BULLETIX 873, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



regions. For instance, of the mills reporting a cut of 10,000,000 

 or more in the South. 121 were located in Louisiana, 70 in Mis- 

 ippi, 59 in Texas, 31 in Alabama, and 38 in Arkansas; in the 

 West i'2o were in Washington, 62 in Oregon, and 36 in California 

 and Nevada; and the Lake States were represented by 23 in Minne- 

 sota, 35 in Michigan, and 49 in Wisconsin. 



CLASS 5-10,000 M. FT. AND OVER 



■925 M ILLS- (3.08 RC.) 



CLASS 4 -5,000 TO 9,999 M. FT. 



484 MILLS -(l.6l RC.) 



-3,513,767 M. FT. -(8.82 RC.) 



CLASS 3 - 1,000 TO 4,999 M. FT. 



.041 MILLS — ClO.I I RC.) 



5,858,675 M. FT - (14.72 RC) 



-500 TO 999 M.FT. 



4,594 MILLS- (15.27 P. C) 



3,096,760 M.FT- (7.78 RC.) 



CLASS 1-50 TO 499 M.FT 



4,027,912 M.FT-(lO.I2RC.) 



Fig. 1.— Relation between the mill classes and production In 1916. 



The character of the timber and the concentration of the supply 

 in the several regions are reflected in the number and size of the mills 

 operating in the different States. Further, it is noticeable that as 

 the timber in the older lumbering regions is depleted the larger 

 operations give way to the smaller outfits. New York, with more 

 than 1,100 mills, has the greatest number of class 1 mills operating 



