BULLETIN 1119, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
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LUMBER CUT OF THE 
UNITED STATES 
o Reported by Bureau of fhe Censu 
U.S. Department of Commerce 
• Computed by the Forest Service 
U.S. Department of Agriculture 
Note: The records before and afte 
1870 are not strictly comparabl 
the earlier points are plotted 
their historical interest. The first Ce 
of Manufactures in 1810 show 
production less than 94 million feet 
An estimate by measure from this 
curve shows the production of lu 
ber inthe United States during 
the past 100 years to be approxi 
mately 1708 billion feet. 
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United States 
Total Production. 
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1820 1830 1840 1850 I860 1870 1880 1890 1900 1910 1920 
Fig. 1.— The rapid decrease in lumber production is largely due to the fact that four trees are taken from 
our forests for every one restored. The decrease of production since 1907 is 27 per cent. 
