12 BULLETIN 768, U..S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. . 
LUMBER PRODUCTION BY STATES. 
Table 5 shows for 10 years—1908 to 1917, selene me ial 
number of sawmills in operation and the total quantity of lumber 
BILLIONS OF BOARD FEET 
(@) 1 2 3 4+ 5 
MISS|SSIPPias Vee Eafe 
ARKANSAS. (i (Pt 2 oe) 
CALIFORNIA (INCLUDING NEVADA). 
WISCONSIN ssh oe. Ses 
MIININIESS OilPAse= eee ee ae ere eee 
MICE IGIAIN ee oe a See he 
GEORGIALS 2 Oe oe ck 
TENNESSE. 22. 
PPENNS VAN ANIA ne eS 
KEN TUG Ye cee a eter ee 
MONTANASS = eo 0a Sows 
NEW HAMPSHIRE.._.......--- es 
MISSOURI) ss2 abs DS See 
OKLAHOMA. Sein (ho ors 
NID VAIN A fed 
COMES See es eee a 
VERMONIE.. <<" Sa ee ee 
SOU DAKOTA on) = 
NEW JERSEY..222000 
LON VA ieee See ie Sneed ate Ge oc har ab 
RHODE ISLAND wale) a: 
Fic, 2.—Computed total lumber production in 1917, by States. 
reported sawed in each State. These statistics indicate clearly the 
growth or decline of the industry in each State. 
‘It is significant that only Washington, Louisiana, and Oregon, the 
three States ranking highest in cand aeem for 1917, and Missouri 
