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Iiumber Cut of the United States for 1906. 



'I'll*' I'or(_'st Service has just IssikmI a circular 

 sliowiiiK llie liiinlier out of tlic United States In 

 ilcliill for the year l!IO(i, On this page is repro- 

 ihiced the totals of the cut of conifers and in 

 detail the cut of hardwoods of all varieties, by 

 slates. The data lor these figures are based 

 upon reports from 211. .'IDS lumber manufacturers. 

 There Is no claim made that the ligures pre- 

 sented are absolutely correct for the quantity 

 named, hut it Is alleged they are close appr".\l- 

 malious. 



i)f course the cypress cut. though not in- 

 eluded in the table, is of interest to the hard- 

 wood fraternity : it totals 839,270,000 feet. In 

 the softwoods yellow pine is still far In the lead 

 as a lumber producer, as it has been for a long 

 time. White pine, which was second until a 

 year or two ago. is now third, and has been 

 supplanted by Douglas lir. Oak has dropped 

 from third to fifth place. The most widely dls- 

 iiiljuled species of hardwoods is in oak. and 

 the reports of oak lumber production in greater 

 or less quantity are noted from thirty-seven 

 states, 'i'he several species of oak are not dis- 

 tinguished, since it was impossible to determine 

 with any accuracy the different varieties. The 

 principal species cut for lumber, however, are 

 wliito oak, red oak, chestnut oak, cow oak, 

 ehimiuapin oak, burr oak and Spanish oak. Of 

 the total quantity of oak reported for 1900 

 about two-thirds is classified in the white oak 

 group and the remaining one-third in the red 

 oak group. The total valuation of oak is esti- 

 mated at .$Gl.:i77.2G0, or $21.70 per thousand. 

 The cut of oak is decreasing rapidly, as it has 

 fallen off more than 3G per cent in the past 

 seven years. Kentucky now leads in its produc- 

 tion, and in 1900 furnished 12 per cent, fol- 

 lowed by West Virginia with 11.2 per cent. The 

 next states in importance — all fairly close to- 

 gether — are Tennessee, Ohio, Pennsylvania, In- 

 diana and Arkansas. 



More than half the total cut of maple is fur- 

 nished liy Michigan ; Wisconsin ranks .second, 

 lait furnishes little more than one-sixth the 

 quantity produced by the Wolverine state. Next 

 in order come Pennsylvania. New York and Ver- 

 mont. The cut of maple in Michigan has grown 

 nearly 2."i per cent since 1.S99 : an increase in 

 the output of all the other important states has 

 also taken place. The value of the total cut 

 has increased over 80 per cent during the same 

 lime. 



Cypress reaches its most extensive develop- 

 ment in Louisiana, and this state furnished 

 over 08 per cent of the 1900 production. The 

 cut of cypress in that state has more than doub- 

 led since 1890. 



Three-fifths of the poplar produced in 1900 

 was furnished by Kentucky. West Virginia and 

 Tennessee. The total cut was valued at $10.- 

 .■)38.200. or an aver.ige price of S2-(.21 per thou- 

 sand. The cut of poplar has decreased in every 

 state it importance since 1899. Kentucky has 

 fallen off 41 per cent. West Virginia 33 per 

 cent and Tennessee 52 per cent. This decrease 

 lias been accompanied by such a rise in value, 

 Iiowever, that the total value of the 1900 pro- 

 uuction exceeded by $891,920 that of the much 

 gieater output of 1899. 



Twothirds of the total quantity of red gum 

 manufactured in 1900 was furnished by Arkan- 

 sas, Missouri and Mississippi. The average 

 value per thousand is shown at $13.40. The cut 

 of red gum for 1900 was less than 1904, so 

 apparently the maximum output of this species 

 lias been passed. 



Chestnut is another widely distributed tree 

 and the manufacture of the wood was reported 

 from twenty-two states. The average value was 

 .$17.49 per thousand. The leading states in its 

 production are Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Con- 

 necticut and Tennessee, which together furnish 

 over half the entire output. The cut of chest- 

 nut is increasing, as the cut of 1900 was nearly 

 double that of 1S99. 



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