28 BULLETIN 9845, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
TaBLe 19.—Reported production of chestnut} lumber, 1918. 
[Computed total production in the United States, 400,000,000 feet.] 
SRR SSRIS & 
Number of Q | meth 
active uantity value per 
State. mills reported. Per cent. 1,000 feet 
reporting. £. 0. b. mill. 
Feet b. m. 
United St ates® ses eS ee 2,515 344, 929, 000 100.0 $27.31 
WieSG; WIE Sin amg So 122 see en ne ee er eee 258 85, 123, 000 24.7 30.14 
North Carolina bid dia estaay atk craps eer epe IS Sa orale eyo ceo eye 182 48, 720, 000 14.1 24.15 
Renns lvl ae ese ee Ae te ee 482 42, 880, 060 12.4 27.02 
WVinGinia sso si) Sse aoe ate een aeeegee aces 188 41, 866, 000 12.1 25. 87 
CONTEC TCU Ge a ee 112 28, 250, 000 8.2 29. 
*Nemniessee: 2 ce da Lc es Soaee See Oe LE OO ance ee 232 26, 741, 000 7.8 Dis 
MASSRECNYSGUES St fame 142 toe ats see Sees oe eee 121 17, 201, 000 5.0 PARE 
IN is ee Eee ee Re ae ne aR ee eee NOLL: 371 14, 115,000 4.1 28. 
CGn GU CKy in Sie eso ie eae eee ee aE EEE ONG 198 11, 069, 000 3.2 25. 
Morylan Gee pose oasis vawlnsaees aeeas 91 8, 417, 000 2.4 25. 
Onig eee a Re oa ahem See es cite ete 139 4,990, 000 1.4 27. 
FU Od eMES an dst. ean ae Se ee eee 16 4,516, 000 1.3 28. 
ING We TiCISCYE Ase) oe ae se An eee 49 3, 793, 000 al 32. 
ING We ELaM PSHIne see eee ae ol ee oe eee 40 3,659, 000 tot 24. 
EOL SIA aera Soe hae SEE eine eine ee ei as 2,668, 000 8 29. 32 
All other States (see Summary, p. 42)...-..-......- 32 921, 000 28 24. 43 
1 Chestnut ( Castanea deniata) is the only species included in chestnut lumber. 
BIRCH. 
The quantity of birch reported sawed, totaling 316,101,000 feet, 
was less by 18 per cent than in 1917. The combined cut of Wiscon- 
sin and Michigan forms two-thirds of the aggregate produced in the 
United States. Wisconsin’s cut in 1918 was less than the year before 
by 47,000,000 feet, or 22 per cent, and that of Michigan by 13,000,000 
feet, or 21 per cent. An increased output of 3,000,000 feet in New 
York over the year before lifted that State from sixth to third on 
the list of producing States. 
The advance in the average value of birch was from $24.07 to 
$29.94 per 1,000 feet, a difference of $5.87, or 24 per cent. 
TABLE 20.—Reported production of birch’ lumber, 1918. 
{Computed total production in the United States, 370,000,000 feet. ] 
Number of Q Average 
active uantity value per 
State. mills reported. Per cent. 1,000 feet 
reporting. f. o. b. mill. 
Feet b. m. 
United Statescte see se cok oe ee ae ere 1, 842 316, 101, 000 100. 0 $29.94 
WhiSCOnsin se Gace Soe eee ane he ene Neen Se 226 161, 968, 060 Shee 30. 14 
IMIG carrie 0 hie Noe a eee ee ee a aN 131 48, 807, 000 15. 4 30. 59 
ING Wi ViOD Ke Are react eta ere ean Setar 372 21, 002, 000 6.6 30. 32 
Maine ses. ie Fee occas ee ee ee Oe eee sae 137 17,071, 000 5.4 32. 28 
VerMONts connote ee eee eeae seem eae ee case eae 197 16, 913, 000 ie 29. 23 
WieStaMiin cinta se eee glitterati Urn tee ee 92 15,678, 000 5.0 33. 87 
New Hampshire: <.42c2cg.cn aoe eee amen eeee 106 9, 364, 000 3.0 27.75 
Minnesovate soiree tek eee nets ee ene CE Cer 66 7, 769, 000 2.5 213.95 
IBennis yl vanes ssh. 0 Si ee ees Snares ange 180 5, 425, 000 tod 28. 16 
Massachusetts: = 2. pase AS ee ee es ees eee 65 3, 412, 000 bot 23. 20 
All other States (see Summary, p.42)........------ 270 8, 692, 000 2.8 24. 64 
= 1 Yellow birch (Betula lutea) is the principal species cut in the Lake States, New England, and New 
ork. 
Paper birch Bemis papyrifera) and white (or gray) birch (Betula papulifolia) are also cut to a limited 
extent in New England. 
Sweet (or cherry) birch (Betula lenta) is cut in West Virginia and Pennsylvania. 
River (or red) birch (Betula nigra) is cut in the Southern States. 
