PRODUCTION OF LUMBER, LATH, AND SHINGLES IN 1917. 33. 
An increase in the average value from $23.84 to $29.48 per 1,000 
feet, or 24 per cent, took place from 1916 to 1917. 
- Taste 32.—Reported production of hickory } lumber, 1917. 
[Computed total production in the United States, 95,000,000 feet.] 
2 Average 
Number of = 6 
: A Quantity value per: 
ace ans reported. Eercent: 1,000 feet 
| ee eee f.0. b. mill. 
Feet B. M. 
PEFILOU OLRCES = oe iat Sette eit coe cee eee | 2, 396 82, 512, 000 100.0 $29. 48 
Arkansas......-. S32 See aaa: Bantna Bes Se eee Rear 110 12, 511, 000 15.2 32.57 
DOTS Phe gee Seas SSS See Seer oe eee 232 11, 054, 000 13.4 29. 08 
WESieuEeIIN 2c nee ei eee cee atc e eos eee 197 9, 237, 000 11.2 25.51 
L TSS. oe Se bode ae ee eee ce bees SS SSE Ree 63 7, 338, 009 8.9 33.35 
UTE. ssa aS ane Seas ne ees eess aoe esses eeeeee = 264 7, 276, 000 8.8 35. 28 
TUE rar: sb SUE EE ee eres "297 6, 276, 000 7.6 30. 87 
TRCN GN) oo pe eeot on Seen St ae Sena Se eee ae eats 208 6, 056, 009 Toes 25. 01 
LA TIST PER. 52 = sedate beeen sence Soe aeee cae eS EeeeEEe- 28 3, 229, 000 3.9 24.89 
EDS UG 2 oe sb boc soe dp sear aaresan sosereenseee 202 3, 848, 000 4.7 34.79 
UUOSRDTIM. eos semeeb Sake ee ees pe apa Seat 85 2, 767, 000 3.4 34.18 
BUTTER Cag Ni: See 6 ee ese ace ees 114 2, 383, 000 2.9 21.85 
ETO SS SSO SPECIE Ese foach eras oe eee 113 2,337, 000 2.8 19.98 
All other States (see Summary, p. 39)-.----------.---- 483 8, 200, 000 9.9 26. 08 
1Several species of hickory are cut, the principal ones being: 
Shagbark ( Hicoria ovata). 
Shellbark ( Hicoria laciniosa). 
Pignut ( Hicoria glabra). 
Bitternut ( Hicoria minima). 
Mockernut ( Hicoria alba). 
BALSAM FIR. 
The reported balsam-fir output, 75,491,000 feet, was 22 per cent 
smaller than in 1916. A part of the timber cut was diverted from the 
sawmill to the pulp mill because of its relatively higher value as pulp 
wood than saw logs.- The production in Wisconsin was more than 
double that of the year before. The cut for the other States fell off 
in various proportions from 20 per cent in Maine to 49 per cent in 
New Hampshire. 
The average mill value of balsam fir of $20.02 per 1,000 feet was 
21 per cent more than the corresponding figure for 1916. 
TaBLe 33.—Reported production of balsam-fir } lumber, 1917. 
[Computed total production in the United States, 88,900,000 feet.] 
Average 
Number of sy 8 
active mills Suey) Per cent. value per 
: reported. 1,000 feet 
RepoUAng. f.0. b. mill. 
Feet R. M. 
“CTS CA a a 485 75, 491, 000 100.0 $20. 02 
MRS Eas 20 Ie os oct es oie in's op wa pinio aw anisole seman 4a 197 42, 839, 000 56. 8 20). 95 
LTO ni SS a nen, rs A a ae ey 65 11, 234, 000 14.9 14.86 
RIRRAR ESRC ee eset al 5 51s oe lie aie tale wisin'n' an > 2 a0 Al 7, 899, 000 10.4 20. 85 
VE TS 1 eres See aah! Seen ees ere 33 5, 884, 000 7.8 19. 87 
MPEIIMONIDE ite abd o os ar a ab cs see e ae oneicbinn «cee wldie na’ 89 4, 228, 000 5.6 21.62 
DP EAPUTIOUIEO LS poop paciisprosesases 2ecvseverss enn 30 2, 473, 000 3.3 21.18 
All other States (see Summary, p. 39)........--.----- 30 884, 000 we 23.18 
1 Balsam fir ( Abics balsamec) is the only species cut as such. 
