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AMERICAN FORESTRY 



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Soiithcni Pine Association. 



BOX SHOCKS MADE FROM TIIK TRnnriNGS 01" I.OXGLKAl-" PINl- 



luilding material. 

 and easily split. 



it occurs, it was long alnKjst the only 

 Its long clear trunks, straight grained 

 rendered it a favorite with the man who hewed out 

 timber and "boards" with a br(.)ad ax. As a fence wood, 

 it ri\'aled the popularity of chestnut in other sections. 

 K'ails and posts made from it were not only easily split, 

 hut were very lasting. For posts, the "fat" \nr\c was 

 used. The butts of fire scarred or turix-ntined trees ac- 

 cumulate an excess of resin which renders them \ery 

 durable. Such pieces are called fat. and are sought after 

 for ])ositiiins in contact with the sdil. These fat pieces 

 are also known as lightwood. and will burn at the touch 

 of a match. They are collected and sold as kindling ma- 

 terial in Si>uthern cities. 



Even before the Revolution longleaf was exported. 

 Tlie first shipments were made to Cuba, the \\'est Indies. 

 Mexico and Central America, where it outlasted the 

 native timbers. It early figured as a shipbuilding timber, 

 and exports for this purpose were made to Kngland in 

 pre-Revolutionarv days. Because of its weight, it could 

 not compete with white pine in supplying the largest 

 sized masts, but masts for smaller vessels, as well as yard 

 arms, booms and bowsprits for larger ones were made 

 from it. 



Writing in ]810, Michaux says that longleaf from 

 North Carolina and Georgia commanded '2'i to :iii ]ier cen; 

 higher ]>rices in luigland than any other pine from the 

 United States. After the Revolution exports continued 

 to increase, and b\- the outbreak of the Ci\ il War. it hail 

 secured such a firm foothold for general construction 



purposes in the English market 

 as to drive out the pine imported 

 from Scandinavia and northern 

 Russia. The early exports for 

 lumljer were mostly in the foni 

 of "squares" rough hewn by 

 hand, and hauled long distances 

 liv ox teams or floated down the 

 -tream< to the seaports. 



A WOoli IX DKMAXD TTIK WORLD 

 OVER 



Todav there is hardly a coun- 

 tr\ in the world to which long- 

 leaf pine does not go. It is esti- 

 mated that a billion and a half 

 feet of southern pine is exported 

 .mnually and that longleaf com- 

 prises the bulk of this enormous 

 amount. This places it as the 

 leading export wood of America. 

 Its nearest competitor is Douglas 

 lir. ^lost of the longleaf is 

 ^hipped from the ports along the 

 --outh Atlantic and Gulf Coasts, 

 luu'ope and South -\merica take 

 the bulk of the supph". It is 

 estimated that S per cent of the 

 total cut of the Southern p)ines 

 is exported. .\t the outbreak of 

 the European War. the yellow pine lumber trade was 

 paralvzed to a greater extent than that of any other wood. 



LOXGLEAI- I-i)R VATS. TAXKS AXD SILOS 



Tliis wood is second »>ii tlic li>t of woods used for these articles, tlie 

 staves being generally made from ttie lieartwood of the tree. 



