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Show Forest Notes The Elk Hunt The elk hunters on the Manti forest have enjoyed favorable weather wea-ther during the greater part of the open season. Most of the hunters have been successful in getting their elk. Elk are reported as plentiful and in good condition. They are exceptionally wild however how-ever after they have been shot at a few times and they are reported to be going out into new territory to get away from the hunter. Many States Import Lumber About two-thirds of the States in the Union have to send outside their .own borders for a major part of their requirements of lumber, lum-ber, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio and 1 1 1 i n o i s large wood using States now appear to be practically practi-cally dependent upon outside sources for both their hardwood and softwood material, and Michigan, Michi-gan, once a great lumber exporter, now uses twice as much lumber as she produces. Large imports or lumber come into New York, Massachusetts. Mas-sachusetts. New' Jersey, and Michigan. Michi-gan. The above information is from a Forest Service report on lumber distribution and consumption consump-tion for the year 1930, based on reports from 1,824 large mills and groups of mills. |