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Table 2, which shows the total output of timber in the region during 

 1909, is given in cubic feet as the best common basis for comparison, 

 much the larger part of the output being measured on this basis. The 

 table shows a total cut for the year from the 16 mountain counties of 

 about 32,270,000 cubic feet. This represents only that part of the total 

 cut which was marketed. To obtain the total amount of timber cut in 

 1909 the amount wasted in cutting and manufacturing must be added. 

 The waste in manufacturing lumber includes slab and kerf — about 40 

 per cent of each log — and the waste in the woods by tops, stumps, and 

 culls, amounting to about one-fourth of all the timber marketed. This, 

 with an estimated domestic consumption of 12,000,000 cubic feet for 

 firewood, rails, and posts, makes a total cut for 1909 of about 59,000,000 

 cubic feet. This is equivalent to a cut of nearly 19 cubic feet per acre 

 over all the forest land of the region. 



Table 2.— Total Estimated Output op Wood Peoducts for 1909, by Counties.— Computed in 



Cubic Feet. 



Counties 



Total 

 Output 



Lumber 



Chestnut 



Tanning 



Extract 



Wood 



Pulp- 

 wood 



Tan- 

 bark 



Ties 



Poles, 



Pins, 

 Shingles 



and 

 Miscel- 

 laneous 

 Products 





2,161,250 

 49, 167 



481,327 

 3,321,235 

 1,271,505 

 4, 206, 643 

 6, 078, 780 

 2, 578, 783 

 1, 996, 708 

 2,452.160 

 1,314,323 



658, 666 

 3,612,850 

 1,389,750 



715.833 



403, 250 



800,083 

 49, 167 



342,417 

 1,422,250 



725, 167 

 1,270,333 

 1,714.250 



260, 583 



386, 833 

 1, 161, 000 

 1,128,750 



589, 333 

 3,143,917 

 1,340,750 



708,333 



355,250 



997,500 



175,750 



132,750 



30,000 



25, 167 



Clay 







94.050 



1,459.200 



268, 470 



1,238.705 



808, 450 



1, 715, 700 



1,281,075 



868,490 



55,290 



8.075 



194,035 



36.005 



1,380,065 



3,428.550 



418,000 



142,500 



101.175 



72,200 



24,885 

 245. 700 

 108, 630 

 118.440 



82. 530 

 117,000 

 110, 700 

 168,525 



50. 670 

 9.000 



73,350 



45, 000 

 4,500 



45,000 





11, 900 













133, 233 



Jackson 



Haywood... 



18,000 

 21,000 

 67, 500 

 60,000 



108, 000 

 4,800 

 45,000 



111,000 



181, 100 

 24, 000 



Henderson 



15, 600 

 44, 970 





2,613 





15,333 



Mitchell 



198, 550 



19,000 



67,033 

 4,000 











5.000 











3.000 













Totals . 



32, 692, 230 



15,396,416 



8,985,480 



5,975,405 



1,336,680 



465, 300 



532, 949 







It is estimated that uncared for hardwood forests, such as those in 

 Western North Carolina, are growing at the rate of from 12 to 15 cubic 

 feet per acre per year. Assuming even that the greater figure repre- 

 sents the annual growth in this region, then the timber is being cut 

 much faster than it is growing. This can not last indefinitely. Either 

 the annual cut must be reduced to coincide with the growth, or else the 

 growth must be made to keep pace with the demands upon it. The lat- 

 ter is certainly the most economical and businesslike way of dealing 

 with the problem. By protecting these forests from fire, and by encour- 

 aging the more rapid-growing and more valuable species, the annual 

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