Maryland forest land equals about 2.7 million acres, 39% of total land area.
	Maryland's annual timber harvest = 160 million board feet of saw timber and veneer plus 170,000 cords of Pulpwood.
	Maryland has 120 saw mills and 150 loggers.
	Maryland's forest products industry employs 17,000 people, and contributes $400 million a year to economy.
	The average 1,800 square foot house uses 10,000 board feet of lumber, (approximately 20 cords).
	A 20-inch diameter tree with two 16-foot logs will yield about 275 board feet of lumber.                                      weight/cord of some common species  red oak 5,700   lbs.  white oak 5,600   lbs. black locust 5,200   lbs. beech 4,900   lbs.  loblolly pine 4,800   lbs.  sweet gum 4,500   lbs. red maple 4,300   lbs. yellow poplar 3,400   lbs.
	More than 5,000 products are derived from wood.
	Every year each person uses the equivalent of one 16-inch diameter 100-foot tall tree; including 600 lbs. of paper.
	0ne cord of wood will yield: 1,000 - 2,000 pounds of paper, or 942 books, or 61,370 No. 10 envelopes, or 4,384,000 postage stamps, or 460,000 personal checks, or 89,870 sheets of 8 1/2" x 11" paper, or 1,206 copies of "National Geographic," or 30 Boston rockers, or 12 dining room tables.
	129 acres of forest land can absorb 26 million gallons of sewage effluent a day without harm to the trees, sod or water.
	One acre of young trees will produce enough oxygen for 18 people for a year.