THE FOREST RESOURCES OF THE WORLD. 



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Wurttemberg, however, Scotch pine brings close to three times as 

 much as white pine in this country. The prices for cord wood in 

 European countries are also much higher than in this country. Cord 

 wood of spruce and pine in this country are omitted, since they are 

 used for pulp, and it would not be fair to compare them with wood 

 used for firewood in other countries. 



The difference in the wood prices here and in European countries 

 is very great indeed, but still they do not show the actual difference 

 in the value obtained from timber in this and other countries. These 

 figures refer only to the used part, which is much greater in Europe 

 than here, and therefore the difference between the stumpage value 

 per tree obtained in this country and abroad must be still greater. 



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HOW FAB CAN THE UNITED STATES COUNT ON SUPPLIES FROM 



ABROAD? 



After a discussion of the forest resources of the various countries 

 of the world, the question naturally arises, How far, in case the 

 resources of the United States fail, can it count on foreign sources of 

 supply ? It is obvious that there must be an increase in exports of 

 some countries, in event of a failure of this country's timber supply, 

 to make up the deficiency. It is equally evident that if the amount 

 of net imports of present importing countries should increase, they 

 would compete with the United States in case it should run short, 

 and thus necessitate a still greater output of timber by the exporting 

 countries. 



It is important, therefore, to trace the tendencies of the timber 

 trade of the various countries for the last few years to see what 

 deductions can be drawn as to the future, bearing in mind their 

 resources, as already brought out, and trying to bring out the reason 

 why they import or export. Table 27 shows the amount of net ex- 

 ports or imports of the important countries of the world. 



TABLE 27. Net exports and imports of forest products of various countries, yearly average, 



1897-1901. 



Country. 



Net exports. 



Cubic feet. 



Feet board 

 measure." 



Net imports. 



Cubic feet. 



Feet board 

 measure.* 



Russia (with Finland) 295,000,000 2,360,000,000 



Sweden . 223,000,000 1,784,000,000 



Austria-Hungary" " 183,500,000 1,460,000,000 



Canada '.'.'.'.'... i 107,200,000 857,600,000 



Norway I 52,000,000 416,000,000 



United States. 51,000,000 408,000,000 



Roumania 3,000.000 24,000,000 



India .. 2,750,000 22,000,000 



West coast of Africa 1,300,000 10,400,000 



West Indies, Mexico, Central America C50, 000 5, 200, 000 



A laska 



Japan & 



Ceylon 



Servia 



Mauritius 



Greece 



Philippine Islands 



Bulgaria 



China 



o Since the figures include lumber, logs, poles, and split wood, 1 cubic foot was regarded as equivalent 

 to 8 board feet. In the original conversion from tons, 1 ton is regarded as equivalent to 50 cubic feet. 



b Only construction timber included; judged by value, Japan is an exporting country 



170,000 



250,000 



500,000 



750,000 



1,000,000 



1,750,000 



2,000,000 



2,500,000 



2,500,000 



1,360,000 



2,000,000 



4,000,000 



6,000,000 



8,000,000 



14,000,000 



16, 000, 000 



20,000,000 



20,000,000 



