PRODUCTION OF LUMBER, LATH, AND SHINGLES IN 1918. 37 
TaBLE 33.—Reported production of walnut lumber, 1918. 
[Computed total production in the United States, 100,000,000 feet.] 
ee 
Number of | Average 
active Quantity value per 
State. mills reported. | Per cent.| 7 900 thet 
| reporting | f. 0. b. mill. 
Fee b. m. | 
Relrts GER GSEAL CS ae ae ne ao 855 | 87, 305, 000 100.0 | $77. 60 
LV IGQTIRE 2a et ee ee eee 54 29, 277, 000 | 33.5 85.92 
LNG SET. 2 Se ee ee 2 ee a ise cae oe eee 149 11, 941, 000 13.6 80. 99 
IRI eeecedaseee- Sos ae Ao eee 110 10, 071, 000 11.5 89.07 
Tennessee....--.-------------- +--+ +--+ +22 eee eee eee] 108 7, 581, 000 | 8.6 58. 04 
LIGTIRG Ss S552 ecco see os oe ee ee eae nae eeeee | 4 7, 507, 000 8.6 59.33 
TENS LSet ede Eee 20 6, 130, 000 | 7.0 82. §3 
BO Ware eae eae aaee sce Sete cesses nacioee | 22 5, 416, 000 | 6.2 78.71 
RANG 2: Le ela, Sie in eee es ee | 96 5, 263, 000 | 6.0 68. 48 
WAT enn) Be a ee ae eee 51 1, 696, 000 | 2.0 51.23 
All other States (see Summary, p. 42)..---------.--- 241 2, 423, 000 | 3.0 53.27 
1 Black walnut (Juglans niyra) is the only species cut as such. 
BALSAM FIR. 
Balsam fir lumber production in 1918 declined 13 per cent from 
the year before, the total reported being 65,402,000 feet. Maine 
mills milled 57 per cent of the country’s total output in 1917 and but 
46 per cent in 1918. The cut in this State amounted to 30,161,600 
feet and represented a decrease of 30 per cent. The cut was less by 
4 per cent in Minnesota, 21 per cent in Michigan, and 17 per cent in 
Vermont. It was larger by 76 per cent in Wisconsin. 
The average mill value of balsam fir jumped from $20.02 in 1917 
to $27.27 in 1918. The difference of $7.25 per 1,000 feet was 36 per 
cent. 
TaBLE 34.—Reported production of balsam fir’ lumber, 1918. 
[Computed total production in the United States, 82,000,000 feet. ] 
| Alumber of 5 | suerte 
active | uantity value per 
State: mills | reported. | SEs 1,000 feet 
| reporting. | f. o. b. mill. 
| 
Feet b. m. 
Whe LCG SEALES oa essa. «Soe a ocelot eee wae 406 65, 402, 000 100.0 | $27. 27 
IN BTS cok Qe Se Se Ses Se ee Coe Cancer aan aes 163 30, 161, 000 46.1 28. 98 
WHITH CSOG Ae tS ea ss eae loa fe woo Soncezaes 59 | 10, 814, 000 16.5 23. 42 
AAT SC OA SIT ee ey anew Spe neha eice esas catteses 26 10, 430, 000 16.0 28. 33 
IGEN. ant ue Ses cos ae ae eee ee 37 | 6, 269, 000 9.6 26. 59 
Bicone er ee et on 61 | 3,527, 000 5.4 22. 76 
BCE ETE S MITC See Se ae sien ae one 32 | 2,534, 000 3.9 27. 24 
SSUES 107 Re Sos Bees a a eee 23 1, 469, 000 2.2 27. 46 
3 21. 34 
All other States (see Summary, p.42)......-...----- 5 | 198, 000 
1 Balsam fir (A bies balsamea) is the only species cut as such. 
