CONTENTS 



PACK 



Introduction vii 



Foreword 46 



Wood and the industries of Illinois. 46 



Total consumption of wood in Illinois 49 



Production of wood in Illinois 51 



Future supplies of wood 53 



Substitutes for wood 54 



The use of wood in manufacturing Industries 55 



Farm implements and machinery 57 



Relative importance in industries entirely dependent on wood 57 



In industries which make extensive use of wood 58 



In Industries dependent on wood pulp and paper 62 



Minor uses of wood in industries 64 



Economic value of wood industries 64 



Consumption of wood by steam railroads 66 



By electric lines, and light and power companies 69 



Renewals, replacements, and future supplies 70 



Timber preservation 71 



The uses of wood in mining 76 



Cost of mining timbers 79 



Consumption of wood on Illinois farms 83 



Consumption of fence posts 83 



Durability of wooden posts 86 



Supply and prices of wooden fence posts .' 87 



Substitutes for wooden fence posts 89 



Consumption of wood for fuel 91 



Sources of supply of lumber for Illinois consumers 93 



States and regions from which lumber is imported 96 



Freight charges 100 



Retail prices 105 



Proportion of production of wood to consumption 107 



The forests of Illinois 109 



Original forests 109 



Present forests and relation to land economics 115 



Classification of timber by regions 116 



Production of wood on Illinois farms 125 



Consumption of wood on Illinois farms 140 



Stumpage prices for saw-timber 143 



Forests as a crop on soils of different qualities 149 



The grazing of farm woodlands 156 



Fires on forest lands 160 



A forest policy for Illinois 162 



Appendix 167 



