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FORESTS OF WISCONSIN. 



data given below, only for tlie cut of 1897. Of the "St. Croix 

 Eiver" and "Green Bay shore" only one-hplf is credited to Wis- 

 consin; and of the "Mississippi Kiyer" only one-third. 



To this must be added about 10 per cent, for shingles, lath, etc., so that the total saw 

 mill output for the period was about 66 billion feet B . M. In this amount insignificant 

 quantities of hardwoods and hemlock are included, while in earlier times probably a 

 considerable amount even of pine cut is not represented, the earlier figures being less 

 accurately ascertained. 



To this enormous amount of marketable material must be 

 added large quantities of cedar timber, ties, poles, posts, piling, 

 etc., also ties, piling, and construction timber of hardwoods and 

 hemlock; ship timbers, the exploitation of which has brought 

 special crews from Quebec and other points to these woods; 

 large quantities of cooperage and wagon stock; many million 

 feet of mining timbers; besides many more millions of feet of 

 material for home use, fuel, and charcoal. The value of these 

 materials according to the State Census of 1895 exceeded ia 

 that year the enormous sum of 53 million dollars for "lumber 

 and articles of wood" alone. This sum amounted to more than 



