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drives and shipments by rail it would be very inconvenient for the operators to 

 determine the amount of each, and hence no distinction was made in their 

 returns. The amount of Spruce reported by the sawmills also contained some 

 Balsam, but the proportion of the latter, cut into lumber, is much less than that 

 used by the pulp-mills. 



OUTPUT OF ADIRONDACK FORESTS. 



: 9 01 - firm. 



Spruce (sawmills) ............ 154,430,030 



Spruce (pulp-mills) 237,483,126 



Hemlock 63,809,318 



White Pine . 46,043,091 



Hardwoods (sawmills) . 36,452,529 



Hardwoods (cooperage, chemicals, etc.) . . . . . 6,036,804 



Total 544,254,898 



Shingles 32,628,500 



Lath 51,528,400 



OUTPUT OF CATSKILL FORESTS. 



: 9 01 - Ft.B.M. 



Spruce 2,578,000 



Hemlock 18,825,358 



White Pine 9,185,346 



Hardwoods . . 27,314,452 



Wood for chemicals (95,124 cords) 52,223,076 



Wood for excelsior (3,800 cords) 2,086,200 



Wood for furniture (1,510 cords) 828,990 



Wood for pulp (3,800 cords) 2,086,200 



Total ... 115,127,622 



Shingles 5,519,750 



Lath 4,867,800 



The hardwoods used in the Catskill sawmills consist mostly of Chestnut and 

 Oak — species which do not grow on the Adirondack plateau. The hardwood 

 output of the latter region is composed of Yellow Birch, Beech and Maple, with 

 a small amount of Basswood, Cherry and Elm. 



Some of the furniture factories in the Catskills made their returns in feet 



