. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. BULLETIN 1119^ U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AQRICULTUEE. 50 40- 30 so- lo 50 LUMBER CUT OF THE UNITED STATES o Reported by Bureau of the Censuj Departmenf of Commerce • Compufed by the Forest Service Department of Agriculture Note: The records before and aftei 1870 are not strictly comparable, the earlier points are plotted their historical interest. The firstCensi of Manufacfures in 1810 show^ production less than 94 million feet. An esfimafe by measure fromfhij curve shows the production of lui ber in the United Sta
. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. BULLETIN 1119^ U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AQRICULTUEE. 50 40- 30 so- lo 50 LUMBER CUT OF THE UNITED STATES o Reported by Bureau of the Censuj Departmenf of Commerce • Compufed by the Forest Service Department of Agriculture Note: The records before and aftei 1870 are not strictly comparable, the earlier points are plotted their historical interest. The firstCensi of Manufacfures in 1810 show^ production less than 94 million feet. An esfimafe by measure fromfhij curve shows the production of lui ber in the United States during the past 100 years to be approxi- mately 1708 billion feet. k I-. United States 1 Total Production] 1830 1840 1650 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 Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original United States. Dept. of Agriculture. [Washington, D. C. ?] : The Dept. : Supt. of Docs. , G. P. O.
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