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entirely supply. Chief among the native grown woods are, 

 cucumber, 35 per cent.; tupelo, 15 per cent.; sycamore, 14 per 

 cent. ; cherry, 13 per cent. ; black walnut, 11 per cent. Of the six 

 leading species only 2 per cent, of the white oak, 5.5 per cent, of 

 the red gum, and little more than i per cent, of the sugar maple 

 were grown within the state. 



Chicago is the greatest point of lumber distribution in the world. 

 Compilations of the lumber shipment in 1909 show an aggregate 

 of 2,600 million feet of which 43 per cent, was consumed locally. 

 The latter figure does not take into account the rough lumber 

 entering into buildings or other construction work. 



The report calls attention to the importance of reforesting such 

 parts of the state as will grow timber more profitably than farm 

 crops. "One million acres of timber, cared for as woodland 

 should be, may be expected to yield from 300 to 500 million feet 

 of lumber a year for all time. A constant supply like that right 

 at home would be of immense importance to the wood-consuming 

 factories of the state, and it would likewise assure a large income 

 to the growers of timber." 



S. J. R. 



Washington's Secondary Wood-Using Industries. By Howard 

 B. Oakleaf. U. S. Forest Service. Published by Pacific Lumber 

 Trade Journal, November, 191 1. Pp. 22-30. 



It is estimated that the present stand of timber in Washington 

 is between 300 and 350 billion feet, or about one-eighth of the 

 total amount in the entire United States. The area covered is 

 approximately 25 million acres; the stumpage value is estimated 

 at 400 million dollars. Since 1905 Washington has held first rank 

 as a lumber-producing state. There are now within the state 

 about 1,000 mills, the total cut of which in 1910 was 4,100 million 

 feet worth 75 million dollars. About one-fourth of this material 

 was shipped out of the state by water and one-half by rail. Of 

 the remaining one-fourth which was consumed locally, about 40 

 per cent, was further manufactured into wooden products by 25 

 different industries. 



In 1909 the wood-using industries consumed 337,555,125 board 

 feet of raw material. Over two-thirds of this amount went to 



