and Douglas fir regions. The fall deman,d did not .ipjprpve. 

 In general the year was one of over-production &nd sljac'k'.bpaiy 

 ness in the principal lumber manufacturing regions. 



Notwithstanding curtailments in the production of yellow 

 pine and Douglas fir, the reported cut of yellow pine was about 

 seven-tenths of one per cent and of Douglas fir about seven 

 and a half per cent greater in 1913 than in 1912. The cut of 

 Douglas fir in 1913 was the largest ever reported, while in 

 1913 cut of yellow pine was second only to that of 1909. Had 

 not enforced curtailment in the output of these two woods 

 been necessary, the total lumber producing of 1913 would un- 

 doubtedly have exceeded that of 1912. In fact, had not the 

 cut of white pine, hemlock, spruce, oak, and maple declined 

 in 1913, the increased cut of yellow pine, Douglas fir, cypress, 

 and red gum in that year would have carried the total be- 

 yond that for 1912. 



Washington Sets High Mark. 



The increased cut of certain woods is reflected in the in- 

 creased production of Washington, Oregon, and the lower 

 Mississippi valley states, while the decreased cut of other 

 woods is reflected in the decreased production of the North- 

 ern, central, and Atlantic states. The reported production 

 of 4,592,055,000 feet in Washington in 1913 was the largest 

 ever recorded for that state or any other state. The largest 

 production previously reported by one state was that of 

 4,311,240,000 feet in 1890, by Michigan. 



Of the total reported production of lumber, soft woods con- 

 tributed 30,302,549,000 feet, board measure, in 1913, as against 

 30,526,416,000 feet in 1912, and 28,902,388,000 feet in 1911. Soft 

 woods are more valuable for general structural and building 

 purposes, hence more widely salable, than hardwoods. It is to 

 the readily salable soft-woods that Minnesota non-agricultural 

 lands are peculiarly adapted. Especially is the latter true of 

 the disappearing eastern white pine, the most valuable and 

 most sought for building wood ever sawed. 



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