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THE FOREST RESOURCES OF THE WORLD. 



Table 27. — Net exports and imports of forest products of various countries, yearly average 



1897-1901— GontimiQ&. 



Country. 



Natal 



Portugal 



Cape of Good Hope. 



Australia 



Switzerland 



Holland 



Eg 



Net exports. 



Cubic feet. 



Feet board 

 measure. 



?ypt. 



Spain. 



South America. 



Italy 



Denmark 



Belgium 



France 



Germany 



British Isles 



Net imports. 



Cubic feet. 



2,500,000 



3, 000, 000 



7, 500, 000 



8,000,000 



8,500,000 



9, 000, 000 



10, 000, 000 



10, 500, 000 



16, 500, 000 



21, 000, 000 



23,500,000 



51,000,000 



61,500,000 



230, 000, 000 



464, 500, 000 



Feet board 

 measure. 



20, 000, 000 



24, 000, 090 



60, 000, 000 



64, 000, 000 



68, 000, 000 



72, 000, 000 



80,000,000 



84,000.000 



132, 000, 000 



168,000,000 



188, 000, 000 



408, 000, 000 



492,000,000 



840,000,000 



716,000,000 



The relation between forest area per capita and export or import 

 of timber can be seen from tiie following table." 



It will be noticed that countries with 92 or more acres per 100 

 inhabitants have a surplus of exports over imports, while those with 

 85 acres or less have a surplus of imports over exports. 



Relation between forest area per 100 inhabitants arid exports and imports of the different 



countries. 



Country. 



Forest 

 land 



per 100 

 inhabit- 

 ants. 



Excess of 

 exports 



over 

 imports. J> 



Excess of 

 imports 



over 

 exports, c 



Exporting countries. 



Acres. 

 2,490 

 1,850 

 952 

 762 

 620 

 462 

 405 

 230 

 155 

 127 

 116 

 91 

 91 



85 

 06 

 61 

 61 

 32 

 25 

 20 

 10 

 7 



S26,551,000 

 14,970,000 

 34,770,000 



9, 585. 000 

 13, 450, 000 

 23,039,000 



2,632,500 





Finland ... 









Norway . 





United States 





Russia (Europe) 









Bul°'aria 



b S407.000 



Servia 





& 148,000 





961,000 



} 32,751,000 



126,000 







Hungary 













Importing countries. 



873,000 







3.653,000 



German Empire 





48,750,000 







19,270,000 



Italy 





5,964,000 



Denmark 





4,817,000 







16,330,000 







5,945,000 



Great Britain 





93,950,000 









a R. Zon. Forest Service Circular 159 



6 Average for five years, 1895-1899. 

 . c Timber land largely in mountains and difficult of access 

 ers instead of importers. 



The Future Use of Land in the United States. 



These countries will in time become export- 



