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in the spring, barking can be done to best advantage. As soon as the 

 snow comes to sufficient depth the snowhaul with the two-sled is em- 

 ployed to bring the logs down to some drivable stream. This method 

 is very commonly employed in Maine, northern New Hampshire, the 

 Adirondacks and eastern Canada. 



In the spring the logs are floated down to the mill and held in large 

 booms until required for use.^ 



PULPWOOD CONSUMPTION— QUANTITY OF WOOD CONSUMED BY KIND AND 

 PROCESSES OF MANUFACTURE— 1916 



Kind of Wood. 



Spruce 



Hemlock 



Aspen 



Balsam fir 



Yellow pine 



Jack pine 



White fir 



Yellow poplar 



Gum 



Tamarack 



Cottonwood 



Basswood 



Douglas fir 



White pine 



Sycamore 



Willow 



Buckeye 



Cucumber 



Beech, birch, and maple. . , 

 Slabs and other mill waste. 



Total 



Reduced by 



Aggregate 



Quantity. 



Cords 



3,101,660 

 760,226 

 411,696 



301,032 

 90,310 



80,068 

 49,425 

 37,974 

 37,391 

 33,271 



22,211 



11,481 



7,679 



2,S4S 



2,246 



600 

 100 



37 



77,762 



200,844 



5,228,558 



Mechanical 



Proce.ss. 



Cords 



1,293,508 

 84,116 

 14,733 

 77,313 

 15,663 



13,935 

 13,560 



431 

 2,082 



1,473 



7,561 



1,524,386 



Sulphite 



Process. 



Cards 



1,803,217 

 647,738 



2,323 

 213,569 



8,209 



35,865 



3,775 

 668 



140,758 



2,856,122 



Soda 



Process. 



Cords 



630 



394,577 



29,727 



61,145 



37,974 

 37,391 



19,461 



11,481 



7,679 



2,246 



600 



100 



37 



77,751 



26,620 



707,419 



Sulphate 



Process. 



Cords 



4,305 

 28,372 



63 

 10,150 



36,711 

 4,988 



29,065 



1,072 



25,905 



140,031 



Use of Sawmill and Other Waste. 



Over 200,000 cords of sawmill waste in the form of slabs and edgings 

 are now used for paper pulp. Many lumber companies operating in 



' For information regarding logging methods, costs, etc., see Logging, by R. C. Bryant 

 John Wiley & Sons, New York City. 



