The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-02-07
FORESTS
Are Being Cut Three Times as
Fast as They Grow.

pal kinds OF lumber were procured.
and this was followed by the substi-
tuition OF other kinds OF wood in
their places Neither the eenters a
the lumber industry nor the leading
classes OF wood are the same as they
we've twenty five years ago In 1850
nine states-Miehigan. Pennsylvania.
Wisconsin. New York. Texas. Arkan-
sas. Mississippi. Louisiana and
washlngton-produced SIS per cent.
or more than half OF the total lum-
Der production OF the United States.
In 1906 these States produced 5l-5
per cent. practically the same pro-
portion. but the changes which have
taken place in the output Of indivId-
ual states are very striking Michigan
Tor Instance. cot 3 per cent q me
total in 1889 and 70 PER oaat in 1896.
louisiana cut seven per cent Of the
total in 1850 and sc per cent IL 1901
Washington furnished but as Ter
cent % the lumber Production Of
1850 and lis Der cent Of thar in
1906 The cutting ont Of The virgin
timber in the North and the East
has been followed by increased
drains upon the forest resource OF tn
soufh and Vest.
Despite these conditions the amount
Of lumber required has increased
year BY year. The increase in con
sumption OF timber since 1850 has
ben more rapid than the increase o
the population. and greater than in
any similar period in the history O
the country. This shows in a strik
ing manner how much the nation
depends upon forest products. and in
dlcates how greatly all interests mus
suffer as lumber becomes scaree
ard dearer.
Statistics gathered By the Bureau
OF the Census and the Forest Seryie
show tia. the quantities Of timbe
used last year for lumber. shingles
ties. pulpxood. oOOperage. stock min
timbers. lath. distillation. venee'
poles tanning. and turpentine an
resin. expressed in board feet. Teae
total approximately - billion boar
fses
= While these drains upon the fore
J are known with reasOnz5!e certainty
,iere are others Of which there a.
! no records. These are the deman
= fos POSTS. fuel and domestic purpose
REGARDING which il is more difiicu
In obtain information. because n
products often pass through no nal
+ kst. but are consumed on the iari
where they were produced Garrett
, estimates. however. place the total
3 wood used for fuel alone al an equi'
. alent OF 50 billion board feet year
? Il will be seen. then, that the pre-
Il ent consumption Of wood in all form
q i above one hundred billion feet Al
B nrATy. Estimating the forest an
\ Of the United States al from so
q seven hundred million acres and \
; annual growth at 50 board feet ?
acre. the yearly increase is from
> To a billion feet. AT this rate the a
nual growth barely equals the amou
consumed for lumber alone Consi
ering all the drains. the annual co
sumption Of WOOD is probably tnre
times the annual growth Detaib
estimates Of the standing timber an
: from .ice TO s.eco billion feet Usii
the hrger figure. and considering I
!, annual growth at - billion feet.
arpesrs that there is not more than
thirty-three years supply Of limb
In this country al the present n
Of consumption.
. AT present only about = per g
y o. our total forest ana Is in s'a
~ OF National Forests. the remsind
4 being unreserved public lands or
private hands The forest ara
4 produce eventually enoogh time
e amply sufiicisn,. If rightly manas'
To- produce eventually enoesh TIME
IA supply all our NEEDS Vel Priv
owners as wen as state aud Matte
nj Governments, must use their TON
lands in right way Il We are
= maintain our timber supply
Circular lse, Just issued by the y
> est Service, contains a discussion
y the drains upon the tores's and
sources and the duration Of the u
her supply. This publication VIII
aent ~ upop application 70 the y
ester. U, a Department Of As''0
|UI. Al. lnnIon II a.