PRODUCTION OF LUMBER, LATH, AND SHINGLES IN 1917. 
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of the Census in the decennial censuses for those years, which per- 
mitted the output of nearly all, if not all, mills being recorded. The 
reported cut for 1917 was erallles than for any year since 1905, with 
the exception of 1915, while the estimated total cut for 1917 was the 
smallest for any year since 1899. 
TaBLE 1—Quantity of lumber reported, number of active sawmills reporting, and 
estimated total cut, 1899-1917. 
Year. 
1 Custom mills excluded. 
2 Mills cutting under 50,000 feet excluded. 
3 Including mills which manufacture lath and 
Reported cut of |Active mills} Estimated total 
shingles exclusively (1,500 estimated). 
TaBLe 2.—Reported production of lumber 1909, 1912, 1914, and computed totals, 1915, 
All classes 
Classes. 
Class 5: 10,000,000 feet and over per year........ 
Class 4: 
5,000,000 to 9,999,000 feet per year....... 
Class 3: 1,000,000 to 4,999,000 feet per year....... 
Class 2: 500,000 to 999,000 feet per year.......... 
Class 1: 
' The total for 1909 differs from that shown in the other tables because 4,543 mills ‘outting 124 966,000 feet; 
50,000 to 499,000 feet per year........... 
lumber. reporting. 
35, 084, 166, 000 31, 833 
34) 135, 139, 000 218, 277 
30, 502, 961, 000 11, 666 
37, 550, 736, 000 22, 398 
40, 256, 154, 000 28, 850 
33, 224, 369, 000 31, 231 
44, 509, 761, 000 £46, 584 
40, 018, 282, 000 231, 934 
37, 003, 207, 000 228, 107 
39, 158, 414, 000 229, 005 
38, 387, 009, 000 221, 668 
37, 346, 023; 000 2 27, 506 
31) 241) 734, 000 216, 815 
34) 791, 385, 000 217, 269 
33, 192? 911; 000 216, 420 
cut of lumber. 
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43, 500, 000, 000 
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4 Includes 4,543 mills cutting less than 50,000 feet, 
and all cooperage, veneer, millwork, box, furniture, 
Year. 
Number ; Per 
1916, and 1917, by classes of mills. 
Mills. 
and other factories cutting any lumber at allin 1909. 
Quantity reported. 
reporting.| cent. Feet B. M. 
11909 42,041 100.00 | 44,384, 795, 000 
1912 29, 005 100. 00 39, 158, 414° 000 
1914 27, 506 100. 00 37, 346, 023; 000 
21915 29, 951 100. 00 37, O11, 656, 000 
21916 30, 081 100. 00 39, 807, 251, 000 
21917 24, 815 100. 00 35, 831) 239, 000 
1909 888 2.11 19, 126, 223, 000 
1912 926 3.19 21) 259, 274, 000 
1914 867 3.15 20; 934, 446, 000 
21915 846 2.82 20; 669, 746, 000 
21916 925 3.08 23) 310, 137, 000 
21917 899 3.62 22’ 148, 570, 000 
1909 783 1.86 5, 291, 606, 000 
1912 608 2.10 4 311, 063; 000 
1914 547 1.99 a: 910, 370, 000 
21915 453 ile ail a 224° 448) 000 
21916 484 1.61 3, 513, 767, 000 
|( 21917 459 1.85 3; 360, 502, 000 
1909 5, 443 12.95 | 10, 068, 592, 000 
1912 3, 747 12.92 7, 009, 608, 000 
1914 3, 291 11.97 6, 078, 730, 000 
21915 3,191 10. 65 6, 201, 864, 000 
21916 3,041 10.11 5, 858, 675, 000 
21917 2,352 9. 48 4) 615, 941) 000 
1909 6, 468 15.39 4,315, 636 000 
1912 4,420 15.24 2” 951 068 000 
1914 4,261 15.49 2 780 184 000 
21915 4,198 14.02 2 941 264 000 
21916 4,594 15.27 3 096 760 000 
21917 3, 689 14. 87 2 460 685 000 
1909 28, 459 67.69 5 582, 738, 000 
1912 19, 304 66. 55 3, 627, 401, 000 
1914 18, 540 67.40 Bp 642 293, 000 
21915 21, 263 70.99 3 3) 974, 334, 000 
21916 21, 037 69. 93 4, 027, 912) 000 
21917 17, 416 70.18 3, 245, 541, 000 
or less than 50,000 feet each, are omitted above. 
2 The data here shown for 1915 5, 1916, and 1917 are computed totals by classes of mills, 
