20. BULLETIN 768, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
Taszie 12.—Reported production of hemlock * lunber, 1917. 
[Computed total production in the United States, 2,200,000,000 feet.] 
: wigs ; 
Number of | Average | 
Vs | Quantit . | value per 
active mills reported. | Pe €eM*.| 1000 tect 
Eas | f.0.b. mill. 
—————— ss = Peabee eet 2s 
Feet B. M. 
Winitied (States t seen es) ers yore eye nep eesti 3,359 | 1,968, 217, 000 100.0 $20.78 
WiiscomSim. o: 202i Lh SUS CR pais ae RRS poe ers 240 563, 946, 000 28.7 23.27 
IS Ye) offre ene Cec nae MME Gah samen ae 200 327, 651, 000 16.6 19. 80 
Wrashin ston sea cere aa alee a eects Bee Say 2 ei ne 103 317, 243, 000 16.1 16.30 
Pennsylvania. sf see sue oae ee eos See ee eas tee See 409 242, 628, 000 12.3 23.10 
Wiest Vitginias 235. s53452 see este eee acy esr sae 135 134, 060, 000 6.8 21. 81 
ING WSVior kn fo. oo as A 2 2, Seema ap reper 940 84, 193, 000 4.3 23.72 
WEI eos ope eo cous pondcdccancscueueseorocwesoase 355 66, 583, 000 3.4 19.91 
TO ROM 23s 3k Bes os othe eee ae we ee ee ae 33 49, 479, 000 2.5 16. 33 
North) Carolina 25 1s 5 ae ORL aan cetera e et emanate 108 36, 688, 000 Ui) 17. 85 
WIR PUM as Sede isso ap ais ae em nya IS eR I es 82 32, 954, 000 HA 7/ 18.68 
MTlenmesseer soe ae ce. oars ta trae re eee ans hie aa 69 31, 182, 000 1.6 15.75 
Néwa Hampshine 2 5.5 ae es) seis setae agers vate 186 26, 059, 000 1.3 20. 85 
MELM Ones esac ees ot er pen ce aatcle eee Se -| 242 18, 192, 000 ow) 20. 69 
een tuck ae eee ee aa eee secretes nic » 50 13, 489, 000 sf 21.54 
Massachusetts. ------ Be ROBB eben -| 115 10, 201, 000 5 20. 23 
All other States (see Summary, p. 39)--.- --| 92 13, 669, 000 ae 20.36 
1 Hemlock ( Tsuga canadensis) is cut in the Lake States, Northeastern States, and the Appalachian region. 
Western hemlock ( Tsuga heterophylla) is manufactured in Washington and Oregon. 
Black (or western mountain) hemlock ( T'suga mertensiana) is cut in small quantities. Carolina hem- 
lock ( Tsuga caroliniana) is occasionally cut in the Appalachian region. 
WESTERN YELLOW PINE. 
Stimulated cuttmg in practically all of the producing States re- 
sulted in a total production of 1,865,282,000 feet of western yellow 
pine, an increase of 11 per cent over the 1916 cut. While the out- 
put in the chief State of production, California, was less by 3 per cent 
than the year before, the output in Oregon was 18 per cent, in Idaho 
31 per cent, and in Washington 15 per cent greater than in 1916. 
Oregon’s cut was 25.2 per cent of the total production of western 
yellow pine in 1917; in 1916 it was 23.7 per cent. California’s cut 
was 25.6 per cent of the whole in 1917 and 29.4 per cent in 1916. 
Through changes in operations New Mexico took sixth place m rank 
of production, which was occupied by Arizona last year. 
The average mill value for western yellow pine in 1916 was $14.52 
per 1,000; in 1917 it was $19.59, an advance of $5.07, or 35 per cent, 
during the year. 
TaBLe 13.—Reported production of western yellow-pine } lumber, 1917. 
[Computed total production in the United States, 1,960,000,000 feet.] 
= Average 
Number of F 
active mills euany Per cent. at ae 
reporting. HAUG ce 
f.o.b. mill. 
Feet B. M. 
Wmited Statessc ce eee anos eee se 747 | 1,865, 282, 000 100. 0 $19. 59 
California Gulag Nevada) a): See 110 478, 565, 000 25.6 22.50 
ee "| IB) Sasep) ea) es 
AG ondosad Ae : ; 
Washingtony (ss ese mpy patie ADE bly oat: 113 217, 353, 000 11.6 16.29 
Montana si scmccsacssce cee acne ee ee eee eis eee occa 87 150, 905, 000 8.1 18.80 
Nes, IMGRICOM EA ae heer tis eee oe ese ee oss Sele 2 5 see rs = i 
TAZ OU Ate eee eee eee EC eee ele cee 2 107, 9. 42 
COlOTAdO: Ee ERA A seo oe 53 35,328, 000 1.9 17-11 
South; Dakotasioc: seater coe em eee a eee ree oo ae 28 29, 045, 000 1.6 25. 04 
All Os States (see Summary, p. 39). -...--.2.---.-.- 45 | ~——.: 8, 126, 060 4 17. 80- 
1 Western yellow pine (Pinus ponderosa) i is the one species ee as such. 
