ARBORICULTURE 121 



THE CATALPA FOR LUMBER. supposc, it is Very tougli. I subjccted 



. , .,..,, 1 1 r ^ ,-0 pieces one inch square to a breaking pres- 



A few individuals, some hoW;"g /«- [^^^^_^^^,^^^^ i^^l.es between supports. 



ri^Sr^Sr "v^friitlSet' C.^^ bro,<e under a pressure of g3 fts 



There is a concealed object in these ef- Ash ^^ ^^ ^^ 000 lus 



forts to misrepresent the true situation ^ak ^^ ^^ ^^ . /^ 



and retard wholesome legislation favor- ^^^ ^^ ,, ,, ^// 



able to forest perpetuation. But every ^ak ^ ^ 



lumber consumer well knows that the ^^e^n, 809 pounds, 



increased price in boards is caused by "The Catalpa deflected three times as 



the rapid reduction of available timber much as the ash or oak before breaking, 

 supply, and that at the rate o^ forest "Five thousand pounds pressure on 



clearing now going on, the years are blocks one inch square by three inches 



numl^ered when it must become ex- long compressed : 



hausted. Oak 10-16 inch 



White oak trees, suitable for quarter q.^\. 10-16 inch 



sawing, must exceed 30 inches diameter, q^]. '8-16 inch 



Presuming the trees to be already started Catalpa 7-16 inch 



,into growth, it will require lOO years for Catalpa 9-16 inch 



them to grow into profitable lumber. Catalpa 7-16 inch 



Red oak will mature in somewhat less White pine 5-16 inch 



time, but it is not so valuable. Norway pine 6-16 inch 



White pine in a natural forest requires W'hite walnut 5-16 inch 



from 80 to 150 years to produce logs ac- Yellow pine 6-16 inch 



ceptable to lumbermen. Yellow poplar, Black walnut 10-16 inch 



on rich soil, and under favorable condi- Black walnut 8-16 inch 



tions, may attain a milling size in 50 or ^^gb 14-16 inch 



75 years. Ash 6-16 inch 



A cypress tree four feet in diameter ..^j^^^^ ^^^ j^^ ^^^^ ^^j.^^^ ^^ ^^^^^^^ 

 has been growmg since Columbus landed ^^^ ^^^^^^^^^ j^^^^j^^^^ ^j^^^ (^^^^^^^ ^^,jl^ ^^^^^ 



in America the pressure to which it is subjected when 



The Catalpa, under fairly good condi- ^^^J^^ ^^.^^^^^ ^j^^ j^^^ Catalpa rail- 

 tions, m two decades will make a tree ^.^^^ ^j^^ ^^,^^.^ .^^^^ -^^ ^1^^ ^^^^^. ^^^^^ 

 20 inches in diameter, containing 250 feet ^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^,^1^,^ o„e 

 lumber B. M. The trunk havmg but lit- ^.^^^ ^^^ ^j^ j^^j^ ^j.^i^ ^pij^^^ ,^,^11 ^^^^1 

 tie sap wood is all available for lumber. -^j^^_^^ -^ g- ^^^ ^^ mashing more than oak 



It compares with butternut m texture ^^ ^^^j^ ^-^^ ^,f ^j^^^^^ ^^-^ ^^^^ both of 

 and appearance and is suitable for any ^^.j^j^j^ heavily loaded trains pass almost 

 purpose for which walnut and butternut j^,q^^,.i^, -pbe roadmaster, who has 

 are suited. In color it is a handsome ^^.^tched them with interest, says he has 

 shade of brown. The somewhat open ^^^ ^^^ ^^^^^^^ ^j^g ^^^ the line of his 

 grain absorbs the finishers filling, and is ^q^(^" 



capable of being used for imitation of Timber lands which have been cut over 

 many wods, if desired, yet in its natural ^^^^ which are not of great value, may 

 state it is equal to any American wood. profitably be planted with Catalpa timber. 



In strength it is ample for most pur- ^^^ ^bu's pi»olong the lumbering opera- 

 poses. Specific gravity as given by Prof, ^-j^ns indefinitely. 



Charles S. Sargent, 0.4474- A cubic 7],^ kmiber is suited for inside finish 

 foot weighing 27.88 pounds absolutely for dwellings and all kinds of furniture, 

 dry. especially the medium grades. As a base 



Mr. E. E. Barney, speaking of Catalpa for veneering, it has a special value, as it 

 for railwav ties, says : " neither warps, swells nor shrinks with 



"Its durability is unquestionable; it is changes of \yeather, while glue clings to 

 verv elastic ; and. contrary to what most it with tenacity. 



