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APPENDIX 



Several wood-using: industries of Ohio were not included in this 

 special study because they are covered by the annual reports of the 

 Bureau of the Census. In considering- wood consumption in Ohio these 

 industries are of much importance and with a view ef making 1 this 

 report more complete to the extent with which Bureau of Census 

 statistics refer to Ohio, they have been copied and presented in the 

 following: compilations: 



LUMBER, LATH AND SHINGLES 



There were 1,148 sawmills in operation in Ohio in 1910. The 

 cut, 490,000,000 feet, gave the State the rank of twenty-five among 

 41 lumber producing States. The increase was 9.7 percent over 

 1909, and 28 percent over 1908. The lumber cut according to kinds 

 of wood reported by the sawmills was as follows: 



Softwoods 



Hardwoods 



Of the total sawed hardwood lumber, oak comprised approxi 

 mately 46 percent, tulip poplar 15 percent, beech 9 percent, maple 

 7 percent, elm 5 percent, and the other woods in varying small 

 amounts constituted the remainder. It is interesting to note that 



