Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-10-06

of labor, adding another million acreS,,
assuming on this acreage an average
cut of 5000 feet per acre for pine and
hemlock, we would have 20,000,000
M. feet. To this we may add for
pulp wood, including tamarack,
spruce. balsam and inferior pine and
hemlock, 100000 cords. For poplar
we have no data, but the southern
peninsula must contain large quaint
ties
For Minnesota we have the chief
| fire wardens estimates by counties,
which credits 10000, 900 M. feet B. M.
of pines, spruce and tamarack to the
state. These estimates are believed
to be too low. If we take the wooded
area at about $4,000, 600 acres, take
off for swamp and open area or cut
over lands 100000 we have 9,000,-
| 600 acres we'll wooded, which would
mean for that state 1000 feet per
acre, or a round $4,000, 900 900 feet of
white pine, besides 100000 cords
of small material.
Hemlock is entirely wanting, and
of spruce we may not count on more
than 2,000,000,000 feet or 100000
cords, with what the fire warden's,
estimate above referred to gives. Two
million cords of balsam fir, and 49,
[ 100000 cords of tamarack will add.
greatly to pulp wood supplies.
For Wisconsin we can speak with
more confidence and certainty, for a
very competent agent of the forestry
division has just canvassed the state,
thoroughly by PERSONA insnection
and otherwise.
He reports that poplar occurs only
in small quantities, not worth con-
sidering. Spruce occurs scattered,
| chiefly in swamps and the humid
eastern parts. Not only does iC oc-
cur scattered, so that no large log
ging operations are practicable, but
it is small, generally under II inches
! in diameter, and under so feet in
| height; 100000 cords might be culled
| together. Balsam fir also is never
| large and never abundant, although
widely distributed; not more than
| 100000 cords may be counted on.
Hemlock seems to be on hand in,
greater quantities than is usually be-
lieved, growing on all clay and loan
areas Of the eastern humid portions,
prevailing in many places, although
wanting over large tracts. 1t may
be estimated at seven and one-half
billion feet, with ten million cords
of small material. Tamarack may
furnish one and one-quarter billion.
fit for piles and piling, besiues three
million cords Of pulp wood. Finally
white pine shows by close canvass
sixteen and one-half billion feet
standing, to which at least five mil
lion cords of small material may be
added for pulp purposes.
Putting these figures together we.
have an aggregate of around eighty
billion feet of saw timber, in which
J lunl bermen and pulp men have an
equal interest, and in addition a
round sixty million cord of pulp wood
alone.
The cut Of lumber the last year
was six and One-quarter billion feet.
pointing to the capacity Of that bust
ness to use up the supplies in little.
more than Y years, while the pulp
mill capacity reaches as yet hardly
four hundred and fifty million pounds,
or a requirement of round three
hundred thousand cords, which if the
mills used only the cord-wood re-
ported would show an inexhaustible
supply, provided no increase in ca
pacity, no fires and no competition for
the supply from other consumers oc-
Cured.