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The drop in the mean price is explained by the fact 

 that in 1908, 1909 the chief fellings were made in the 

 great forests in the north, where prices always rule 

 lower than in the centre and south of the country ; it 

 was also to some extent attributable to the fact that 

 the marking of trees for sale is now done on better sylvi- 

 cultuial lines, the selection not being made only amongst 

 the finest stems, as was formerly always the case ; the 

 system of cleanings having, as has been already stated, 

 come into operation. In 1908 the total timber sold 

 from the State forests amounted to 0-24 cubic metres 

 per hectare (2^ acres) of dry forest soil. The mean 

 annual increment of wood put on per hectare has been 

 valued at i '5 cubic metre for the whole country. There 

 should therefore be, and in fact is, a considerable 

 excess of mature timber in the State forests. 



The figures of exports from Finland in 1907 show the 

 following forest produce exported from the country : 



Net measurement in 

 cubic metres. 



215,727 

 1,135,008 

 640,892 



1,113 

 234,200 

 45,382 

 TOTAL ..... 2,272,322 



In the same year industries absorbed the following 

 amounts : 



Saw mills . . . . . . . 5,169,025 



Bobbin mills (in 1906) approximately . . 177,559 

 Paper pulp mills (mechanical and chemical), ist 



class 704,975 



Paper pulp mills (mechanical and chemical), 



fuel approx. . .... . . 350,000 



Wheels, blocks, rollers, etc. . : V- . 13,500 



Charcoal making .... .. ,> . 33,718 



Distillation of tar. . . . V"' '. 79,721 



TOTAL . , . 6,528,498 



Poles, stems and logs . . '-'-.. > 

 Pitwood and wood for paper pulp . 



Fuel 



Beams, approx. in the round 

 Spars, squared, approx. in the round 

 Sleepers, approx. in the round . 



