WOOD-USING INDUSTRIKS OF MAINE. 



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North Atlantic coast but it is difficult to obtain it now in pieces 

 of sufficient size and straightness. Douglas fir grown in Wash- 

 ington is also used in the manufacture of sash, doors, and 

 blinds, and for wood pipe. The wood possesses qualities which 

 lead it to command an average price of $45.65 per 1,000 feet in 

 Maine. This was the highest price paid for any of the soft 

 woods and $10 higher than the average value of longleaf pine 

 at the Maine factories. 



Red Maple. 



TABLE 22. 



The red maple is the most common maple of the State. It 

 makes its best growth on low, wet soils, but will thrive in some- 

 what dry situations. In Maine it is usually found along 

 streams or on the edges of swamps. It is a rapid and moder- 

 ately persistent grower. The wood is heavy, not strong, nor 

 durable, but easily worked and will take a good polish. It is 

 inferior to the wood of sugar maple, but superior to that of sil- 

 ver maple. Throughout the country it is used chiefly for cabi- 

 net making, turnery, woodenware, and gun stocks. In general 

 the wood sells at low prices. 



Undoubtedly a small per cent of the maple shown as red ma- 

 ple in this report is silver maple, as the two kinds were not 

 separated in the individual reports and in such cases were 

 classed as red maple. Tlic silver maple is common throughout 

 the State, except near the coast, and is usually found growing 

 along streams. 



