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stand ; next in importance are the chestnut, poplar, hickory, maples, 

 gums, ash, basswood and beech. The principal timber pine is the 

 loblolly, often called locally the longleaf pine. The other pines are 

 scrub or spruce pine, which, however, seldom attains saw timber size; 

 and the pitch, or foxtail pine, which occurs but sparingly. The 

 while pine is now little represented in the forest. 



LUMBER OUT OF THE STATE. 



The lumber cut of Maryland for 1907 as recently reported by the 

 U. S. Census Bureau was 213,786,000 feet B. M., as against 219,- 

 098,000 feet B. M. for 1906. This shows a decrease of 2.4 per cent, 

 notwithstanding the fact that 307 mills reported in 1907, while only 

 222 miles reported for 1906. The figures show that the maximum 

 production has passed, and there is a decrease in the annual output 

 due to the rapid exhaustion of our forest capital. There will be a 

 still further reduction until, under more conservative methods of 

 lumbering and better fire protection, our forests have had a chance 

 to recuperate. 



CUT OF LUMBER, LATH AND SHINGLES FOR 1907. 



Hardwoods. 



Quantity valnn 



Species. 



W& Value, 



Oak 



Chestnut 



Maple 



Yellow Poplar 



Hickory 



Red Gum. . . . 



Ash 



Basswood 



Beech 



Birch 



Cucumber 



Elm 



All others. . . . 



Total 



55,560 



23,119 



13,058 



3,946 



1,974 



1,692 



1,044 



608 



534 



326 



194 



190 



198 



102,443 



,118,455 Yellow Pine 



:!4ii,157 Hemlock 



185,708; Spruce 



86,598( : White Pine 



60.45S Cypress 



22,126 



29,370 s Total Conifers 



10,392 Total Hardwoods.. 

 7,238 Total lumber cut.. 

 4,641, 



3,694 Laths 



2,953 n Shingles 



3,519 



Total Value... 



$1,881,309 



$3,503,712 



