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White HI III. 



White or American elm occurs commonly throughout the 

 State, usuall}- upon rich bottom lands and along streams. It 

 is a rapid and persistent grower and sprouts well. The wood 

 is heavy, hard, strong, and very tough, but not durable. It is 

 used for cooperage, but also finds use for such articles as 

 wheel and chair stock and furniture. Ten thousand board feet 

 were used for wash benches 5,000 for baskets, 5.000 for house 

 finish, and 2,000 for wooden shoe heels. In iqto, slack cooper- 

 age manufacturers reported to the Census lUireau the use of 

 48,667 board feet of elm. 



Rrdzcood. 



Redwood grows only in California, where it is manufactured 

 into lumber, shingles, posts, ties, poles, tanks, and tubs. The 

 wood is light, soft, brittle, not strong, but is very durable in 

 contact with the soil. Maine used 17,500 feet for the mainifac- 

 ture of wood pipe and 1,000 feet for casket and cofiin mould- 

 ings and trim. 



Black Cherry. 



Black cherry is common throughout the State, but i^ not 

 abundant. It is adapted to almost any soil and situation but 

 does best in deep, welldrained soils. It is a rapid grower and 

 soon reaches a useful size for cabinet wood. The wood is 

 rather heavy, hard, and strong, and of a light red color. It 

 takes a good ix)lisli and is a favorite on account of its beauty. 

 It is chiefly used as a finishing material for buildings, cars, and 

 boats, and also for furniture. Ten thousand board feet of 

 cherry were used in Maine for doors, 3,000 for screens, and 

 1,000 feet each for fixtures, house finish, and boat finish. 



Shortleaf Pine. 



Shortleaf is another of the southern yellow pines. It is 

 somewhat like longleaf but grows more rapidly. The wood is 

 softer and sometimes lighter in color and is used largely for 

 doors, sashes, and blinds. The quantity reported by Maine 

 manufacturers, 14,000 board feet, was used for car construc- 

 tion. 



