16 - BULLETIN 768, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
YELLOW PINE. 
Yellow pine produces nearly 38 per cent of the aggregate cut of all 
woods. In the yellow-pine cut are included the figures for the long- 
leaf pine produced in the Southern and Gulf States, the shortleaf 
pine from the same region as well as from Arkansas, and the short- 
leaf and loblolly pine of the North Carolina pine region. 
The compated cut for 1917 was 10 per cent under that for 1916 
and is the smallest cut recorded since 1911. The decrease in output 
was generally distributed among the several States, that of 24 per 
cent in North Carolina being the most noticeable and resulting in 
the State’s dropping from fourth to seventh place in the relative 
rank of producing States. Alabama’s total output was 9 per cent: 
greater than for the preceding year, making the one exception of 
any note to the widespread reduction in cut. 
Notonly was the production of yellow pinesmaller than for several pre- 
vious years, but thecharacter of material likewise changed considerably 
through the urgent demand for heavy material needed in ship construc- 
tion. No statistics are available as to the increase in the per cent of 
timbers and large-dimension cut, butitwaslarge. Reports werereceived 
from 6,217 active mills in 1917, whereas 6,592 mills reported in 1916. 
The average value of yellow pine f. o. b. mill for the year was $19 
per 1,000 feet, an advance from $14.33 the year before, and the 
highest average value ever recorded for that wood since the collection 
of prices was undertaken in connection with the lumber census work. 
The advance is equivalent to 33 per cent over the 1916 value, and 
the figure is based upon the reports made by 4,260 mills. 
TaBLE 8.—Reported production of yellow-pine ' lumber in 1917. 
[Computed total production in the United States, 13,539,464,000 feet.1 
Average 
tee oe Quantity | percent,| Value per 
reporting. reported. 1,000 feet 
Pp f.0. b. mill 
Feet B. M. 
United:States:c: sss eceaiee ees 6,217 | 12, 483,410, 000. 100. 0 $19. 00 
FOULS TAN eo ls Sts Say epee et pr Set 238 | 2,982, 638, 000 23.9 ; 20. 40 
INV UST Fotas 0) OY A ae eG St Ra Te 536.| 1,814,928.000 | . 14.5 18. 84 
SRO SAS IS feet ay ea See ale TG Mle Sal uh SAB Spee et ip Get fo) SN 272 | 1,520, 286, 000 12.2 19. 92 
INU PADS eee a Oa as RE Ie aa IE OT 721 | 1,285, 604, 000 10.3 17.34 
SATEKANSASS eet ease se ene ae ee ee oy ee 397 956, 316, 000 7.7 20. 10 
IP OTId ase se eee SURE CNN OBES NE, | 5 Sad 204 946, 096, 000 7.6 18. 34 
INOntn EC arOlinate sent ete ee eee eet ea 1, 266 940, 972, 000 7.5 17.19 
Virginia......... 831 586, 293, 000 4.7 17.94 
South Carolina 409 558, 194, 000 4.5 19. 22 
Georgia......- 597 547, 870, 000 4.4 16. 59 
CORD BMA eat Sele cc MEDC EEO Sp se INE cei ar 57 196, 677, 000 1.6 19. 84 
PONMIESSCO Ss se aise ei re ele See als ore Ne Ss es 255 55, 550, 000 4 15.16 
IMISSOUTE Shines 3 ee No Se aOpee Sees eee gle 85 31, 118, 000 ~2 15. 58 
Mary larid 930 I a Ce es ea Tee 120 23, 386, 000 :2 18. 80 
Mentuekyscersscse ae se seers see oe eer one oe sie 70 13, 875, 000 1 22.39 
All other States (see Summary, p. 39)....-.-----.-.-- 159 23, 607, 000 2 17.76 
1 Longleaf pine (Pinis palustris), also Known as _ Slash (or Cuban) pine (Pinus cariboea); cut mostly in 
Georgia pine and hard pine and exported as pitch Georgiaand the Gulf States east of the Mississippi River. 
pine; cut mostly in the Gulf States. Scrub pine (Pinus virginiana), also called Jersey pine; 
North Carolina pine (Pinus tzda), also called cut in the Middle Atlantic States. 
shortleaf, loblolly, old field, rosemary, and Vir- Pitch pine (Pinusrigida); Middle Atlanticand North- 
ginia pine; cut mostly in Virginia, Northand South ern States. a: ; 
Carolina, Arkansas, and Texas. Spruce pine (Pinus glabra); Gulf States. 
Shortleaf pine (Pinus echinata); cut mostly in Pond pine (Pinus serotina); South Atlantic States. 
Virginia, North and South Carolina, Arkansas, Sand pine (Pinus clausa); Florida and Alabama. 
Louisiana, and Mississippi. Ae eouan pine (Pinus pungens); Appalachian 
ountains. 
