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times called gray birch. The Adiroiulack lumbermen call it red birch to denote the 

 pinkish hue of the wood, which makes it so valuable for furniture or cabinet work ; 

 but the red birch ])roper (betula riigni L.) does not exist on the Adirondack plateau. 

 Of the hardwood (iut[)ut, three-fourths is birch and maple; the balance is made up of 

 ash, cherry, beech and elm, in relative quantity corresponding to the order named. 



There was about 300,000 feet of basswood sawed each year. This is not classed 

 as hardwood properly, although a broad-leaved tree ; but for lack of space it is 

 included in the hardwood column. There was also some small amounts of tamarack 

 and cedar sawed which are included in the same column, although they are soft woods. 

 The amount of each will be found in the footnotes in case it should be deemed 

 desirable to separate them. 



The statistics relating to the pulp mills do not fully indicate the extent of this 

 immense industry, because many of them obtain a large jjart of their stock from 

 Canada. There are several mills in the State — some of them in Northern New York — - 

 that do not appear on this list, for they obtain their entire stock of pulp wood from 

 Canada or the Great Lakes. The Empire State leads all others in this intlustry, 

 having more than twice as many mills as any other State. Moreover, many of its 

 mills surpass all others, in this country or abroad, in the extent of the plant and 

 capacity for production. 



Most of the pulp manufacturers made their returns in cords, but some gave the 

 amount in markets. In the latter case the tjuantit)- was converted into cords on a 

 basis of three markets to a cord. In comiputing the equivalent of tiie yearly totals 

 the same rule w-as used, one cord being figured as equal to three markets or 579 feet 

 board measure, Doyle's Rule. 



All of which is respectfully submitted. 



WILLIAM F. FOX. 



