FOREST POLICY. 



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billion feet board measure 



According to R. S. Kellogg, the most reliable statistician in 

 American forestry, the total quantity of lumber consumed in 

 the United States since 1850 has unquestionably been not less 

 than 1,200 billion feet board measure. 



The following tabular statement is taken from an address 

 by R. S. Kellogg, delivered before the National Lumber Manu- 

 facturers' Association. It illustrates the consumption of lumber 

 in the United States by species: 



