Table 43.--Average annual net growth and average annual removals of growing-stock volume  
                 on timberland by ownership class and species group, Maryland, 1999 
  
                                    (In thousands of cubic feet) 
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                                 Net Growth                               Removals                
      Ownership        ________________________________________________________________________ 
         class                                      All                             All groups    
                         Softwoods   Hardwoods     groups    Softwoods   Hardwoods                
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    Other public             4,871       1,663       6,535       1,671      23,520      25,191  
    Forest industry          3,044       1,169       4,213       3,813       3,897       7,710  
    Other private           15,760      80,283      96,043      13,480      36,274      49,754  
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    All classes             23,675      83,117     106,791      18,963      63,691      82,655  
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      Table 44.--Average annual net growth and average annual removals of sawtimber volume on  
                 timberland by ownership class and species group, Maryland, 1999 
  
                                    (In thousands of board feet) 
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                                 Net Growth                               Removals                
      Ownership        ________________________________________________________________________ 
         class                                      All                             All groups    
                         Softwoods   Hardwoods     groups    Softwoods   Hardwoods                
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    Other public            24,274       6,471      30,745       4,798      75,368      80,166  
    Forest industry          6,015      10,033      16,048       9,387      10,442      19,830  
    Other private           57,223     324,541     381,763      44,415     128,245     172,659  
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    All classes             87,511     341,045     428,557      58,600     214,055     272,655  
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