YIKLl) OK CiKKMAN FORESTS. 



221 



Yearly cut per acre in tin 



uiul other f ore-its of Germany (in million cii/n'r fut.) 



a Partly from official records, part estimate. 



b Generally estimated, as no accurate data are available for any entire State. 



Using the above basis, the total annual cut of the country (in million cubic feet) is about as 

 follows : 



CONSUMPTION OF WOOD MATERIALS. 



Thus Germany has a steady and iucreasiug supply of over 1,900 million cubic feet of timber 

 per year (about one-tenth of our consumption) from the lauds which in most other countries remain 

 barren wastes. Of these 1,900,000,000 there are near 600,000,000 cubic feet of saw timber and the 

 like, the rest being cord wood and mostly firewood. From this it would appear that Germany 

 produces about 40 cubic feet of wood per head of population, and that of this about 12 cubic feet 

 are saw timber, etc., as against 350 and 50 cubic feet for our consumption. But in spite of the 

 great economy of wood this amount of home-raised material does not satisfy the demand of the 

 home markets, and Germany with its 1,900,000,000 cubic feet is to-day the second greatest importer 

 of wood, particularly of saw timber, in the world. 



The import in this case means the excess of import over export, since naturally in all countries 

 ail export of some timber takes place. 



Consumption of wood (million cubic feet). 



