An analysis of top Java projects on GitHub reveals that the java.util.logging framework is rarely used, with only 4.4% of projects relying on it exclusively, while the majority prefer third-party logging frameworks like Log4j and Logback. The study underscores the importance of selecting the right logging framework to ensure efficient logging practices in production environments. The analysis, based on data from 15,797 repositories, focuses on projects with at least 100 logging statements, highlighting the preference for using logging facades like slf4j to abstract logging engines and facilitate easier code maintenance. The data also shows that typical production environments disable roughly a quarter of logging statements by only activating WARN levels and above, and that only 8.6% of projects utilize both ALL and OFF levels. The research was conducted using GitHub archives and Google BigQuery, aiming to provide a representative sample of logging practices in prominent Java projects.