 percent
of the stocking. Included also are those areas where redcedar makes up most
of the stocking.

Oak-pine. — Forests in which 50 percent or more of the stocking is
hardwoods (usually upland oaks) but in which southern pine makes up at
least 25 percent of the stocking.

White oak. — Forests in which 50 percent or more of the stocking is
white oak, except stands that classify as redcedar-hardwoods or oak-pine.

Oak-hickory. — Forests in which 50 percent or more of the stocking is
upland oaks or hickories, singly or in combination, except stands that
classify as oak-pine, redcedar-hardwoods, or white oak.

Central mixed hardwoods. — Forests in which 50 percent or more of
the stocking is a combination of hardwood species, principally yellow-poplar,
maple, beech, basswood, black walnut, elm, and northern red oak, except
stands that classify as redcedar-hardwoods, oak-pine, oak-hickory, maple-
beech, or elm-ash-cottonwood.

Maple-beech. — Forests in which 50 percent or more of the stocking
is maple or beech, singly or in combination, except stands that classify as
redcedar-hardwoods or oak-pine.

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Oak-gum-cypress. — Bottomland forests in which 50 percent or more
of the stocking is blackgum, sweetgum, oak, or southern cypress, singly or
in combination, except stands that classify as oak-pine.

Elm-ash-cottonwood. — Forests in which 50 percent or more of the
stocking is elm, ash, or cottonwood, singly or in combination except stands
that classify as redcedar-hardwoods or oak-pine.

Stand-Size Classes

Stand-size class. — A classification of forest land based on the pre-
dominant size of timber present—sawtimber, poletimber, or seedlings and
saplings.

Sawtimber stands. — Stands at least 10 percent stocked with growing-
stock trees, with half or more of this stocking in sawtimber or poletimber
trees and with sawtimber stocking at least equal to poletimber stocking.

Poletimber stands. — Stands at least 10 percent stocked with grow-
ing-stock trees, and with half or more of this stocking in sawtimber and/or
poletimber trees and with poletimber stocking exceeding that of sawtimber.

Seedling-sapling stands. — Stands at least 10 percent stocked with
growing-stock trees and with seedlings and/or saplings comprising more
than half of this stocking.

Nonstocked areas. —Commercial-forest land less than 10 percent
stocked with growing-stock trees.

Stocking Classes

Stocking class. — A classification of commercial-forest land based
on the percent of area occupied by growing-stock trees. Growing-stock trees
include all live trees except culls.

Well stocked. — Stands that are 70 percent or more stocked with
growing-stock trees.

Medium stocked. — Stands that are 40 to 69 percent stocked with
growing-stock trees.

Poorly stocked. — Stands that are from 10 to 39 percent stocked with
growing-stock trees.

Nonstocked. — Areas of commercial-forest land not qualifying as saw-
timber, poletimber, or seedling and sapling stands. These areas may con-
tain some volume but less than 10 percent of the growing space is effectively
utilized by growing stock.

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Area-Condition Classes

A classification of commercial-forest land based upon stocking by
desirable growing-stock trees and conditions affecting current and prospec-
tive timber growth. Desirable growing-stock trees are those that have no
serious defects in quality limiting present or prospective use. They have
relatively high vigor and contain no pathogens that may result in death or
serious deterioration before rotation age. These are the trees that would
be favored in silvicultural operations.

Desirable. — Areas 70 percent or more stocked with desirable trees.

Moderate and favorable. — Areas 40 to 70 percent stocked with de-
sirable trees and with 30 percent or less of the area having other trees and/
or inhibiting vegetation or surface conditions that will prevent occupancy
by desirable trees.

Moderate and unfavorable. — Areas 40 to 70 percent stocked with de-
sirable trees and with more than 30 percent of the area having other trees
and/or inhibiting vegetation or surface conditions that will prevent oc-
cupancy by desirable trees.

Poor but favorable. — Areas less than 40 percent stocked with de-
sirable trees and with 30 percent or less of the area having other trees
and/or inhibiting vegetation or surface conditions that prevent occupancy
by desirable trees.

Poor and unfavorable.— Areas less than 40 percent stocked with de-
sirable trees and with more than 30 percent of the area having other trees
and/or inhibiting vegetation or surface conditions that prevent occupancy
by desirable species.

Volume Classification

Growing-stock volume. — Cubic-foot volume of sound wood in the
bole of sawtimber and poletimber trees from the stump to a minimum 4-
inch-top diameter outside bark or to the point where the central stem
breaks into limbs.

Sawtimber volume. — Net volume of the saw-log portion of live saw-
timber trees in board feet, International 14-inch rule. The saw-log portion
extends from stump to a minimum top diameter outside bark of 6 inches for
softwoods and 8 inches for hardwoods or to the point where defects reduce
saw-log quality below Standard Log Grade 3 or Tie-and-Timber Grade.

Tree-Size Classes

Sawtimber trees. — Live trees of commercial species containing at
least an 8-foot saw log. Softwoods must be at least 9 inches and hardwoods
at least 11 inches d.b.h. outside bark.

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Poletimber trees. — Live trees of commercial species at least 5 inches
d.b.h. but smaller than sawtimber size, and of good form and vigor.

Saplings. — Live trees of commercial species 1 to 5 inches d.b.h. and
of good form and vigor.

Seedlings. — Live trees of commercial species less than 1 inch d.b.h.
that are expected to survive.

Growth

Net annual growth. — The annual change in volume of sound wood in
live sawtimber and poletimber trees and the total volume of trees entering
these classes through ingrowth less volume losses resulting from natural
causes.

Growing-stock growth. — Net annual growth of poletimber and saw-
timber trees in cubic feet.

Sawtimber growth. — Net annual growth of sawtimber trees in board
feet, International 14-inch rule.

Timber Cut

Timber cut from growing stock. — The net cubic-foot volume of sound
wood in live sawtimber and poletimber trees cut for forest products during
a specified year, including both roundwood products and logging residues.

Timber cut from sawtimber. — The net board-foot volume of live saw-
timber trees cut for forest products during a specified year, including both
roundwood products and logging residues.

Desirable cut (formerly called allowable cut). — The net volume of
live sawtimber and poletimber trees that can be cut annually during the
next 10 years in commercial-logging operations while maintaining or in-
creasing growing stock and while effecting a reasonably even distribution
of age classes below the rotation age selected for each type. It includes
harvest and improvement cuts yielding 3 cords or more per acre, and one-
tenth of the entire net volume of stands 10 or more years beyond the
rotation age. Desirable cut includes all timber of merchantable size that
should be cut from commercial-forest land in order to salvage, rejuvenate,
or improve the stands and increase the growth without regard to restraints
of ownership, inaccessibility, or the profit motive. Some of this timber may
not be available for sale, too hard to get at or too scattered, or of currently
unwanted species or quality. More forest products may be obtained by re-
ducing the ‘forest capital.”

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Rotation ages for saw-log trees in extensively managed stands
by forest-type and site-index classes

(In years)

Site index (50-year height in feet)*

Forest e
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Southern pine 120 110 90 -- -- -- Ss
Redcedar-hardwoods 120 110 90 -- =i 2c ae
Oak-pine 120 110 90 ae ie as nie
White oak 120 110 90 80 UD 70 =5
Oak-hickory 120 110 90 80 75 70 =i
Central mixed hardwoods -- 110 90 80 7/5) 70 60
Maple-beech Se 100 100 100 100 a a
Oak-gum-cypress me se =e 80 75 7 60
Elm-ash-cotton woodt -- =i a= 80 70 60 60

* Except in the case of cottonwood for which it is total height at 25 years.
{ The rotation for cottonwood is half of the age shown.

Miscellaneous Definitions

Site class. — A classification of commercial-forest land based on po-
tential yields in cubic feet per acre of mean annual growth at culmination of
increment in fully stocked stands of desirable trees.

D.b.h. (Diameter at breast height). — Tree diameter in inches mea-
sured outside the bark at a point 414 feet above the ground.

Diameter class. — Where data are presented in 2-inch diameter classes,
they include diameters from 1.0 inches below to 0.9 inches above the stated
midpoint; e.g., trees 5.0 inches to and including 6.9 inches, are included in
the 6-inch class.

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Principal Commercial Tree Species of Kentucky

Softwood Species

Cypress’ (baldcypress)>. Taxodium distichum (1.) Rich.
Hemlock (eastern) eee Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr.
Pine group includes —
phortleaf pines St ee es Nivea grain ae Pinus echinata Mill.
Other yellow pines:
Pitehis Pine eek os ee es cee ee P. rigida Mill.
VE STITT PLO Se eee ee ee en eer P. virginiana Mill.
White pine (eastern) = 53nd, ee P. strobus L.
Redcedar. (eastern)! oc) ae ee ee ee Juniperus virginiana L.

ASS ere Sn ae. BURR ER Gn eieenr tance Sete rree cen cree Fraxinus L. species
BASS WOOd Hr eer Ue Le Wie Oa a les ee one eR eee Tilia L. species
Beech: (AMerI¢an)) 0. oe oe cae ae eee Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.
Birch (yellow)! t= er ee ee Betula alleghamiensis Britton
Blake wis coo ee ee ee ole Nyssa L. species
Bole kw hat ae ae at tae Juglans nigra L.
Cottonwood: (eastern) iit Boe ee eee Populus deltoides Bartr.
TAT CK ORY teyerit s5. tell! cpa en Bo as’ Aled ar Eee ee a a eee eee Carya Nutt. species
Maple (hard) includes —

Black maple here ey ee ee eee Acer nigrum Michx. f.

Susar maples: cei Ser eee ree ee A. saccharum Marsh.
Maple (soft) includes —

J BSOD. C2) (0 (2) eM meet et Wat Me Mera Ole) ecm ue RONEN 16) 8 Mull iene ehac52 aus A. negundo L.

Red: maplecch.203 Meee eer eee Rees ... A. rubrum var. rubrum L.

Silvenimaple: 2.2208 25 eee er a a ey aes: A. saccharinum L.

Oak group includes —
Select red oaks:

Cherrybark oak ........................ Quercus falcata var. pagodaefolia Ell.
Norther: redioaki, scree eee. oe ee OO roses
Shumardioake ee eee ee ee ee Q. shumardu Buckl.
Other red oaks:
Blacoak = WE AI te DS AS Ra nn a hal A Q. velutina Lam.
Pam Oak ye aoe ae Ny, nate 0 kh ie ur Q. palustris Muenchh.
Scarlet: Oak wince: Whetn pn ae lees Tet) fae al Q. coccinea Muenchh.
SOLS: Oat ere, ae he ete a UE el nee et alee ag ee Q. imbricaria Michx.
southern tired: Oakes co et ree oe eR ay ee Q. faleata Michx.
Water Oke ue chu voctieliy alten ies, ON be viral et den i eae ee aaa Q. nigra L.
Wallowroak tess Fe oy ee ent, Donnan beeen oe ie Q. phellos L.

SSS SSS a a a a a a

2 The common and scientific names are based on: Little, Elbert L., Jr. CHECK LIST OF
NATIVE AND NATURALIZED TREES OF THE UNITED STATES (INCLUDING
ALASKA). U.S. Dept. Agr. Handb. 41, 472 pp. 1953.

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Select white oaks:

UikOa Kemer mer terete nem et nr in, Sheree a Q. macrocarpa Michx.
Glnimlkap ino ke es or oc idee ses Q. muehlenbergu Engelm.
SWAMI PICNestMUt) OAK see =e i een es eas Q. michauaru Nutt.
SMa MILe nO DK eee er ey seme ee he) Q. bicolor Willd.
NIL OUR EY (OR Fes RSI OR Gt ee oP ene eee Q. alba L.
Other white oaks:
(COCO EUS ag. hare Se CGS eat eo i lt em en nes ae Q. prinus L.
OMEN CUT ROA erences teres ae ee ean. Q. lyrata Walt.
Rostzonkiy ew eee Q. stellata var. stellata Wangenh.
Sweetgum ......... Ses ON sere eee ie Ree ete Liquidambar styractflua L.
YCIIOWaDO PIT are ee A es Liriodendron tulipifera L.
Other hardwoods includes —
ST CHME GIVICTS) ah ae she era adalat ac hy Encl eat Betula nigra L.
iBuckeyer(@Onio)) ee a ee Aesculus glabra Willd.
BuckeyerGyellow)ie te ee ea BE A. octandra Marsh.
ULCER U beers ie ee A hy a Juglans cinerea L.
@herya (black 5s a Pe aa Prunus serotina Ehrh.
Coffeetree (Kentucky) .................... Gymnocladus dioicus (L.) K. Koch.
GUCUIMDEEERCC tins pee ied oe oes Ps Magnolia acuminata L.
DOS WOOdE(EIOWEEING) oo ees a eS Cornus florida L.
FTL TV eee MMe re sche ees ae nat rey Bee Ulmus L. species
RACK De istsyreere ee Ne ER Celtis occidentalis L.
Foner OCUS tes en Oe ee PR Gleditsia triacanthos L.
TEOCUSES(DIACIO) ets ene fo ce Robinia pseudoacacia L.
itnlbereravan (OG) ene ee ae est i NR de) Morus rubra L.
OSAGE20FANSO) 8 en ies. Maclura pomifera (Raf.) Schneid.
iPersimmons(commMon)) 0-6. Diospyros virginiana L.
SASSahASMee ee eee as ie Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
Sy.camoresCAMerican)! 625.0 ee es Platanus occidentalis L.
Wali Gas iolavchke) i nes oe hac sas nl ale Reel yah Salix nigra Marsh.

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Statistical Tables

The following tables present forest-resource data for the Western
Coalfield Unit and each of its 20 counties. Tables 1-7 contain information
on land and forest area; tables 8-12 information on numbers of trees and
timber volume; and tables 13-18 information on growth, cut, and desirable
cut. Data for individual counties are shown in tables 1, 4, 10, 14, and 18.

Table 1.--Area of land and forest land by counties

Western Coalfield Unit, Kentucky, 1963

Commercial forest
as a percent
of land area

Forest land

County Gross area* Land area*

Non-
commercial

Commercial

All forest

Acres Acres Acres Acres Acres Percent
Allen 233,000 233,000 83,800 300 83,500 35.8
Barren 311,000 311,000 83,600 2,200 81,400 26.2
Butler 283,500 283,500 135,500 600 134,900 47.6
Caldwell 228,500 228,500 79,200 300 78,900 34.5
Christian 464,600 464,600 131,400 1,800 129,600 27.9
Crittenden 240,600 233,600 87,800 600 87,200 37.3
Daviess 304,600 298,200 70,200 200 70,000 23.5
Edmonson 194,600 194,600 117,100 41,200 75,900 39.0
Henderson 295,100 281,600 61,300 500 60,800 21.6
Hopkins 355,200 355,200 168,700 3,100 165,600 46.6
Logan 360, 300 360,300 109,700 400 109,300 30.3
McLean 164,500 164,500 45,500 100 45,400 27.6
Monroe 213,800 213,800 99 ,000 600 98,400 46.0
Muhlenberg 308,500 308,500 140,900 900 140,000 45.4
Ohio 381,400 381,400 195,800 1,000 194,800 51.1
Simpson 153,000 153,000 23,300 100 23,200 12
Todd 240,600 240,600 61,700 600 61,100 25.4
Union 231,000 219,500 45,700 100 45,600 20.8
Warren 349,400 349, 400 90,600 400 90,200 25.8
Webster 217,000 217,000 67,800 900 66,900 8
Total 5,530,200 5,491,800 1,898,600 55,900 1,842,700 33.6

*Includes 28,600 acres of water considered as land by the Bureau of Census.

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Table 2. -- Area of commercial-forest land by ownership and stand-size class
Westem Coalfield Unit, Kentucky, 1963

(In acres)

dli
; All Saw- Pole- Pag aes Non-
Ownership class d sae ae an a
stands timber timber saplings stocke

Public 23,100 10,800 5,600 6,300 400
Forest industry 8,200 3,800 2,000 2,200 200
Farmer and

miscellaneous private 1,8 11,400 850, 200 437,000 495,000 29,200
All ownerships 1,842,700 864,800 444 600 503,500 29,800

Table 3. -- Area of commercial-forest land by stocking and stand-size class

Vestem Coalfield Unit, Kentucky, 1963

(In acres)

Stocking class Soon e. Nate
(percent) ae stocked
saplings

70 or more 604, 300 369,500 141,700 93,100 na
40-70 : 951,100 401,500 257,600 29 2,000 ae
10-40 257,500 93,800 45,300 118,400 Sc
Less than 10 29,800 Zs me ze 29,800
All classes 1,842,700 864,800 444,600 503,500 29,800

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Table 4. -- Area of commercial-forest land by forest type and stand-size class by county
Western Coalfield Unit, Kentucky, 1963

(In acres)

ALL COUNTIES

ann Sa | Seedlings N
ole- | AAG on-
Forest type stands timber | Sane stocked
Southern pine 16,700 -- 2,600 -- 14,100
Redcedar-hardwoods 116, 300 14,600 14, 100 87,600 =e
Oak-pine 15,700 4, 300 4,800 6,600 a
White oak 49,000 29,400 19,600 2s oe
Oak-hickory 724,100 375,500 216,100 129,500 3,000
Central mixed hardwoods 579,100 211,100 153,900 201,400 12,700
Maple-beech 46,000 36,000 5,000 5,000 ==
Oak-gum-cypress 69,600 51,900 5,800 11,900 os
Elm-ash-cottonwood 226, 200 142,000 22,700 61,500 Se
All types 1,842,700 864,800 444,600 503,500 29,800
ALLEN COUNTY
Southern pine 800 =e = =e 800
Redcedar-hardwoods 4,600 600 400 3,600 2S
Oak-pine 600 ao 400 200 =a
White oak 3,200 2,300 900 a5 eo
Oak-hickory 34,900 19,800 10,500 4,400 200
Central mixed hardwoods 26,500 10,600 6,000 9,500 400
Maple-beech 2,000 1,400 300 300 Te
Oak-gum-cypress 2,900 2,000 200 700 a
Elm-ash-cottonwood 8,000 4,900 900 2,200 rise
All types 83,500 41,600 19,600 20,900 1, 400
BARREN COUNTY
Southern pine 1,500 -- 600 Sis 900
Redcedar-hardwoods 5,800 600 700 4,500 se
Oak-pine 1,500 1,000 300 200 =
White oak 2,100 1,600 500 ie ae
Oak-hickory 31,700 17,400 8,900 5,400 rs
Central mixed hardwoods 26,100 9,700 5,500 10,200 700
Maple-beech 1,500 1,100 200 200 Sis
Oak-gum-cypress 2,600 1,800 300 500 ae
Elm-ash-cottonwood 8,600 5,000 900 2,700 5
All types 81,400 38,200 17,900 23,700 1,600

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Table 4.-- Area of commercial-forest land by forest type and stand-size class by county
Western Coalfield Unit, Kentucky, 1963-- Continued

(In acres)

BUTLER COUNTY

Seedlings

All Saw- Pole- A Non-
Forest type oe ber timber Saniings stocked
Southern pine 600 a =< =r 600
Redcedar-hardwoods 9,700 1,200 1,400 7,100 se
Oak-pine 900 Se 800 100 =i
White oak 4,800 3,400 1, 400 Se a
Oak-hickory 55,500 31,500 12,800 10,800 400
Central mixed hardwoods 41,400 17,000 10,900 13,200 300
Maple-beech 2,700 2,100 300 300 oe
Oak-gum-cypress 4, 300 3,500 100 700 e
Elm-ash-cottonwood 15,000 9,600 1,400 4,000 --
All types 134,900 68,300 29,100 36,200 1,300
CALDWELL COUNTY
Southern pine 700 == 55 aS 700
Redcedar-hardwoods 5,000 800 400 3,800 So
Oak-pine 1,000 400 200 400 Se
White oak 2,300 1,200 1,100 =o RS
Oak-hickory 35,400 17,100 11,300 7,000 --
Central mixed hardwoods 23,800 9,500 6,800 7,400 100
Maple-beech 2,500 2,100 200 200 So
Oak-gum-cypress 1,800 1,300 200 300 --
Elm-ash-cottonwood 6,400 3,200 900 2,300 --
All types 78,900 35,600 21,100 21,400 800
CHRISTIAN COUNTY
Southern pine 800 = 400 i 400
Redcedar-hardwoods 7,500 800 1,000 5,700 2s
Oak-pine 700 2S 500 200 ==
White oak 3,900 2, 400 1,500 = =
Oak-hickory 52,300 27,600 13,700 10,900 100
Central mixed hardwoods 39,500 15,900 10,800 12,500 300
Maple-beech 3,500 3,100 200 200 ==
Oak-gum-cypress 4,700 4,300 100 300 =o
Elm-ash-cottonwood 16,700 12,100 1,300 3,300 =
All types 129,600 66,200 29,500 33,100 800
CRITTENDEN COUNTY
Southern pine 300 = sa == 300
Redcedar-hardwoods 5,200 900 1,000 3,300 --
Oak-pine 900 == 200 700 2c
White oak 2,200 1,100 1,100 == ==
Oak-hickory 37,100 18,500 11,900 6,700 =
Central mixed hardwoods 27,600 10,000 8,000 8,800 800
Maple-beech 1,800 1,600 100 100 ==
Oak-gum-cypress 2,500 1,300 300 900 ==
Elm-ash-cottonwood 9,600 5,400 1,000 3,200 --
All types 87,200 38,800 23,600 23,700 1,100

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Table 4. -- Area of commercial-forest land by forest type and stand-size class by county
Western Coalfield Unit, Kentucky, 1963 -- Continued

(In acres)

DAVIESS COUNTY

Non-

Forest type Stheled

Southern pine 800 = se ae 300
Redcedar-hardwoods 4,300 600 700 3,000 =>
Oak-pine 400 ae 100 300 --
White oak 1,000 500 500 =c =o
Oak-hickory 22,000 10,600 6,400 5,000 35
Central mixed hardwoods 22,200 5,700 6,200 9,600 700
Maple-beech 1,200 1,000 100 100 =
Oak-gum-cypress 4,700 3,900 200 600 ==
Elm-ash-cottonwood 13,400 8,300 1,000 4,100 2S

All types 70,000 30,600 15,200 22,700 1,500

EDMONSON COUNTY

Southern pine 1,900 ac 1,200 == 700
Redcedar-hardwoods 5,700 600 400 4,700 ==
Oak-pine 2,200 1,800 200 200 5
White oak 2,400 1,700 700 == =F
Oak-hickory 28,900 16,100 3,500 4,300 2
Central mixed hardwoods 23,800 10, 300 5,100 7,500 900
Maple-beech 1,900 1,300 300 300 ==
Oak-gum-cypress 2,900 2,000 200 700 ==
Elm-ash-cotton wood 6,200 3,900 800 1,500 SS

All types 75,900 37,700 17,400 19,200 1,600

HENDERSON COUNTY

Southem pine 500 ee = a8 500
Redcedar-hardwoods 2,100 300 300 1,500 --
Oak-pine 200 -- -- 200 ==
White-oak 800 400 400 =e aS
Oak-hickory 14,800 6,900 5,000 2,800 100
Central mixed hardwoods 21,200 4,100 8,900 7,600 600
Maple-beech 600 400 100 100 SS
Oak-gum-cypress 4,700 4,300 100 300 ==
Elm-ash-cotton wood 15,900 10,300 800 4,800 =&

All types 60,800 26,700 15,600 17,300 1,200

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Table 4. -- Area of commercial-forest land by forest type and stand-size class by county

Western Coalfield Unit, Kentucky, 1963 -- Continued

(In acres)

HOPKINS COUNTY

Southern pine 600 =o Se == 600
Redcedar-hardwoods 9,600 1,300 1,200 7,100 =i
Oak-pine 800 29 400 400 ae
White oak 4,200 2,500 1,700 ao oe
Oak-hickory 68, 300 35,600 18,900 13,300 500
Central mixed hardwoods 51,500 19,500 16,800 14,500 700
Maple-beech 4,500 3,500 500 500 2S
Oak-gum-cypress 6,200 4,700 600 900 25
Elm-ash-cottonwood 19,900 13,300 2,000 4,600 ae
All types 165,600 80, 400 42,100 41,300 1,800

LOGAN COUNTY

= All Saw- Pole- meunes Non-

Ores PS. stands timber timber on stocked

saplings

Southern pine 1,300 = 28 = 1,300
Redcedar-hardwoods 6,900 900 400 5,600 ot
Oak-pine 500 3 100 400 I
White oak 2,800 1,600 1,200 aS ie
Oak-hickory 46,200 21, 300 15,400 9,300 200
Central mixed hardwoods 35,500 12,500 8,900 13,300 800
Maple-beech 2,900 2, 300 300 300 me
Oak-gum-cypress 3,300 2,000 500 800 =i
Elm-ash-cottonwood 9,900 5,700 1,200 3,000 oe
All types 109, 300 46, 300 28,000 32,700 2,300

McLEAN COUNTY

Southern pine 500 22 “3 we 500
Redcedar-hardwoods 1,700 200 200 1,300 aS
Oak-pine 500 2° 100 400 oS
White oak 900 600 300 si oe
Oak-hickory 13,400 6,900 4,000 2,500 se
Central mixed hardwoods 13,800 4,400 4,600 4,600 200
Maple-beech 1,100 700 200 200 oe
Oak-gum-cypress 3,100 2,700 Sc 400 32
Elm-ash-cotton wood 10,400 6,600 900 2,900 aie
All types 45,400 22,100 10, 300 12,300 700

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Table 4. -- Area of commercial-forest land by forest type and stand-size class by county
Western Coalfield Unit, Kentucky, 1963 -- Continued

(In acres)

MONROE COUNTY

Southern pine 1,400 -- 400 ie 1,000
Redcedar-hardwoods 6,900 800 800 5,300 Fe
Oak-pine 800 300 100 400 me
White oak 2,700 1,500 1,200 oc a
Oak-hickory 42,100 22,800 13,800 5,500 SS
Central mixed hardwoods 28,900 12,300 6,500 9,500 600
Maple-beech 3,700 2,700 500 500 =
Oak-gum-cypress 2,900 1,800 600 500 Sie
Elm-ash-cotton wood 9,000 5,700 1,400 1,900 a2

All types 98, 400 47,900 25,300 23,600 1,600

MUHLENBERG COUNTY

Southern pine 400 == == 5 400
Redcedar-hardwoods 9,600 1,200 1,100 7,300 5
Oak-pine 800 ae 500 300 oc
White oak 4,000 2,300 1,700 = =e
Oak-hickory 56,500 29, 400 17,500 8,900 700
Central mixed hardwoods 42,800 16,700 11,600 13,700 800
Maple-beech 3,900 3,100 400 400 22
Oak-gum-cypress 3,700 2,400 400 900 +5
Elm-ash-cottonwood 18,300 13,300 1,600 3,400 =

All types 140,000 68,400 34,800 34,900 1,900

OHIO COUNTY

= eee Scenes Non-
orest type timber canines stocked

Southern pine 1,700 os aa oF 1,700
Redcedar-hardwoods 11,400 1,300 1,200 8,900 oS
Oak-pine 1,900 400 100 1,400 aie
White oak 4,600 2,200 2, 400 2 ==
Oak-hickory 79,000 39,900 26,200 12,800 100
Central mixed hardwoods 60,500 22,600 14,400 21,200 2,300
Maple-beech 6,200 4,800 700 700 oS
Oak-gum-cypress 9,700 6,800 1,200 1,700 3S
Elm-ash-cottonwood 19,800 13,600 2,500 3,700 =

All types 194,800 91,600 48,700 50,400 4,100

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Table 4. -- Area of commercial-forest land by forest type and stand-size class by county
Western Coalfield Unit, Kentucky, 1963

(In acres)

SIMPSON COUNTY

Southern pine 400 == == 5 400
Redcedar-hardwoods 1,400 200 100 1,100 =<
Oak-pine -- 35 =e a5 ==
White oak 100 ao 100 =i ais
Oak-hickory 8,500 3,900 3,100 1,400 100
Central mixed hardwoods 8,300 2,700 1,500 3,900 200
Maple-beech 600 600 Sac So =
Oak-gum-cypress 700 600 100 S© ae
Elm-ash-cottonwood 3,200 1,600 300 1,300 ee

All types 23,200 9,600 5,200 7,700 700

TODD COUNTY

Southern pine 200 sie 28 35 200
Redcedar-hardwoods 5,900 600 1,200 4,100 --
Oak-pine 300 Ss 300 2e a5
White oak 1,600 1,100 500 22 =i-
Oak-hickory 24, 200 13,200 5,900 4,700 400
Central mixed hardwoods 18,500 7,200 4,300 6,900 100
Maple-beech 700 700 a 5 =
Oak-gum-cypress 1,100 700 2 400 =e
Elm-ash-cotton wood 8,600 5,200 600 2,800 =e

All types 61,100 28,700 12,800 18,900 700

UNION COUNTY

Southern pine 1,100 35 32 ie 1,100
Redcedar-hardwoods 3,000 300 100 2,600 ==
Oak-pine 200 oe 100 100 =
White oak 500 200 300 a0 aie
Oak-hickory 11,000 4,500 3,200 3,200 100
Central mixed hardwoods 17,000 3,000 3,800 9,200 1,000
Maple-beech 400 200 100 100 se
Oak-gum-cypress 3,100 2,400 100 600 =<
Elm-ash-cottonwood 9,300 4,900 800 3,600 =:

All types 45,600 15,500 8,500 19,400 2,200

Table 4. -- Area of commercial-forest land by forest type and stand-size class by county
Western Coalfield Unit, Kentucky, 1963 -- Continued

(In acres)

WARREN COUNTY

Seedlings

All ata

stands

Pole-
timber

Saw-
timber

Non-

Forest type stocked

saplings

Southern pine 500 St =e =i 500
Redcedar-hardwoods 5,700 800 800 4,100 2s
Oak-pine 1,000 400 300 300 =:
White oak 3,200 1,900 1,300 25 oe
Oak-hickory 38,200 21,000 11,600 5,500 100
Central mixed hardwoods 28,100 11,400 6,800 9,700 200
Maple-beech 2,900 2,300 300 300 =
Oak-gum-cypress 2,200 1,800 200 200 ae
Elm-ash-cottonwood 8,400 4,400 1,300 2,700 ==

All types 90, 200 44,000 22,600 22,800 800

WEBSTER COUNTY

Southern pine 700 So 2S ae 700
Redcedar-hardwoods 4,300 600 700 3,000 =e
Oak-pine 500 2c 100 400 =
White oak 1,700 900 800 -- --
Oak-hickory 24,100 11,500 7,500 5, 100 =
Central mixed hardwoods 22,100 6,000 6,500 8,600 1,000
Maple-beech 1,400 1,000 200 200 a
Oak-gum-cypress 2,500 1,600 400 500 ae
Elm-ash-cotton wood 9,600 5,000 1,100 3,500 aS

All types 66,900 26,600 17,300 21,300 1,700

Table 5.-- Area of commercial-forest land by forest type and site class

Western Coalfield Unit, Kentucky, 1963

(In acres)

Site class (potential growth per acre per year in cubic feet)

85 to 120

Forest type

120 or more 50 to 85 Less than 50

Southern pine 16,700 Se 14,100 2,600 =
Redcedar-hardwoods 116,300 -- 65,100 51,200 os
Oak-pine 15,700 Ss 15,700 of a
White oak 49,000 a 38,800 10,200 ==
Oak-hickory 7 24,100 ee 439, 400 284,700 aa
Central mixed hardwoods 579,100 -- 229,000 297,000 53,100
Maple-beech 46,000 -- 28,500 11,200 6,300
Oak-gum-cypress 69,600 = 30,500 39,100 ss
Elm-ash-cotton wood 226,200 -- 75,500 146,800 3,900

All types 1,842,700 a'= 936,600 842,800 63,300

Table 6. -- Area of commercial-forest land by forest type and stand-age class
Western Coalfield Unit, Kentucky, 1963

(In acres)

Forest type

Southern pine 16,700 9,900 4,200 == 2,600 = 25 Se ae ==
Redcedar-hardwoods 116,300 16,400 8,100 52,700 20, 400 8,800 2s = 9,900 =S
Oak-pine 15,700 -- -- -- -- 4,300 4,800 6,600 -- -
White oak 49,000 == 4,200 -- 4,800 5,800 9,400 16,900 -- 7,900
Oak-hickory 724,100 11,400 47,300 106,800 123,800 101,000 155,900 72,300 50,600 55,000
Central mixed hardwoods — 579,100 25,400 67,500 125,400 113,200 107,600 56,200 30,700 25,500 27,600
Maple-beech 46,000 -- -- -- 10,200 4,900 13,300 3, 400 11,200 3,000
Oak-gum-cypress 69,600 => 12,000 So 3,900 29,200 15,000 <2 9,500 <<
Elm-ash-cotton wood 226,200 7,200 18,800 58,900 59,000 43,400 26,900 8,100 3,900 --

All types 1,842,700 70,300 162,100 343,800 337,900 305,000 281,500 138,000 110,600 93,500

Table 7.--Area of commercial-forest land by forest type and area-condition class
Western Coalfield,Unit Kentucky, 1963

(In acres)

Moderate
and
favorable

Moderate Poor Poor
and but and
unfavorable favorable unfavorable

All area

conditions

Forest type Desirable

Southern pine 16,700 at =< we 8,800 7,900
Redcedar-hardwocds 116,300 ad 24,100 27,200 12,200 52,800
Oak-pine 15,700 te =i =e == 15,700
White oak 49,000 = 23,600 13,500 -- 11,900
Oak-hickory 724,100 9,100 145,200 67,300 77,000 425,500
Central mixed hardwoods 579,100 4,400 46,100 58,000 109,500 361,100
Maple-beech 46,000 =< -- 2,900 -- 43,100
Oak-gum-cypress 69,600 mie a= 9,900 21,900 37,800
Elm-ash-cottonwood 226,200 _ 1,700 22,000 27,200 9,900 165,400

All types 1,842,700 15,200 261,000 206,000 239,300 1,121,200

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Table 8. -- Number of growing-stock trees on commercial-forest land by diameter class and species group

Westem Coalfield Unit, Kentucky, 1963

(In thousand trees)

D)JDIn. Glass All species Softwoods Hardwoods
(inches)

2 280,880 18,090 262,790
4 108,960 6,520 102,440
6 53,080 2,680 50,400
8 34,460 1,030 33,430
10 23,690 610 23,080
12 13,550 180 13,370
14 7,740 70 7,670
16 4,470 10 4,460
18 2,580 50 2,530
20 1,250 -- 1,250
22 520 -- 520
24+ 830 40 790
All diameter classes 532,010 29, 280 502,730

Table 9.--Volume of growing stock and sawtimber on commercial-forest land by ownership and species group
Western Coalfield Unit, Kentucky, 1963

Sawtimber

All species Softwoods Hardwoods

Ownership class

All species Softwoods Hardwoods

Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand
cu. ft. cu. ft. cu. ft. bd. ft.* bd. ft.* bd. ft.*
Public 2,190 Se 2,190 8,230 =< 8,230
Forest industry 5,130 100 5,030 18,790 370 18,420
Farmer and
miscellaneous private 1,149,960 21,290 1,128,670 4,207,680 82,020 4,125,660
All ownerships 1,157,280 21,390 1,135,890 4,234,700 82,390 4,152,310

*International 1/4-inch rule.

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Table 10.-- Volume of growing stock and sawtimber on commercial-forest land by species and kind of material

Western Coalfield Unit, Kentucky, 1963

Growing stock Sawtimber

Species In sawtimber In other

stands

Sawtimber
trees

Poletimber
trees

Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand
Softwoods: cu. ft. cu. ft. cu. ft. bd. ft.* _bd. ft.* bd. ft.*
Shortleaf pine a Sc == ais Se: aS
Other yellow pines 3,230 1,810 1,420 8,230 8,230 =e
Hemlock 370 == 370 2,450 2,450 oe
Cypress 5,320 =e 5,320 45,430 45, 430 Se
Redcedar 12,470 6,110 6,360 26,280 21,630 4,650
Total softwoods 21,390 7,920 13,470 82,390 77,740 4,650
Hardwoods:
Select white oak 164,190 54,210 109,980 660, 450 537, 300 123,150
Select red oak 77,800 21, 400 56,400 357,220 302,670 54,550
Other white oak 65,830 26,810 39,020 232,030 156,890 75,140
Other red oak 203,290 58,670 144,620 886, 340 714, 360 171,980
Hickories 159,650 84,630 75,020 442,630 341,230 101,400
Hard maple 41,800 27,520 14,280 82,750 70,240 12,510
Beech 41,500 11,680 29,820 195,090 170,350 24,740
Black walnut 11,840 5,230 6,610 36,950 32,860 4,090
Ash 49,110 29,850 19,260 104,820 94,660 10,160
Soft maple 37,670 12,640 25,030 140,770 115,760 25,010
Sweetgum 61,560 23,100 38,460 224,340 200,280 24,060
Blackgum 23,780 9,060 14,720 84,650 74,540 10,110
Cottonwood 14,520 2,030 12,490 78,100 75,710 2,390
Y ellow-poplar 49,890 11,060 38,830 241,760 178,200 63,560
Basswood 240 = 240 1,550 so 1,550
Other 133,220 67,540 65,680 382,860 338,550 44,310
Total hardwoods 1,135,890 445, 430 690,460 4,152,310 3,403,600 748,710
All species 1,157,280 453,350 703,930 4,234,700 3,481,340 753, 360
ALLEN COUNTY
Softwoods:
Shortleaf pine =i -- =e ae oe =
Other yellow pines 60 50 10 we s= 25
Hemlock 10 -- 10 80 80 2c
Cypress 280 ae 280 2,350 2,350 2°
Redcedar 600 290 310 1,350 1,150 200
Total softwoods 950 340 610 3,780 3,580 200
Hardwoods:
Select white oak 8,460 2,560 5,900 35,850 30,540 5,310
Select red oak 3,630 990 2,640 16,710 14,110 2,600
Other white oak 3,180 1,250 1,930 11,660 8,410 3,250
Other red oak 8,980 2,620 6,360 39,040 32,120 6,920
Hickories 8,160 4,320 3,840 22,620 17,610 5,010
Hard maple 2,080 1,330 750 4,380 3,690 690
Beech 2,110 600 1,510 9,800 8,590 1,210
Black walnut 630 240 390 2,140 1,950 190
Ash 2,230 1,330 900 4,800 4,330 470
Soft maple 1,380 400 980 5,520 4,890 630
Sweetgum 1,850 730 1,120 6,400 5,640 760
Blackgum 1,170 420 750 4,260 3,750 510
Cottonwood 560 90 470 2,960 2,950 10
Yellow-poplar 2,320 510 1,810 11,290 8,590 2,700
Basswood 20 == 20 90 == 90
Other 920) 3,060 2,860 16,610 14,890 1,720
Total hardwoods 52,680 20,450 32,230 194,130 162,060 32,070
All species 53,630 20,790 32,840 197,910 165,640 32,270

* International %-inch mle.

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Table 10. -- Volume of growing stock and sawtimber on commercial-forest land by species and kind of material

Western Coalfield Unit, Kentucky, 1963 -- Continued

BARREN COUNTY

Growing stock Sawtimber

In sawtimber In other

stands

Poletimber Sawtimber
trees trees

Species

Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand

Softwoods: cu. ft. cu. ft. cu. ft. bd. ft.* bd. ft.* bd. ft.*
Shortleaf pine se Se a9 == ae ae
Other yellow pines 520 220 300 3,660 3,660 a6
Hemlock 30 -- 30 370 370 oe
Cypress 280 ae 280 4,240 4,240 35
Redcedar 550 280 270 1,750 1,500 250
Total softwoods 1,380 500 880 10,020 9,770 250

Hardwoods:
Select white oak 7,030 2,140 4,890 46,460 37,930 8,530
Select red oak 3,220 920 2,300 22,380 18,770 3,610
Other white oak 2,900 1,220 1,680 15,470 10,680 4,790
Other red oak 8,190 2,430 5,760 54,100 44,990 9,110
Hickories 6,700 3,560 3,140 28,320 22,300 6,020
Hard maple 1,790 1,110 680 5,940 5, 110 830
Beech 1,650 470 1,180 12,730 11,090 1,640
Black walnut 510 210 300 2,490 2,230 260
Ash 1,910 1,160 750 6,290 5,650 640
Soft maple 1,420 430 990 8,260 7,290 970
Sweetgum 1,760 680 1,080 9,370 8,200 1,170
Blackgum 1,030 380 650 5,780 5,200 580
Cottonwood 560 80 480 5,300 5,280 20
Yellow-poplar 1,880 380 1,500 14,370 11,020 3,350
Basswood -- -- -- 70 Se 70
Other 5,380 2,750 2,630 22,980 20,390 2,590
Total hardwoods 45,930 17,920 28,010 260,310 216,130 44,180
All species 47,310 18,420 28,890 270,330 225,900 44,430

BUTLER COUNTY

Softwoods:
Shortleaf pine -- -- -- 20 Hie ac
Other yellow pines 110 110 ae 5 os Bt
Hemlock 20 =i 20 160 160 ce
Cypress 50 S¢ 50 400 400 =
Redcedar 1,050 490 560 2,400 2,030 370
Total softwoods 1,230 600 630 2,960 2,590 370

Hardwoods:
Select white oak 13,040 3,760 9,280 56, 490 48,780 7,710
Select red oak 5,830 1, 480 4,350 27,560 24,510 3,050
Other white oak 4,630 1,800 2,830 17,190 12,660 4,530
Other red oak 15,270 4,190 11,080 68,500 57,530 10,970
Hickories 12,980 6,650 6,330 37,260 29,890 7,370
Hard maple 3,250 2,010 1,240 7,190 6,220 970
Beech 3,270 900 2,370 15,310 13,480 1,830
Black walnut 1,070 410 660 2,700 3,500 200
Ash 3,850 2,300 Bel 50 8,380 7,740 640
Soft maple 2,370 670 1,700 9,700 8,520 1,180
Sweetgum 4,040 1,580 2,460 14,340 13,020 1,320
Blackgum 2,060 750 1,310 7,390 6,400 990
Cottonwood 370 80 290 1,850 1,760 90
Yellow-poplar 3,430 800 2,630 16,460 12,590 3,870
Basswood 20 -- 20 130 Se 130
Other 10,410 5,050 5,360 31,270 28, 420 2,850
Total hardwoods 85,890 32,430 53,460 322,720 275,020 47,700
All species 87,120 33,030 54,090 325,680 277,610 48,070

* International 4-inch rule.

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Table 10. -- Volume of growing stock and sawtimber on commercial-forest land by species and kind of material

Western Coalfield Unit, Kentucky, 1963 -- Continued

CALDWELL COUNTY

Growing stock Sawtimber

In other
stands

In sawtimber
stands

Sawtimber
trees

Poletimber
trees

Species

Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand
So ftwoods: cu. ft. CunnTe: cu. ft. bd. ft.* bd. ft* bd. ft.*
Shortleaf pine 2S Fe =5 =i = =
Other yellow pines 170 40 130 760 760 ac
Hemlock 10 -- 10 60 60 --
Cypress 190 <- 190 1,570 1,570 ==
Redcedar 550 270 280 1,190 930 260
Total softwoods 920 310 610 3,580 3,320 260
Hardwoods:
Select white oak 7,530 2,610 4,920 29,260 22,800 6,460
Select red oak 3,310 1,050 2,260 14,160 11,560 2,600
Other white oak 3,250 1,350 1,900 11,230 7,510 3,720
Other red oak 8,490 2,700 5,790 35,380 27,150 8,230
Hickories 7,490 4,170 3,320 19,300 13,900 5,400
Hard maple 1,940 1,290 650 3,770 3,190 580
Beech 1,960 540 1,420 9,260 8,160 1,100
Black walnut 540 250 290 1,690 1,450 240
Ash 1,780 1,130 650 3,480 2,990 490
Soft maple 1,360 420 940 5,380 4,450 930
Sweetgum 1,640 590 1,050 6,050 5,160 890
Blackgum 890 360 530 3,080 2,620 460
Cotton wood 430 70 360 2,190 2,170 20
Yellow-poplar 2,210 480 1,730 10,720 8,100 2,620
Basswood 10 -- 10 60 -- 60
Other 5,070 2,740 2,330 13,500 11,600 1,900
Total hardwoods 47,900 19,750 28,150 168,510 132,810 35,700
All species 48,820 20,060 28,760 172,090 136,130 35,960
CHRISTIAN COUNTY
Softwoods:
Shortleaf pine -- -- -- -- == =e
Other yellow pines 230 230 a 55 Te se
Hemlock 70 = 70 470 470 a
Cypress 90 oS 90 780 780 5
Redcedar 880 440 440 1,900 1,560 340 i
Total softwoods 1,270 670 600 3,150 2,810 340
Hardwoods:
Select white oak 12,190 4,070 8,120 48,960 41,570 7,390
Select red oak 5,500 1,570 3,930 24,890 21,900 2,990
Other white oak 4,750 1,970 2,780 16,660 12,010 4,650
Other red oak 14,150 3,920 10,230 63,230 52,690 10,540
Hickories 11,760 6,060 5,700 33,520 26,080 7,440
Hard maple 3,390 2,130 1,260 7,220 6,170 1,050
Beech 3, 330 820 2,510 16,850 15,070 1,780
Black walnut 1,020 440 580 3,200 2,990 210
Ash 3,550 2,170 1, 380 7,520 6,720 800
Soft maple 3,150 1,170 1,980 11,000 10,030 70
Sweetgum 4,200 1,450 2,750 16,090 14,950 1,140
Blackgum 1,930 720 1,210 6,950 6,040 910
Cottonwood 540 80 460 2,570 2,470 100
Yellow-poplar 3,410 760 2,650 16,420 12,620 3,800
Basswood 20 oe 20 150 == 150
Other 10,040 4,700 5,340 31,280 28,590 2,690
Total hardwoods 82,930 32,030 50,900 306,510 259,900 46,610
All species 84, 200 32,700 51,500 309,660 262,710 46,950

* International 44-inch rule.

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Table 10. -- Volume of growing stock and sawtimber on commercial-forest land by species and kind of material
Western Coalfield Unit, Kentucky, 1963 -- Continued

CRITTENDEN COUNTY

Growing stock Sawtimber

In sawtimber In other
stands stands

Sawtimber
trees

Poletimber
trees

Species

Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand

Safrmonde: cu. ft. cu. ft. cu. ft. bd. ft.* bd. ft.* bd. ft.*
Shortleaf pine -- == =e 2c =5 Se
Other yellow pines 50 40 10 = oe =e
Hemlock 10 -- 10 60 60 Se
Cypress : 90 == 90 780 780 =
Redcedar 630 320 310 1,280 1,010 270
Total softwoods 780 360 420 2,120 1,850 270

Hardwoods:
Select white oak 7,610 2,590 5,020 30,080 23,380 6,700
Select red oak 3,510 1,060 2,450 15,430 12,570 2,860
Other white oak 3, 330 1,340 1,990 11,770 7,660 4,110
Other red oak 9,420 2,900 6,520 39,850 30,240 9,610
Hickories 7,710 4, 290 3,420 20,090 14,270 5,820
Hard maple 1,960 1,310 650 3,840 3,240 600
Beech 1,880 520 1,360 8,760 7,390 1,370
Black walnut 530 250 280 1,620 1,400 220
Ash 2,100 1,340 760 3,970 3,490 480
Soft maple 1,640 530 1,110 6,27 5,270 1,000
Sweetgum 2,090 690 1,400 8.130 6,750 1,380
Blackgum 1,080 410 670 3,860 3,270 590
Cottonwood 380 100 280 1,620 1,600 20
Yellow-poplar 2,400 560 1,840 11,490 8,480 3,010
Basswood 20 =i 20 90 == 90
Other 5,920 3,210 2,710 15,710 13,480 2,230
Total hardwoods 51,580 21,100 30, 480 182,580 142,490 40,090
All species 52,360 21,460 30,900 184,700 144, 340 40,360

DAVIESS COUNTY

Softwoods:
Shortleaf pine 5 =e Se Se == ==
Other yellow pines 30 30 Se i ae =o
Hemlock 10 -- 10 60 60 ==
Cypress 410 oo 410 3,530 3,530 ==
Redcedar 440 220 220 870 740 130
Total softwoods 890 250 640 4,460 4,330 130

Hardwoods:
Select white oak 4,730 1,600 3,130 18,770 14,990 3,780
Select red oak 2,900 670 2,230 14,350 12,350 2,000
Other white oak 1,930 770 1,160 6,870 4,280 2,590
Other red oak 7,650 2,020 5,630 34,060 26,520 7,540
Hickories 4,950 2,480 2,470 14,780 11,630 3,150
Hard maple 1,280 910 370 2,100 1,760 340
Beech 1,120 300 820 5, 380 4,550 830
Black walnut 380 190 ; 190 1,060 920 140
Ash 1,560 890 670 3,800 3,510 290
Soft maple 2,090 800 1,290 7,430 5,250 2,180
Sweetgum 3,820 1,360 2,460 14,550 13,140 1,410
Blackgum 830 330 500 2,920 2,740 180
Cottonwood 1,050 110 940 5,890 5,780 110
Yellow-poplar 1,930 410 1,520 9,540 6,430 3,110
Basswood Se oe ae 20 ae 20
Other 5,270 2,690 2,580 15,300 13,010 2,290
Total hardwoods 41,490 15,530 25,960 156,820 126,860 29,960
All species 42,380 15,780 26,600 161,280 131,190 30,090

* International %-inch mle.

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Table 10. -- Volume of growing stock and sawtimber on commercial-forest land by species and kind of material

Western Coalfield Unit, Kentucky, 1963 -- Continued

EDMONSON COUNTY

Growing stock Sawtimber

In other
stands

In sawtimber
stands

Sawtimber
trees

Poletimber
trees

Species

Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand

Saftwoode: cu. ft. cu. ft. cu. ft. bd. ft.* bd. ft.* bd. ft.*
Shortleaf pine oe a = Sie aa ve
Other yellow pines 1,030 410 620 1,710 1,710 --
Hemlock 40 -- 40 140 140 oS
Cypress 410 aie 410 1,620 1,620 =>
Redcedar 530 250 280 550 470 80
Total softwoods 2,010 660 1,350 4,020 3,940 80

Hardwoods:
Select white oak 7,410 2,180 5,230 14,820 12,030 2,790
Select red oak 3,280 940 2,340 6,990 5,980 1,010
Other white oak 2,960 1,280 1,680 4,730 3,330 1,400
Other red oak 8,180 2,380 5,800 16,700 14,030 2,670
Hickories 6,790 3,620 3,170 8,760 6,950 1,810
Hard maple 1,750 1,090 -660 1,790 1,580 210
Beech 1,880 520 1,360 4,320 3,890 430
Black walnut - 490 190 300 780 700 80
Ash 1,990 1,160 830 2,050 1,870 180
Soft maple 1,290 350 940 2,470 2,180 290
Sweetgum 1,740 710 1,030 2,770 2,420 350
Blackgum 1,050 380 670 1,820 1,650 170
Cottonwood 770 100 670 1,930 1,930 =e
Yellow-poplar 1,920 390 1,530 4,450 3,460 990
Basswood 10 BE 10 30 aie 30
Other 5,210 2,680 2,530 6,890 6,240 650
Total hardwoods 46,720 17,970 28,750 831,300 68,240 13,060
All species 48,730 18,630 30,100 85,320 72,180 13,140

HENDERSON COUNTY

Softwoods:
Shortleaf pine se Se oc =i oe 25
Other yellow pines 20 20 Se ate OS Se
Hemlock 10 -- 10 60 60 =:
Cypress 140 aie 140 1,180 1,180 oo
Redcedar 290 130 160 620 340 80
Total softwoods 460 150 310 1,860 1,780 80

Hardwoods:
Select white oak 3,650 1,310 2,340 14, 220 11,620 2,600
Select red oak 2,600 550 2,050 13,180 11,550 1,630
Other white oak 1,350 540 810 4,780 2,780 2,000
Other red oak 7,690 1,770 5,920 35,910 27,060 8,850
Hickories 3,830 1,850 1,980 12,190 9,860 2,330
Hard maple 1,240 960 280 1,620 1,220 400
Beech 700 260 440 2,860 2,130 730
Black walnut 240 130 110 590 490 100
Ash 1,670 960 710 4,220 3,850 370
Soft maple 1,960 720 1,240 7,430 4,130 3, 300
Sweetgum 4,620 1,700 2,920 17,300 15,690 1,610
Blackgum 760 310 450 2,590 2,300 290
Cottonwood 690 80 610 4,100 3,930 170
Yellow-poplar 1,680 390 1,290 8,100 4,130 3,970
Basswood = -- -- 30 -- 30
Other 5,220 2,620 2,600. 15,210 12,820 2,390
Total hardwoods 37,900 14,150 23,750 144, 330 113,560 30,770
All species 38,360 14, 300 24,060 146,190 115,340 30,850

* International %-inch rule.

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Table 10. -- Volume of growing stock and sawtimber on commercial-forest land by species and kind of material
Western Coalfield Unit, Kentucky, 1963-- Continued

HOPKINS COUNTY

Sawtimber

Growing stock

Species In other

stands

Sawtimber In sawtimber

trees

Poletimber
trees

Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand
Softwoods: cu. ft. cu. ft. weus fe: bd. ft.* bd. ft.* bd. ft.*
Shortleaf pine -- -- == Ss == mF
Other yellow pines 100 100 = aS =e a
Hemlock 10 -- 10 100 100 =
Cypress 420 2S 420 3,530 3,530 ==
Redcedar 1,180 550 630 2,580 2,120 460
Total softwoods 1,710 650 1,060 6,210 5,750 460
Hardwoods:
Select white oak 15,580 5,100 10,480 62,670 51,170 11,500
Select red oak 7,300 1,960 5,340 33,760 29,000 4,760
Other white oak 5,750 2,330 3,420 20,270 13,710 6,560
Other red oak 19,330 5,250 14,080 86,920 69,500 17,420
Hickories 14,850 7,950 6,900 40,750 31,150 9,600
Hard maple 3,770 2,550 1,220 7,100 6,100 1,000
Beech 3,880 1,110 2,770 17,960 15,920 2,040
Black walnut 1,060 450 610 3, 360 3,020 340
Ash 4,980 3,150 1,830 9,870 8,970 900
Soft maple 3,900 1,290 2,610 14,750 11,750 3,000
Sweetgum 5,840 2,210 3,630 21,230 18,690 2,540
Blackgum 2,340 820 1,520 8,810 7,690 1,120
Cotton wood 1,310 180 1,130 6,920 6,190 730
Yellow-poplar 4,770 1,040 3,730 23,250 17,100 6,150
Basswood 20 -- 20 130 == 130
Other 12,770 6,330 6,440 37,440 33,500 3,940
Total hardwoods 107,450 41,720 65,730 395,190 323,460 71,730
All species 109,160 42,370 66,790 401,400 329,210 72,190
LOGAN COUNTY
Softwoods:
Shortleaf pine -- -- -- -- -- ==
Other yellow pines 60 60 -- -- -- --
Hemlock 20 so 20 120 120 ies
Cypress 320 =< 320 2,740 2,740 ==
Redcedar 680 340 340 1,370 1,080 290
Total softwoods 1,080 400 680 4,230 3,940 290
Hardwoods:
Select white oak 9,630 3,380 6,250 37,100 29,050 8,050
Select red oak 4,490 1,420 3,070 19,290 15,370 3,920
Other white oak 4,100 1,660 2,440 14,420 9, 420 5,000
Other red oak 11,450 3,720 7,730 47,300 37,100 10,200
Hickories 9,240 5,070 4,170 24,390 17,740 6,650
Hard maple 2,400 1,600 800 4,670 3,850 820
Beech 2,420 690 1,730 11,290 9,740 1,550
Black walnut 640 310 3 330 1,870 1,590 280
Ash 2,740 1,710 1,030 5,500 4,920 580
Soft maple 1,930 660 1,270 7,050 5,740 1,310
Sweetgum 2,790 1,070 1,720 9,920 8,570 1,350
Blackgum 1,250 490 760 4,370 3,800 570
Cottonwood 830 140 690 4,260 4,220 40
Yellow-poplar 2,880 670 2,210 13,660 9,890 3,770
Basswood 20 -- 20 100 == 100
Other 7,140 3,830 3,310 19,170 16,640 2,530
Total hardwoods 63,950 26,420 37,530 224,360 177,640 46,720 _
All species 65,030 26,820 38,210 228,590 181,580 47,010

* International 44-inch rule.

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Table 10. -- Volume of growing stock and sawtimber on commercial-forest land by species and kind of material
Western Coalfield Unit, Kentucky, 1963 -- Continued

McLEAN COUNTY

Growing stock Sawtimber

In other

Species Poletimber | Sawtimber In sawtimber
stands

trees trees stands

Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand
| Sofewonds: cu. ft. cu. ft. cu. fet. bd. ft.* bd. ft.* bd. ft.*
Shortleaf pine Sc ae 25 os ee aie
Other yellow pines 20 20 a ss Si Se
| Hemlock 10 a 10 40 40 --
Cypress 90 oe 90 790 790 oe
Redcedar 230 110 120 490 400 90
Total softwoods 350 130 220 1,320 1,230 90
Hardwoods:
Select white oak 3,580 1,140 2,440 14,730 12,570 2,160
Select red oak 2,140 460 1,680 10,810 9,570 1,240
Other white oak 1,260 520 740 4,390 3,000 1,390
Other red oak 6,070 1,510 4,560 27,700 22,250 5,450
Hickories 3,520 1,660 1,860 11,360 9,490 1,870
Hard maple 940 650 290 1,620 1,310 310
Beech 830 240 590 3,790 3,210 580
Black walnut 300 140 160 860 700 160
| Ash 1,300 680 620 3,720 3,410 310
Soft maple 1,460 650 810 4,560 3,290 1,270
Sweetgum 3,730 1,410 2,320 13,740 12,800 940
| Blackgum 680 250 430 2,460 2,260 200
Cotton wood 570 50 520 3,370 3,110 260
Y ellow-poplar 1,320 280 1,040 6,510 4,480 2,030
Basswood -- -- ob 30 oe 30
Other 3,670 1,840 1,830 10,930 9, 400 1,530
| Total hardwoods 31,370 11,480 19,890 120,580 100,850 19,730
| All species 31,720 11,610 20,110 121,900 102,080 19,820
| MONROE COUNTY
|
| Softwoods:
| Shortleaf pine a6 -- Se =i a ae
| Other yellow pines 260 160 100 580 580 ae
| Hemlock 20 = 20 140 140 oe
| Cypress 410 20 410 3,520 3,520 iis
Redcedar 700 340 360 1,450 1,180 270
Total softwoods 1,390 500 890 5,690 5,420 270
| Hardwoods:
Select white oak 9,930 3, 430 6,500 38,660 30,780 7,880
Select red oak 4,400 1,290 3,110 19,570 16,470 3,100
Other white oak 4,240 1,770 2,470 14,600 9,710 4,890
Other red oak 10,770 3,370 7,400 45,280 37,220 8,060
Hickories 9,350 5,130 4,220 24,620 19,220 5,400
Hard maple 2,390 1,570 8 20 4,830 4,260 570
Beech 2,580 740 1,840 12,100 10,940 1,160
Black walnut 640 290 350 2,010 1,710 300
Ash 2,580 1,510 1,070 5,750 5,130 620
Soft maple 1,720 530 1,190 6,590 5,740 850
Sweetgum 2,700 1,020 1,680 9,730 8,640 1,090
Blackgum 1,230 500 730 4,200 3,870 330
Cottonwood 910 120 790 4,900 4,880 20
Yellow-poplar 2,920 600 2,320 14,430 11,540 2,890
Basswood 10 -- 10 90 a 90
Other 6,880 3,610 3,270 18,970 16,690 2,280
Total hardwoods 63,250 25,480 37,770 226, 330 186,800 39,530
All species 64,640 25,980 38,660 232,020 192,220 39,800

* International 44-inch rule.

30

Table 10.-—- Volume of growing stock and sawtimber on commercial-forest land by species and kind of material
Wester Coalfield Unit, Kentucky, 1963-- Continued

MUHLENBERG COUNTY

Growing stock Sawtimber

Poletimber

trees

In sawtimber
stands

Species

Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand

Softwoods: cu. ft. cu. ft. cu. ft. bd. ft.* bd. ft.* bd. ft.*
Shortleaf pine -- sc =— =e == =o
Other yellow pines 80 80 == == aa ==
Hemlock 20 -- 20 160 160 =<
Cypress 140 =< 140 1,170 1,170 ==
Redcedar 97 470 500 2,090 1,690 400
Total softwoods 1,210 550 660 3,420 3,020 400

Hardwoods:
Select white oak 12,7 4,290 8,450 50,640 41,200 9,440
Select red oak 5,910 1,640 4,270 26,920 22,940 3,980
Other white oak 5,220 2,140 3,080 18,320 12,450 5,870
Other red oak 15,950 4,580 11,370 70,090 57,090 13,000
Hickories 12,790 6,760 6,030 35,580 27,510 8,070
Hard maple 3,290 2,170 1,120 6,490 5,560 930
Beech 3,440 950 2,490 16,390 14,530 1,860
Black walnut 950 410 540 2,990 2,700 290
Ash 4,540 2,850 1,690 9,160 8,410 750
Soft maple 3,070 1,020 2,050 11,350 9,900 1,450
Sweetgum 4,900 1,880 3,020 17,680 16,060 1,620
Black gum 1,750 690 1,060 6,070 5,210 860
Cottonwood 810 130 680 4,070 3,800 270
Yellow-poplar 3,830 920 2,910 18,120 13,430 4,690
Basswood 20 as 20 140 == 140
Other 11,120 5,140 5,980 34,990 32,080 2,910
Total hardwoods 90,330 35,570 54,760 329,000 272,870 56,130
All species 91,540 36,120 55,420 332,420 275,890 56,530

OHIO COUNTY

Softwoods:
Shortleaf pine St =< == a5 == =
Other yellow pines 200 70 130 760 760 =
Hemlock 20 cs 20 120 120 ==
Cypress 1,140 oe 1,140 9,790 9,790 ==
Redcedar 1,240 610 630 2,480 2,030 450
Total softwoods 2,600 680 1,920 13,150 12,700 450

Hardwoods:
Select white oak 17,960 6,270 11,690 69,520 54,580 14,940
Select red oak 8,390 2,290 6,100 38,740 32,200 6,540
Other white oak 7,500 3,060 4,440 26,020 17,080 8,940
Other red oak 21,550 6,400 15,150 92,950 75,970 16,980
Hickories 16,040 8,830 7,210 42,210 32,170 10,040
Hard maple 4,330 2,890 1,440 8,260 7,330 930
Beech 4,550 1,350 3,200 20,640 18,290 2,350
Black walnut 1,020 490 530 3,050 2,500 550
Ash 5,160 3,200 - 1,960 10,360 9,350 1,010
Soft maple 3,670 1,210 2,460 13,460 11,360 2,100
Sweetgum 5,750 2,040 3,710 21,420 18,770 2,650
Blackgum 2,410 960 1,450 8,490 7,760 730
Cottonwood 2,370 310 2,060 12,830 12,680 150
Yellow-poplar 5,660 1,230 4,430 27,510 21,360 6,150
Basswood 30 -- 30 150 =< 150
Other 13,410 7,100 6,310 36,620 32,620 4,000
Total hardwoods 119,800 47 ,630 72,170 432,230 354,020 78,210
All species 122,400 48,310 74,090 445,380 366,720 78,660

* International 44-inch mule.

Table 10. -- Volume of growing stock and sawtimber on commercial-forest land by species and kind of material
Western Coalfield Unit, Kentucky, 1963 -- Continued

SIMPSON COUNTY

Growing stock Sawtimber

In other
stands

Sawtimber In sawtimber

trees

Poletimber
trees

Species

Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand

Softwooda: cu. ft. cu. ft. cu. ft. bd. ft.* bd. ft.* bd. ft.*
Shortleaf pine 25 22 =e =i as 2s
Other yellow pines 10 10 5 ae a Se
Hemlock 10 o° 10 40 40 sis
Cypress 130 oe 130 1,170 1,170 =o
Redcedar 150 80 70 260 210 50
Total softwoods 300 90 210 1,470 1,420 50

Hardwoods:
Select white oak 1,530 570 960 5,700 4,140 1,560
Select red oak 960 260 700 4,490 3,660 830
Other white oak 750 310 440 2,560 1,580 980
Other red oak 2,660 860 1,800 10.790 9,000 1,790
Hickones 1,890 970 920 5,560 4,480 1,080
Hard maple 520 350 170 1,010 850 160
Beech 470 100 370 2,440 2,090 350
Black walnut 130 70 60 350 320 30
Ash 600 340 260 1,610 1,450 160
Soft maple 420 190 230 1,240 1,160 80
Sweetgum 1,250 510 740 4,360 4,080 280
Blackgum 240 80 160 910 880 30
Cottonwood 360 30 330 2,130 2,120 10
Y ellow-poplar 580 110 470 2,920 2,070 850
Basswood -- -- oe = Sc ==
Other 1,650 860 790 4,640 3,870 770
Total hardwoods 14,010 5,610 8,400 50,710 41,750 8,960
All species 14,310 5,700 8,610 52,180 43,170 9,010

TODD COUNTY

Softwoods:
Shortleaf pine -- -- =i oc = =
Other yellow pines 50 50 -- -- -- =
Hemlock 10 -- 10 60 60 ==
Cypress -- -- == = oe Se
Redcedar 520 280 240 1,060 860 200
Total softwoods 580 330 250 1,120 920 200

Hardwoods:
Select white oak 4,950 1,480 3,470 21,090 17,690 3,400
Select red oak 2,370 610 1,760 11,050 9,590 1,460
Other white oak 1,970 780 1,190 7,190 4,820 2,370
Other red oak 6,440 1,830 4,610 28,410 23,410 5,000
Hickories 5,410 2,760 2,650 15,690 12,300 3,390
Hard maple 1,210 740 470 2,750 2,300 450
Beech 1,220 300 920 6,020 5,100 920
Black walnut 460 180 280 1,520 1, 480 40
Ash 1,820 1,150 670 3,600 3,340 260
Soft maple 1,120 300 820 4,600 4, 330 270
Sweetgum 1,770 750 1,020 5,920 5,280 640
Blackgum 810 300 510 2,890 2,530 360
Cottonwood 140 50 90 650 640 10
Yellow-poplar 1,400 300 1,100 6,930 5,230 1,700
Basswood 10 -- 10 40 os 40
Other 4,870 2,220 2,650 15,420 13,880 1,540
Total hardwoods i 35,970 13,750 22,220 133,770 111,920 21,850
All species 36,550 14,080 22,470 134,890 112,840 22,050

* International 44-inch rule.

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Table 10. -- Volume of growing stock and sawtimber on commercial-forest land by species and kind of material
Western Coalfield Unit, Kentucky, 1963 -- Continued

UNION COUNTY

Sawtimber

Growing stock

In other
stands

In sawtimber
stands

Sawtimber
trees

Poletimber
trees

Species

Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand |
Saftuoode: cu. ft. cu. ft. cu. ft. bd. ft.* bd. ft.* bd. ft.* .
Shortleaf pine =i = = =f = =e
Other yellow pines 20 20 = == oe SJ
Hemlock 10 == 10 40 40 ==
Cypress ; 320 =< 320 2,740 2,740 =<
Redcedar 200 110 90 360 300 60 |
Total softwoods 550 130 420 3,140 3,080 60
Hardwoods: |
Select white oak 2,390 870 1,520 9,050 6,950 2,100 |
Select red oak 1,620 390 1,230 7,850 6,360 1,490
Other white oak 900 370 530 3,070 1,840 1,230 \\
Other red oak 4,210 1,090 3,120 18,790 14,470 4,320 |
Hickories 2,410 1,160 1,250 7,640 5,700 1,940
Hard maple 590 440 150 870 570 300
Beech 480 190 290 1,940 1,350 590
Black walnut 180 100 80 460 400 60
Ash 980 560 420 2,360 2,090 270
Soft maple 1,070 420 650 3,680 2,610 1,070
Sweetgum 2,540 1,010 1,530 9,030 8,060 970
Blackgum 480 190 290 1,730 1,470 260
Cottonwood 800 90 710 4,590 4,320 270
Yellow-poplar 920 220 700 4,320 2,230 2,090
Basswood -- -- = 20 25 20
Other 2,830 1,460 1,370 7,900 6,560 1,340
Total hardwoods 22,400 8,560 13,840 83,300 64,980 18,320
All species 22,950 8,690 14,260 86,440 68,060 18,380
WARREN COUNTY
Softwoods:
Shortleaf pine -- -- =o =i ae aS
Other yellow pines 180 60 120 760 760 =
Hemlock 20 == 20 130 130 eo
Cypress 230 -- 230 1,960 1,960 =<
Redcedar 680 320 360 1,470 1,230 240
Total softwoods 1,110 380 730 4,320 4,080 240
Hardwoods:
Select white oak 9,030 3,060 5,970 35,940 29,900 6,040
Select red oak 3,870 1,140 2,730 17,300 14,430 2,870
Other white oak 3,600 1,460 2,140 12,770 8,800 3,970
Other red oak 9,930 3,030 6,900 42,250 34,030 8,220
Hickories 8,530 4,550 3,980 23,250 18,160 5,090
Hard maple 2,390 1,510 880 5,140 4,190 950
Beech 2,450 700 1,750 11,380 9,950 1,430
Black walnut 650 290 : 360 2,010 1,780 230
Ash 2,180 1,270 910 4,940 4,410 530
Soft maple 1,540 460 1,080 6,090 5,200 890
Sweetgum 1,930 680 1,250 7,110 6,240 870
Blackgum 1,130 460 670 3,790 3,190 600
Cottonwood 520 70 450 2,830 2,820 10
Yellow-poplar 2,850 640 2,210 13,820 10,900 2,920
Basswood 20 = 20 130 2S 130
Other 6,190 3,280 2,910 17,010 14,810 2,200
Total hardwoods 56,810 22,600 34,210 205,760 168,810 36,950
All species 57,920 22,980 34,940 210,080 172,890 37,190

* International 44-inch mule.

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Table 10.--Volume of growing stock and sawtimber on commercial-forest land by species and kind of material
Western Coalfield Unit, Kentucky 1963-- Continued

WEBSTER COUNTY

Growing stock Sawtimber

In other
stands

In sawtimber
stands

Sawtimber
trees

Poletimber
trees

Species

Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand
* ¥ *
Sapeenase cu. ft. cu ft cu. ft. bd. ft. bd. ft.* bd. ft.
Shortleaf pine =- = = > = ==
Other yellow pines 30 30 a3 a ae a
Hemlock 10 == 10 40 40 --
Cypress 180 == 180 1,570 1,570 --
Redcedar 400 210 190 760 600 160
Total softwoods 620 240 380 2,370 2,210 160
Hardwoods:
Select white oak 5,220 1,800 3,420 20,440 15,630 4,810
Select red oak 2,570 710 1,860 11,790 9,780 2,010
Other white oak 2,260 890 1,370 8,060 5,160 2,900
Other red oak 6,910 2,100 4,810 29,090 21,990 7,100
Hickories 5,250 2,790 2,460 14,740 10,820 3,920
Hard maple 1,290 910 380 2,160 1,740 420
Beech 1,280 380 900 5,870 4,880 990
Black walnut 400 190 210 1,200 1,030 170
Ash 1,590 990 600 3,440 3,030 410
Soft maple 1,110 420 690 3,940 2,670 1,270
Sweetgum 2,600 1,030 1,570 9,200 8,120 1,080
Blackgum 660 260 400 2,280 1,910 370
Cottonwood 550 70 480 3,140 3,060 80
Y ellow-poplar 1,580 370 1,210 7,450 4,550 2,900
Basswood 10 25 10 50 oe 50
Other 4,250 2,370 1,880 11,020 9,060 -__ 1,960
Total hardwoods 37,530 15,280 22,250 133,870 103, 430 30,440
All species 38,150 15,520 22,630 136,240 105,640 30,600
* International 44-inch rule.
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Table 13.--Net annual growth on commercial-forest land by species and kind of material
Western Coalfield Unit, Kentucky, 1963

Sawtimber

Growing stock

Species Poletimber Sawtimber In sawtimber In other

trees trees stands stands
Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand

cu. ft. cu. ft. cu. ft. bd. ft.* bd. (be bd. (Ge

Softwoods:
Shortleaf pine 5 Se Ss 2a = me
Other yellow pines 340 140 200 870 430 440
Hemlock 10 =o 10 90 90 =i
Cypress 180 os 180 960 960 5
Redcedar 730 430 300 2,590 1,420 1,170
Total softwoods 1,260 570 690 4,510 2,900 1,610

Hardwoods:
Select white oak 5,980 2,290 3,690 37,010 22,980 14,030
Select red oak 3,530 1,270 2,260 18,600 13,570 5,030
Other white oak 2,220 750 1,470 17,910 10,750 7,160
Other red oak 9,180 2,990 6,190 53,530 36,680 16,850
Hickories 6,560 4,070 2,490 27,620 16,190 11,430
Hard maple 2,160 1,320 840 11,870 7,950 3,920
Beech 1,210 430 780 8,000 5,290 2,710
Black walnut 630 280 350 3,010 2,190 820
Ash 2,490 1,650 840 11,460 8,390 3,070
Soft maple 1,900 820 1,080 9,470 7,960 1,510
Sweetgum 2,920 1,300 1,620 15,360 13,210 2,150
Blackgum 720 510 210 3,290 3,820 —530
Cottonwood 740 100 640 5,010 3,730 1,280
Yellow-poplar 3,110 640 2,470 17,480 12,140 5,340
Basswood 10 -- 10 100 -- 100
Other 7,900 4,260 3,640 34,140 26,160 7,980
Total hardwoods 51,260 22,680 28,580 273,860 191,010 82,850
All species 52,520 23,250 29,270 278,370 193,910 84,460

*International 1/4-inch rule.

Table 14.--Net annual growth on commercial-forest land by county and species group
Western Coalfield Unit, Kentucky, 1963

Sawtimber

Growing stock

County

Hardwoods

All species Softwoods Hardwoods All species Softwoods

Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand

cu. ft. cu. ft. cu. ft. bd. ft.* bd. ft.* bd. ft.*

Allen 2,410 50 2,360 12,750 190 12,560
Barren 2,190 60 2,130 11,110 160 10,950
Butler 3,820 80 3,740 20,800 260 20,540
Caldwell 2,260 50 2,210 11,810 210 11,600
Christian 3,750 90 3,660 20,150 290 19,860
Crittenden 2,470 50 2,420 12,630 170 12,460
Daviess 1,870 50 1,820 10,130 160 9,970
Edmonson 2,230 170 ~ 2,060 11,620 690 10.930
Henderson 1,600 20 1,580 9,050 80 8,970
Hopkins 4,880 90 4,790 26,370 330 26,040
Logan 3,080 60 3,020 15,610 210 15,400
McLean 1,350 20 1,330 7,650 70 7,580
Monroe 2,960 80 2,880 15,780 300 15,480
Muhlenberg 4,160 7 4,090 22,270 260 22,010
Ohio 5,700 130 5,570 29,570 500 29,070
Simpson 670 20 650 3,550 60 3,490
Todd 1,650 40 1,610 8,770 110 8.660
Union 1,070 30 1,040 5,610 100 5,510
Warren 2,640 60 2,580 13,980 240 13,740
Webster 1,760 40 1,720 9,160 120 9,040
Total 52,520 1,260 51,260 278,370 4,510 273,860

*International 1/4-inch rule.

A2

Table 15, -- Timber cut from commercial-forest land by species and kind of material
Western Coalfield Unit, Kentucky, 1962

Growing stock Sawtimber

Sawtimber
trees

Poletimber
trees

Species Total

Thousand cu. fe. Thousand cu. fe. Thousand cu. ft. Thousand bd. ft.*
Softwoods:
Shortleaf pine <5 aie an as
Other yellow pines 290 180 110 540
Hemlock oe 5 ne =e
Cypress 40 =\= 40 190
Redcedar 2 410 330 80 410 c
Total softwoods 740 510 230 1,140
Hardwoods:
Select white oak 3,250 850 2, 400 14,660
Select red oak 7,950 780 7,170 46,490
Other white oak 1,430 380 1,050 6,540
Other red oak 3,930 520 3,410 21,940
Hickories 2,820 1,020 1,800 11,170
Hard maple 530 110 420 2,800
Beech 1,740 100 1,640 11,270
Black walnut 780 20 760 5,310
Ash 620 60 560 3,770
Soft maple 1,680 20 1,660 10,980
Sweetgum 1,610 20 1,590 10,530
Blackgum 490 ot 490 3,220
Cotton wood 880 10 870 5,830
Yellow-poplar 2,370 60 2,310 15,810
Basswood 110 10 100 690
Other 2,770 200 : 2,570 __ 16,990
Total hardwoods 32,960 4,160 28,800 188,000
All species 33,700 4,670 29,030 189,140

* International 4%-inch rule.

Table 16.--Timber cut from commercial-forest land by ownership and species group

Western Coalfield Unit, Kentucky, 1962

Growing stock Sawtimber

Ownership class

All species Softwoods Hardwoods All species Softwoods Hardwoods

Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand
cu. fe. cu. ft. cu. ft. bd. ft.* bd. ft.* neh fis”
Public 370 aS 370 2,420 i 2,420
Forest industry 10 = 10 80 Le 80
Farmer and
miscellaneous private 33,320 740 32,580 186,640 1,140 185,500
All ownerships 33,700 740 32,960 189, 140 1,140 188,000
*International 1/4-inch rule.
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Table 17.--Net annual desirable cut on commercial-forest land by species and kind of material
Western Coalfield Unit, Kentucky, 1963

Growing stock

Species

Poletimber

trees

Sawtimber

Sawtimber

trees

In sawtimber

stands

In other
stands

Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand

cu. ft. cu. ft. cu. ft. bd. ft.* bd. ft.* bd. ft.*

Softwoods:
Shortleaf pine -- aie = a Si; ne
Other yellow pines -- os OG Ra oe ae
Hemlock 90 Bo 90 630 630 oo
Cypress 110 pia 110 880 880 ze
Redcedar 180 70 110 480 260 220
Total softwoods 380 70 310 1,990 1,770 220

Hardwoods:
Select white oak 7,380 2,310 5,070 29, 380 25,270 4,110
Select red oak 3,150 610 2,540 15,460 12,140 3,320
Other white oak 2,600 1,110 1,490 8,330 6,330 2,000
Other red oak 5,520 1,260 4,260 26,320 25, 100 1,220
Hickories 5,000 2,630 2,370 14,180 11,470 2,710
Hard maple 1,490 820 670 3,910 3,580 330
Beech 1,520 390 1,130 8,180 8,080 100
Black walnut 110 30 80 380 340 40
Ash 1,050 450 600 3,350 3,310 40
Soft maple 720 270 450 2,450 2,190 260
Sweetgum 1,540 590 950 5,350 5, 200 150
Blackgum 840 270 570 3,190 3,190 a
Cottonwood 390 40 350 2,110 2,020 90
Y ellow-poplar 1,610 280 1,330 7,980 7,110 870
Basswood -- ae Sis ae Bes se
Other 3,160 1,400 1,760 10,510 10,290 220
Total hardwoods 36,080 12,460 23,620 141,080 125,620 15,460
All species 36,460 12,530 23,930 143,070 127, 390 15,680

*International 1/4-inch rule.

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Table 18.-- Net annual desirable cut on commercial-forest land by county and species group
Western Coalfield Unit, Kentucky, 1963

Sawtimber

Growing stock

County All species Softwoods Hardwoods All species Softwoods Hardwoods
Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand
cu. ft. Cu. ft cu. ft. bd. ft.* bd. ft.* bd. ft.*
Allen 1,690 20 1,670 6,690 90 6,600
Barren 1.480 20 1,460 5,840 60 5,780
Butler 2,750 20 2,730 11,040 70 10,970
Caldwell 1,540 20 1,520 5,810 90 5,720
Ghristian 2.660 20 2640 10,490 80 10,410
Crittenden 1,650 10 1,640 6,250 50 6,200
Daviess 1,340 20 1,320 5,440 120 5,320
Edmonson 1,520 30 1,490 6,100 210 5,890
Henderson 1,210 10 1,200 4,950 50 4,900
Hopkins 3,440 30 3,410 13,580 160 13,420
Logan 2,050 20 2,030 7,720 100 7,620
McLean 1,000 10 990 4,130 30 4,100
Monroe 2,040 20 2,020 7,830 140 7,690
Muhlenberg 2,890 20 2,870 11,260 90 11,170
Ohio 3,850 50 3,800 15,000 330 14,670
Simpson 450 10 440 1,760 40 1,720
Todd 1,150 10 1,140 4,570 30 4,540
Union 720 10 710 2,910 80 2,830
Warren 1,830 20 1,810 7,090 110 6,980
Webster 1,200 10 1,190 4,610 60 4,550
Total 36,460 380 36 ,080 143,070 1,990 141,080
*International 1/4-inch rule.
A5

THE AUTHORS

PAUL S. DeBALD recently transferred to the Central
States Forest Experiment Station from the Lake States
Station where he began his Forest Service career in 1959.
DeBald is experienced in all phases of Forest Survey work.
Born in Pittsburgh, Paul graduated in forestry from the
Pennsylvania State University. He is a member of the So-
ciety of American Foresters, Tau Phi Delta (professional
forestry fraternity), and Xi Sigma Pi (honorary forestry
society).

DAVID A. GANSNER began his Forest Service career in
1958 at the Lake States Forest Experiment Station, work-
ing on the Forest Survey in Missouri and Minnesota. In
1961 he moved to the Central States Station and his present
job as Forest Survey Representative. A native of Missouri,
Dave received his degree in forestry from the University of
Missouri. He is a member of the Society of American
Foresters, Xi Sigma Pi (honorary forestry society), and
Gamma Sigma Delta (agricultural honor society).

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