30 BULLETIN 768, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
TaBLE 27.—Reported production of basswood } lumber, 1917. 
[Computed total production in the United States, 203,000,000 feet.] 
Average 
Number of . 
active mills) Quantity | per cent, | Value per 
reporting. | "ePortved. ey 
f. 0. b. mill. 
Feet B. M. 
(Winiked (StetesStecs-peoesee es eier see et ssa 2, 548 190, 757, 000 100.0 $25. 96 
IWASCOMSING(-/.(cccinseeccileciee seen eeeeb ae ance eee 273 67, 787, 000 35.5 26. 60 
WOMAN son CeAosQnooesonaobosee= +74 ERCP Se OSCR oe 197 38, 427, 000 20.1 27.74 
IWeS CAV ALIAS ree sae oe ee og ae 161 21, 098, 000 11.1 25. 43 
ING@W: York Sess kcisn sacle eee ei a ae ne beets). Cet 638 12, 240, 000 6.4 25. 48 
With bl jones taass AC hasan so cacuaca nesta sneeaese dee G 73 6, 925, 000 3.6 25.65 
North Carolinas: secre ese seer ere cece ree tec eee 87 6, 570, 000 3.4 22. 96 
W NEMESIS) 56 ogg oc odsnededcosae nsec cone zosocneseeccs 82 6, 251, 000 3.3 29.21 
(ONS nen aaoenaeeobes aannoeoncosondubsasuoosesausse = 174 5, 231, 000 2.7 25. 84 
INO GHAWOE). 6 copoéoccocsoas soos scdasescsasosocouessaosas 128 4, 859, 000 2.6 27.49 
Ken bUCKY. Jo 22-2. jcc se Pee eee nee Bernat Ne 82 4, 698, 000 2.5 23.41 
Veriton tsar ee ere pence eee eee ee oe 174 4, 530, 000 2.4 23. 68 
Rennsyivanig ees eer eee eee eee tees eee ee 196 4,391, 000 2.3 23.69 
WENO 5-55 cosscedasccasosc 22582 sons sceadsaqcogse 70 3,832, 000 2.0 19. 45 
All other States (see Summary, p. 39)-.--.----------- 213 3, 918, 000 Dee. 21.70 
1 Basswood (or linn) ( Tilia americana) is cut in the Lake States. 
White basswood ( Tilia heterophylia) is cut in the Appalachian Mountain region. 
Downy basswood ( Tilia pubescens) is cut in limited quantity in the Southern States. 
WHITE FIR. 
White fir is of ever growing importance commercially, and its 
production increases each year. The 1916 production was 56 per 
cent greater than the 1915 output. The total output of 213,427,000 
feet reported for 1917 is 13 per cent in excess of the 1916 cut. The 
quantity made by the California and Nevada mills was 40 per cent 
more than the year before. The combined cut of the two States was 
56.6 per cent of the country’s total in comparison with 45.3 per cent in 
1916. Thecut of the Washington mills increased 32 per cent and that 
of the Montana mills was nearly trebled; on the other hand, Idaho 
mills cut 38 per cent and Oregon mills 3 per cent less than in 1916. 
A 40 per cent increase in the average value of white fir took place 
during the year. The 1916 value was $12.25; the 1917 value, $17.16. 
TaBLE 28.—Reported production of white-fir’ lumber, 1917. 
[Computed total production in the United States, 218,200,000 feet.] 
Average 
Number of 3 
active mills} @Uuantity | percent. | Value per 
A reported. 1,000 feet 
reporting. £.0.b. mill. 
Feet B. M. 
Umited'Statessascs2 meee eeer as eeee et eee 233 213, 427, 000 100.0 $17. 1€ 
California (including Nevada).....-...........-.-...- 63 120, 661, 000 56.6 18. 00 
PANO eee Sasso eet aiciclamantno re eine seis ele nieces ie inioie 51 37, 416, 000 17.5 17.83 
Wishing onsesscere eae cieececinee me rieeiee ee cra geist 41 23, 736, 000 11.1 15.36 
Orevontteren aoe eee eee eee cce ane SdenabobeeecS 41 19, 847, 000 9.3 13.79 
Montana seman paeneeeen neem ccecetcaceee 9 9, 645, 000 4.5 15. 28 
All other States (see Summary, p. 39).....-.........- 28 2,122, 000 1.0 17.91 
1 White fir (A bies concolor) is cut only in the West. 
Marketed as white fir are: 
Grand fir (A bies grandis), cut mostly in Idaho and Montana. 
Silver fir (A bies amabilis), cut chiefly in Washington. 
Noble fir (A bies nobilis), cut chiefly in Oregon. 
Red fir (Abies magnifica), cut chiefly in California. 
Alpine fir (Abies lasiocarpa), cut chiefly in California. 
