THE PRODUCTION OF LUMBER IN 1913. 15 
SPRUCE. 
While there are a number of spruces largely cut for lumber, two 
furnish the greater portion. Red spruce (Picea rubens) is the princi- 
pal source of spruce lumber in New England, New York, and West 
Virginia, while Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis) is lumbered on the 
northern Pacific coast. In the Northeast black spruce (Picea mari- 
ana) undoubtedly is cut to a small extent for lumber, while white 
spruce (Picea canadensis) furnishes practically all of the lumber cut 
in the Lake States. In the Rocky Mountain region Engelmann 
spruce (Picea engelmannt) is the source of spruce lumber. Table 13 
shows the production of spruce by States. 
TABLE 13.—Spruce lumber sawed. 
Bae Quantity | Per cent 
State. . Paillene: (M feet | of distri- 
porting. bam): bution. 
TWIIGOGES tales imme so alee ae ape Ne Gece fp ere AG sce ORR WMT 2 ll 2p 1,547 | 1,046, 816 100.0 
MUNN OVS) Me Sea kM Te 9 RO BY ray SA OED Sip Se ae eer spe Oe st EEL RD oe 398 371, 448 Bond 
IV VAS LLIN OO Tepes eee es sre eres erne tc ee acre ore eee ae Maes un ur Nea ana eae 63 214, 843 20.5 
AVVOS CAVA Clin 1a apse Ry ae aC ee nee SU MLietr Mio Wig hs aaa 26 134, 993 12.9 
ORS EOL Sms Ss eS EES ene ae eek opens ape a a a ee de A 26 74, 198 Ucal 
AVA TEIN OI: G ey peeraiee ears cpa cn en eRe ee AOR SWS ON Dr yi RMN oe PE Ci 250 52, 030 5.0 
ISIC Ai ied B IE WTO OSI OUTROS = oes eae ac Seater ies pa tes Es Baa Se cE a ea 127 43, 890 4.2 
IMO@SSACH USC LLS pace ema sects N erat) ta bape SBE AOS ogee te ER 2 aL boi on 33 39, 198 3.7 
ING Wa YCOB case terete ory treeless tare teers cee es nce NE CICS yon ahs Ne 325 35, 490 3.4 
MOM TIESOLa ee err seen eee tector aah. a ane eee A. yl ae ae 89 31, 883 3.1 
Wolorad Osea act is Sete el vee ge were he meat ee IR a ei a al aeei ice hc 41 13, 976 13 
FANICO TH ERS LAteS ep ete in cee eo tine se ee nog es Li oe Meee 169 34, 864 3.3 
1 Includes establishments distributed as follows: Arizona, 1; California, 11; Connecticut, 2; Idaho, 7; 
_ Kentucky, 1; Michigan, 57; Montana, 17; New Mexico, 7; North Carolina, 2: Pennsylvania, Uf ‘Tennessee, 1; 
Utah, 7; Virginia, 4; Wisconsin, 33; and ‘Wyoming, 12. 
MAPLE. 
Several species of maple are cut for lumber in this country, but 
mills usually report them as one, or, at most, distinguish the wood as 
hard and soft. Maple lumber in the United States is sawed chiefly 
from the following species: 
Sugar or hard maple (Acer saccharum) is more abundant tan any 
other. It grows in all States east of the Mississippi River, and in the 
first tier of States west of that stream from Minnesota to Texas. 
Silver or soft maple (Acer saccharinum) has approximately the 
same range as sugar maple. 
Red maple (Acer rubrum) is found in all States east of Montana, 
Wyoming, and Texas. 
HKastern species of minor importance are mountain maple (Acer 
spicatum), striped maple (Acer pennsylvanicum), and box elder (Acer 
negundo), while the Oregon maple (Acer macrophyllum) is cut in the 
Pacific Coast States. 
