Decreuse In L928 Lumber Cut

Government fssues Figures on Production of Lumber, Lath and Shin$les

Washington, D. C., September 30, t929--:the Department of C6mmerce annouhces that, according to data collected at the annual canvass of forest products for 1928, the production of lumber, lath, and ghi-ng-lgs in the Iinited Statis was as follows: Lumber, 34,142,123 thousand feet, board measure, a dbcrease of 1.1 per cent as compared with 34,532,420 thousand feet in 1927; lath, 1,903,859 thousan-d, a decrease of. 19.7 per cent as comPared with 2,372,333 thousand in 1927; ind shingles, 5,603,690 thousand, a decrease of 13 per cent as compared with 6,443,868 thousand in 1927.

Of the 46 States reporting the production of lumber for 1928, 28 show decreases and 18 show increases as compared with the output for 1927. The greatest increase was indicated for Oregon and the greatest decrease for Alabama. Each of ten States shows a production of more than 1,000,000 thousand feet for 1928.

'Each of six kinds of wood contributed more than 1,000'000 thousand feet to the total cut f.or 1928, as against seven f.or 1927, The leading woods, as in previous years'-were vellow oine and Douglas fir, which contributed 31.1 per lent and 24.8 per centlrespectively, of th,e total production for 1928, as against 31.5 per cent and 24.5 pe1 cent'.respectivelv. of thaifor 1927. Of. the six woods of chief importance, only two showed decreases fot 1928 as compared with 7927. ThL largest decrease was shown for yellow -pine.

The figureJf.or 1928, as here presented, -are preliminary and subGct to such correction as may be found necessary after fuither examination of the returns.

bv the Bureau of Census, with the Forest Service, Department Department of of

*Not including production of mills cutting less than 50,000 feet. **Combined to avoid disclosing production of individual establishments.

Lumber-Production, by Principal Kinds of Wood: t92E and 1927. Kind 1928 1927 of wood