APPENDIX. 



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Economy in Cutting. 



Lumber cut on west slope of Mt. Washington in Xew ITanipshire. 

 Blodgett scale rule (calipers). 



Finally, as shovvino; what may be done if men ouly think so, and if 

 through their business organization and scaling metliods they put no 

 obstacle in tlie why, these last tigures are presented, of timber cut on the 

 west side of Mt. AVashington in Xew Hanipsliire. In this case eighty-six 

 per cent of the trees cut was actually taken from the ground. This high 

 degree of economy I believe is reached in a good deal of present Andro- 

 scoggin cutting. 



We have now opportunity to make an interesting comparison. All these 

 figures were taken from lots of logs as they ran. Each group so far as I 

 can judge is approximately ivpresentative of much of the cutting in its 

 region. Leaving out of account now the various causes wliicli go to 

 cause tlie diflerence, put-ting our tigures for the different rivers together 

 as representing the degree of economy attained, we have the following 

 striking result : 



Of trees cut. for logs 60 per cent, is utilized on the Penobscot. 



