THE FOREST EESOURCES OF THE WORLD. 



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In the state forests, the relative proportions of the different kinds 

 of trees are as follows : 



Conifers, 11 per cent; broadleaf forests, 28 per cent; mixed conifer 

 and broadleaf forests, 49 per cent; and sparsely stocked forests or 

 openings, 12 per cent. 



ANNUAL CUT, GROWTH, AND CONSUMPTION. 



The annual cut of timber for three successive years (1900 to 1902) 

 was on an average 2,055,059,400 cubic feet, or about 35 cubic feet per 

 acre. If Japan w6rc not an exporting country, as it is now, at an 

 annual cut of 2,055,059,400 cubic feet, and a population of 43,760,000 

 (exclusive of Formosa), the annual consumption per capita would be 

 47 cubic feet. As a matter of fact, exports exceed imports, but the 

 exact amount in cubic feet is not available. The actual per capita 

 consumption in Japan must therefore be less than 47 cubic feet, and 

 an estimated consumption of 30 cubic feet must be close to the truth. 



There are no figures of annual growth per acre for the whole 

 country. From some working plans prepared for the different state 

 forests it appears that stands of Cryptomeria japonica may produce 

 as much as 130 cubic feet per acre per year, and those of TJiujopsis 

 dolabrata 100 cubic feet per year. From the fact that the Japanese 

 manage to get excellent agricultural crops it may be inferred that 

 they also know how to husband their forest resources and will be able 

 to supply all of the needs of the population and their wonderfully 

 progressive industries. 



WOOD PRICES. 



Below is given a table of wood prices at Tokyo for the different 

 Japanese woods used in construction, mining, etc. 



Table 8. — Prices and uses of various Japanese woods. 

 TIMBER. 



Species. 



Price at 

 Tokyo.a 



Used for- 



Chamaecyparis obtusa cubic foot 



Cryptomeria japonica do. . 



Picea ajanensis do. . 



Larix leptolepis do. . 



Piuus densiflora do. . 



Tsuga sieboldii do. . 



Fraxinus mandshurica do. . 



Juglans sieboldina do . . 



$0.40 

 .25 

 .275 

 .275 

 .15 

 .175 

 .20 

 .25 

 .40 



House, ship, and bridge construction. 



Do. 

 House and ship building. 



Ship and bridge building, telegraph poles, sleepers. 

 Piles, etc. 



>House building, shingles, pulp. 



House and boat building, ties. 

 Rifle stocks, furniture, carriages. 



a Original values are given in yen. 1 yen equals about $0.50 United States gold. 

 BOARDS. 



Cryptomeria japonica square foot 



Thuja japon'ca do . . 



Zelkowa keaki cubic foot 



Acer palmatum do. . 



Fagus sylvatica var. sieboldii do. . 



Quercus acuta do. . 



Quercus crispula do. . 



Cinnamomum camphora do. . 



Magnolia hypoleuca do. . 



Valuable furniture and ornaments. 

 Shingles, cabinets, etc. 

 Ship, carriage, and house building. 

 Implements, wagons, etc. 

 Boats, sleepers, foundations. 

 Carriages, machines, implements. 

 Fuel and sleepers. 

 Boats, cabinets, camphor. 

 Small articles. 



