88 thirteenth annual report of the 



Shingles. 



PCS. PCS. 



Adirondack counties 39 , 204 , 750 



Catskill counties 3 , 461 , 750 



Farming counties 17, 754, 500 



60 , 421 , 000 



Lath. 



Adirondack counties 64,222,550 



Catskill counties 6,755, 45° 



Farming counties 19,137, 000 



90,115,000 



The 516,778 cords of pulpwood were composed, as nearly as could be 

 estimated, of spruce, 80 per cent.; balsam, 10 per cent.; poplar (aspen), 

 5 per cent. ; the remainder (5 per cent.) was composed of hemlock, basswood, 

 and other species in small quantities. There are three large pulp mills 

 in New York that make a high grade of calendered paper for books and 

 magazines, these mills using for this purpose a mixture of poplar (aspen) 

 and rags. 



The item of ' hardwoods, round " (261,566 cords) represents wood 

 and small logs bought by the cord, instead of by log measure, and used 

 in the manufacture of excelsior, wood acid, veneering, basketry, cheese 

 boxes, and in various other industries. 



The item of " softwoods, round ' (32,695 cords), represents, also, 

 wood bought by the cord, and which was used for heating, staves, butter 

 firkins, tubs, pails, and other purposes. 



These statistics are based on the reports made to this Department by 

 2,488 different mills, a number which will give some idea of the work neces- 

 sary in collecting and compiling this information. Furthermore, before 

 any correspondence with the mill owners is undertaken it becomes neces- 

 sary each year to revise carefully our directory containing the name and 

 address of each firm or individual engaged in any industry which obtains 

 its supply of wood from the forests of this State. In compiling this direc- 

 tory each year a blank form is mailed to the supervisor of each one of the 



