PRODUCTION OF.LUMBER, LATH, AND SHINGLES IN 1917. 29 
ELM. 
Compared with the quantity of elm reported cut in 1916, the 1917 
total cut of 191,853,000 feet is but 2 per cent smaller. The cut was 
lower by 11 per cent than the year before in Wisconsin, 15 per cent 
in Michigan, and 9 per cent in Indiana. The mills in Arkansas, 
Tennessee, Mississippi, and Missouri cut more than in 1916. The 
annual production of this wood has not varied much during the last 
few years. 
The average mill value of elm was $23.89 in 1917, an increase of 23 
per cent over the 1916 average of $19.46. 
TaBLE 26.—Reported production of elm? lumber, 1917. 
[Compute total production in the United States, 205,000,000 feet.] 
| 
| AY Bao 
a nee ot Quantit d. | Per cent. value 
reporting . reporte 1,000 et 
F f.0. b. mill. 
Feet B. M. f 
rect: SRS Soa ae eee 2, 562 191, 853, 000 100.0 $23. 89 
WSShTigth de ee 271 46, 077, 000 24.0 24.14 
Michigan... FEES 204 | 36, 107, 000 18.8 27.35 
ae | Gaon) ye) BE 
ndiana.-...-..------ e . me. 
See Tess pl Lc cS ae 141 12, 809, 000 6.7 25.54 
_ cc eC oe alle aaa ene aaa a 86} 11, 443, 000 6.0 20.41 
eur we eee eee reer eter eee ese eee eee eee 128 9, 959, an Bs 2 a . as 
ane oe Se tes pice saci ac ee gees oe : . 
I 420 & a 3.1 21.88 
SUEIEA\- » -iogoosddecen sSEECeLE Sune we one oer emeEn = j 22.93 
All other States (see Summary, p. 39) /.-.--..---2-.2: 628 16, 012; 000 8.4 | - 18.70: 
1 W ne (or soit) elm ( Ulmus americana) is cut in all of the States east of the Rocky Mountains. 
Slippery (or red, or soft) elm ( Ulmus pubescens) is cut in the same region as white elm. 
Cork (or true rock) elm ( Ulmus racemosa) is cut in the Lake States. 
Mite elm ( Ulmus alata) and cedar elm (Ulmus crassifolia) are occasionally cut in the lower Missieciniei 
ey 
BASSWOOD. 
The cut of basswood has shown an almost unbroken yearly decrease 
since 1908, and the 1917 figure of 190,757,000 feet is 9 per cent less 
than the reported cut of the year pees dines With the exception of 
Michigan, where an increase of about 5 per cent over the 1916 manu- 
facture is noted, the six leading producing States show a decreased 
cut from the year before ranging from a maximum of 27 per cent in 
West Virginia to a minimum of 1 per cent in Virginia. 
The average mill value for basswood in 1917 was $25.96; im 1916 
it was $21.05. The increase is 23 per cent. 
