4 FOREST PRODUCTS 



duction of white pine, formerly the leading lumber tree cut in this coun- 

 try, has fallen in production from over 7,742,000,000 bd. ft. in 1899 to 

 2,700,000,000 in 1916. Other species, such as cypress and yellow poplar, 

 have shown a marked decrease in production during the past two decades, 

 and other species, such as western yellow pine, red gum, birch, cedar, 

 and maple have shown a marked increase in production. 



PRESENT FOREST RESOURCES 



Of the total stand of timber still uncut, about 75 per cent is in private 

 hands and the remaining 25 per cent in Government hands. The dis- 

 tribution of this timber is as follows, by regions : 



STAND OF TIMBER BY REGIONS 1 p er Cent 



Pacific northwest 46 . o 



Southern pine region 29 . i 



Lake states 4.5 



Other regions 20 . 5 



Total 100 . o 



By species, the stand of 2,535,000,000,000 bd. ft. left standing in this 

 country is divided as follows: 



STANDING TIMBER BY SPECIES 1 

 Species. Billion Bd. Ft. 



Douglas fir 525 



Southern yellow pine 325 



Western yellow pine 275 



Redwood 100 



Western cedar 160 



Western hemlock 100 



Lodgepole pine 90 



White and Norway pine 75 



Eastern hemlock 75 



Western spruce 60 



Eastern spruce 50 



Western firs 50 



Sugar pine 30 



Cypress 20 



Other conifers 100 



Hardwoods 500 



Total 2535 



1 From " The Timber Supply of the United States," by R. S. Kellogg, U. S. Forest 

 Service Circ. 166, 1909. 



