THE RED SPRUCE. 
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Table 3. — Stumpage values of spruce — Continued. 
LAKE STATES (WHITE) SPRUCE. 
1912 
1907 
State. 
Average per 1,000 
feet from estimates. 
Average per 1,000 
feet from sales. 
Averase per 1,000 
feet. 
Value 
per 1,000 
board 
feet. 
Number 
of 
reports. 
Value 
per 1,000 
board 
feet. 
Number 
of 
reports. 
Value 
per 1,000 
board 
feet. 
Number 
of 
reports. 
$4.68 
94 
$4.59 
20 
$5.60 
99 
4.63 
5.04 
4.36 
38 
29 
27 
' 4.67 j 9 
6.16 ! 37 
Michigan 
Minnesota 
4.79 
4.20 
6 
5 
5.21 
5.47 
15 
ROCKY MOUNTAIN (ENGELMANN) SPRUCE. 
$2.12 
78 
$2.37 
51 
$1.87 
52 
2.07 
2.28 
1.71 
2.15 
2.31 
2.00 
2.50 
21 
8 
14 
5 
25 
2 
3 
2.13 
2.47 
2.41 
2.30 
2.45 
2.00 
2.67 
11 
8 
6 
7 
14 
1 
3 
1 
1. 83 
2.00 
1.73 
1.64 
2.00 
8 
2 
11 
Utah 
7 
22 
1.94 
2 
3.00 
PACIFIC COAST (SITKA) SPRUCE. 
All Pacific States. 
Washington. 
Oregon 
California . . . 
$2. 10 
1.90 
1.56 
S2. 10 
2.41 
1.54 
1.87 
$1.58 
1.73 
1.40 
1.03 
The number of reports from the remaining five Eastern or red 
spruce States which show a shrinkage in values is entirely inadequate 
for a reliable estimate of stumpage price tendencies. It is possible, 
however, that in such States as Massachusetts and Pennsylvania, 
where the amount of spruce was never extensive and where cutting 
has been going on for many years, there is in fact an actual decline 
in values due to the poor quality of timber now available for cutting. 
This also may be the situation in Maryland, Virginia, and Kentucky. 
In West Virginia, North Carolina, and Tennessee, however, the 
apparent decline is doubtless due to an insufficient number of re- 
ports, since the virgin spruce growth in these States is of choice 
quality, and much of it is in localities which are just now being 
developed. 
Eastern spruce in 1912 showed the second highest average stump- 
age value of 20 softwoods and the ninth. highest of 38 softwoods and 
hardwoods combined. 1 It was exceeded in value by cherry ($16.25), 
walnut ($15.64), pine ($8.35), ash ($7.87), yellow poplar ($7.87), 
hickory ($7.82), basswood ($7.70), and oak ($7.28). 
Compiled from estimates on all species reported in 1912. 
