Table 40. Area of timberland by county and site productivity class,
Delaware, 1999
(In thousands of acres)
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Site class
County ___________________________________________ All
Very good Good Fair Poor classes SE
(120+) (85-119) (50-84) (20-49) Unknown
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Sussex 3.6 12.4 27.4 10.7 167.7 221.8 4.4
Kent/New Castle .8 5.8 23.7 25.8 93.4 149.5 5.8
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Total 4.4 18.2 51.1 36.5 261.1 371.2 3.5
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SE 84.5 49.7 25.7 27.0 7.8 3.5
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Table 41. Net volume of growing-stock trees on timberland by county and
stand-size class, Delaware, 1999
(In millions of cubic feet)
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Stand-size class
County __________________________________________________ All
Saw- Pole- Sapling and Non- classes SE
timber timber seedling stocked
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Sussex 315.1 72.1 7.6 .0 394.9 10.2
Kent/New Castle 269.6 26.6 1.1 .0 297.3 10.6
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Total 584.7 98.7 8.7 .0 692.2 7.4
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SE 9.7 24.3 42.3 .0 7.4
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