32 BULLETIN 845, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
TaBLE 25.—Reported production of twpelo! lumber, 1918. 
[Computed total production in the United States, 237,000, 000 feet.] 
Number of 
active Quantity 
State. mills reported. 
reporting. 
Fee b. m. 
Wnited States o2s6-e = sae cess See ee eee eee 597 201, 103, 000 
SGOWISIATIA Oe Soe se tees ak toto emer ccs Nae oe 59 . 122,368, 000 
Alabama: 22 tose. he Soe. ss Meee sae ae ee es See 31 16, 078, 000 
NorddNCaTOlna ss cose... Some oe tee ee oc ae 38 12, 399, 000 
UP REISS Ws 555555255555 5559 25555 3258225555257 2 555 53 8, 786, 000 
SLOERACY GES nt) Ec) Sei araire mnie) Hae oN gah ee a dS 14 8, 303, 000 
ESTEE ess 2 SNe os aaa eS ge ak ee A ol He Ne 76 6, 311, 000 
MASSISSIPPI Sy oe ses oe ae See eee eee eee eee 45 5, 082, 000 
Missourians cee eee en hn ea eee eee | 34 4,343, 000 
Mili GIS oe ceo eee S558 Sos ae soa sons ses soe- Se: 9 4, 332, 000 
Wail pathic crocs rose aR aCe CA ane ee eee | 44 3,519, 000 
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All other States (see Summary, p. 42)...-.-.-...... 194 | 9, 582, 000 
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Black gum (or pepperidge) ( Nyssa sylvatica) is cut in the Atlantic and Central States and is sold both as 
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gum. 
Water gum (Nyssa bifiora) is cut to a small extent in the South Atlantic States. - 
WHITE FIR. 
After several years’ continued growth in the production of white 
fir, the cut of 210,750,000 feet in 1918 was 1 per cent under that of 
the year before. The manufacture declined 13 per cent in California 
and Nevada, and 42 per cent in Oregon; it increased 
Idaho and 38 per cent in Washington. 
34 per cent in 
The 1918 average value of white fir was $19.61 per 1,000 feet; that 
of 1917, $17.16. The advance was equivalent to 14 per cent. 
TaBLE 26.—Reported production of white fir’ lumber, 1918. 
[Computed total production in the United States, 213,000,000 feet.] 
Number of 
active Quantity 
State. mills reported. 
reporting. 
Fee b. m. 
United Statesecse Gao cee ec et acme assoc 210 210, 750, 000 
California Gucluding Nevada)=---) ees eee ee eeee 54 104, 778, 000 
TGAaROie AEs cS eee vase eee s Poe eee see 43 50, 070, 000 
Washington: -cie. -ereeeen ss scien eeeee scene seas 35 32, 790, 000 
ORY EE 5550555555555 205550555 26555 22 SoS SoS o oases: 36 11, 418, 000 
Wew Mexico.c3: 4)5. pees et ees ect aee Se 5 5, 913, 000 
Montana se So0 so. or eee Peers set cee nsese sarees 15 4,523, 000 
All other States (see Summary, p. 42).............. 22 1, 258, 000 
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1 White fir (Abies concolor) is cut only in the west. 
Marketed as white fir are: 
Grand fir (Abies grandis), cut mostly in Idaho and Montana. 
Silver fir (A bies amabilis), cut chiefly in Washington. 
Red fir (Abies magnifica), cut chiefly in California. 
Alpine fir (A dies lasiocar Da) , cut chiefly in the northern Rocky Mountain and Cascade Mountain region. 
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