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the plantation, and extinguished it there before any loss was sustained 

 except on a small area of planted ground along the border: Forester 

 Knechtel rendered valuable assistance, also, in the tabulation of the 

 statistics in the 643 reports received from the firewardens, and in 

 preparing for future reference a practical digest of other information 

 which also appears in. these returns. 



ANNUAL FOREST PRODUCT. 



As customary in my previous reports I submit here, also, for your 

 information, the yearly statement showing extent of the timber cut- 

 ting in the Adirondack and Catskill forests and amount of the pro- 

 duct. The statistics given are for the year 1902, as the returns for 

 the current year are never obtainable in time for my annual report. 



A tabulation of the returns made to this office from each sawmill, 

 pulpmill, acid factory, cooperage plant, and wood consuming indus- 

 try drawing its supply of raw material from the Adirondack forest, 

 shows the following output: 



ADIRONDACK FOREST. 



Feet B. M. 



Spruce 148,859,31 1 



Hemlock 60,177,715 



Pine 40,218,643 



Hardwood 34,851,571 



Pulpwood, 461,806 cords 253,531,494 



Wood for chemicals, cooperage, etc 34,383,870 



572,022,604 



Shingles 32,826,000 pieces 



Lath 45,987,200 pieces 



This is the largest output of any year in the history of the State, 

 and exceeds that of the previous year by 27,767,71 1 feet. 



