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this part of the State the trees grow best upon the upland sites. 

 White oak is the most useful of all American oaks. The wood 

 is heavy, hard, strong and tough, and durable in contact with 

 the soil. It has probably been used for more purposes than any 

 other hardwood. It is largely used in ship building, in the 

 cooperage industry, and in the manufacture of vehicles, agri- 

 cultural implements, furniture, house finish, and ties. Its larg- 

 est use in Maine was for ship building, most of the supply 

 coming from Virginia. It was also extensively used in car 

 construction and house finish. As indicated in the table high 

 prices were paid by many industries for grades of this wood 

 suited to their purposes. 



Nearly two-thirds of tlie amount of white oak required by 

 Maine factories was grown in other States. 



Bald Cypress. 



TABLE 17. 



