PRODUCTION OF LUMBER, LATH, AND SHINGLES IN 1917. 31. 
COTTONWOOD. 
Cottonwood production totaling 178,985,000 feet reflected stimu- 
lated manufacture in 1917, for it was a 33 per cent addition to the 
1916 reported cut. A large part of the cottonwood produced is 
utilized in the manufacture of boxes, and the demand for boxes 
during the year was exceptionally strong. Production in Mississippi 
was 35 per cent over that of 1916, in Louisiana 17 per cent, in Missouri 
62 per cent, and in Arkansas 68 per cent. Cottonwood output during 
the last ten years has remained nearly stationary. 
The average mill value for cottonwood increased 33 per cent, or 
from $17.42 in 1916 to $23.19 in 1917. 
TaBLE 29.—Reported production of cottonwood ' lumber, 1917. 
[Computed total production in the United States, 190,000,000 feet.] 
| Average 
activemilis, Quantity | Pergent,| value per 
reporting. : f.0.b. mill. 
Feet B. M. 
United States.........- sos soscogsocanasaueesses 928 178, 985, 000 100.0 $23.19 
RARRINSI lee ace a ies eae Seco nee tee et ee 55 47, 725, 000 26.7 23.57 
Ar Ue 2 oeetasoo gee eee des Seeder: Cee ee 55 46, 163, 000 25.8 26. 04 
LA TUE EYE epee Sea is i ee a Loe 32 21, 494, 000 12.0 23.85 
MIRED bA re oe sac eRe ee Soca eb ite ce. oo od 65 10, 986, 000 6.1 15.73 
(TUDES aot. Sec eRe SE che eG heal pone a 64 8, 655, 000 4.8 23.15 
LVR TSS to. Sat Bee ea ee ee 48 7, 664, 000 4,3 26.38 
Lu fare Be ee See ands Se ee 55 5, 042, 000 2.8 19. 83 
EXTEGT? VY COe fepyeen Ses le See a a ee 66 4, 750, 000 7,7 20. 24 
BRP OTN ITIP Ae eh 35 oe pei iE asin eos vie Pe eee 40 4, 090, 000 250 19.08 
All other States (see Summary, p. 39)...-.-.---.----- 448 22, 416, 000 12.5 20. 60 
1Common cottonwood (Populus deltoides) is the species most commonly cut east of the Rocky Moun- 
tains and more particularly in the lower Mississippi Valley. 
Swamp cottonwood (Populus heterophylla) is cut in the Mississippi Valley States. 
Aspen (or popple) (Populus tremuloides) is cut in the Lake States and the Northeastern States, and toa 
limited extent in the Rocky Mountains and farther west. 
Large-toothed aspen (Populus grandidentaia) is cut in the Lake States and Northeastern States. 
Balm of Gilead (Populus balsamifera) is cut in the Lake States and Eastern Siates. 
Black cottonwood (Populus trichocarpa) is cut in the Pacific Coast States. 
ASH. 
Of the eight States leading in the production of ash all but one 
slightly increased their respective outputs and contributed to the 
2 per cent increase over the 1916 cut. The total reported quantity 
milled was 159,175,000 feet. The exception noted above was in 
Arkansas, where the decreased output amounted to 10 per cent. 
Louisiana by an increased cut of 33 per cent over 1916 became the 
leading producing State, supplanting Arkansas in the position. The 
demand for ash in 1917 became insistent because of specific uses. to 
which it was put in war-preparation work. 
Ash has next to the highest average value of any domestic wood. 
The average for 1917 was $30.01 per 1,000 feet, an increase of 26 per 
cent from $23.85 in 1916. 
