douhle that amount hu- Uvn cut. and the cut i- still 

 increasing. In IVM; (Jen. ( '. ('. Andrew-, -talc tin- 

 warden, e.-tiiimtccl the white pine at 17 billions, mid in 

 !-' Mi II H \yre-e-timatrd it :ii lietwccn II HI ! 

 12 I'illion-. The la-t two estimate* agree . -lo-i-ly. and 

 \<-t it is safe to sa\ that fr various reasons much more 

 than the amount given will eventually l>c cut. 



Thr lumtM-r indu-trv in Minnesota grew slowly, and 

 booarni 1 !' ^t>--.i\ iiM|M.riaii. .-iiU U-tweon L8M -"!( 

 ivm. In tin- lutter year it.s product placed it third 

 am. -iiu thr states, following Wisconsin and Michigan. 



LUMBKR IXWSTRY. 



TIMBKR iiWM-l. \M> I T MY SPKCIK>. AM' \\KRA<.K 

 STA M ' 



Indiana. Thb state, with the exception of a -mull 

 proportion of prairie, was originally covered with 

 forest. This, however, has in the great part been cut 

 away and the land i- now devoted to agriculture. 



It i- estimated that the area of woodland comprises 

 10,800 square miles, or 30 per cent of tin- -tat.-"- :uv:;. 

 Little of this, however, consist* of merchantable forests. 

 It is probable that most of the lumber manufactured 

 in the state is brought from outside the state. 



LUMBER IXniWRY 



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lf. 12.J24.7W 



I4.2W.MO 



; ,,< 



TIMBKR OWNED AND CUT, BY 8PECIE8, AND AVERAGE 

 STAND. 



Conlfcn 



WtUUoak 



Other hard wood. " 



Total.. 



OVMd (M 

 tal. B. M.). 



in. MO 



!B 



The surface of tin- -tale i- mainly |trmirii 

 with foreots only in \\\>- -u\\\>-\\\ part Tbe*e ooiuist 

 >f liard wood, and comprise. it ise*tinwte|. I o. -..IK (square 

 mile-, or 18 per cent of the arm of the state. 



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US:: 



i- 



IM0.. 



w. 



125:3? 



TIMBER OWNED AKD CITT, BY HPEOIE8, AND AVKi:v.K 

 STAND. 



Cotton wood 



While oak 



(Hbrr hardwood*. . 



Ownnl i M 



M.TM.). 



.: 

 



T<*U. 



. .. 







IfS 



.004 



0.14* 



Nabranka. In this state woodlands are found only in 

 the eastern part closely bordering the Missouri Kiver. 

 and in narrow strips extending up the stream-. It i- 

 estimated that only 2,300 square mile*, or 3 per cent of 

 the area of the state, are wooded. 



KanJMH. There are no forests in Kansas. Hardwood 

 is found in the southeastern part of the state, ami there 

 only to a small extent, comprising, it i- estimated. 

 5,700 square miles, or 7 per cent of the area of the 

 state. 



I.I MBKR INDUSTRY. 



Iowa, Iowa is a prairie state without merchantable 

 forest.-. Such as formerly existed have been practically 



cut awav. Scattered woodlands are found in tl a-t 



ern part of the state, especially along the -.ur-- of 

 the rivers and upon the tace of bluffs. The total extent 

 i- e.-timatfd at T.IHNI -<juare mile-, or 13 per cent of the 

 area of the state. 



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