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105 



wide sapwood. It is cut almost entirely for lumber, and a 

 large proportion of the cut is worked by the planing mills of 

 the States in which it is cut into such products as flooring, ceil- 

 ing and partition. The lower grades find extensive use in box 

 making. The factories of Maine used it most extensively for 

 house finish, screen doors, and cars. 



Red Oak. 



TABLE 14. 



I.VDUSTRIES. 



Quantity Used 

 .Annually. 



Feet, 

 B. M. 



Per 

 cent. 



Aver- 

 age 

 cost 

 per 

 1000 

 ft. 



Total cost 

 f. o. b. factory. 



Grown in 



Maine. 

 Feet, B. M. 



(Irowii out 

 of Maine. 

 Feet, B. M. 



.Ship and boat building 



Furniture 



Car construction 



Toys 



Vehicles and vehicle parts 



Planing-mill products 



.Sash, doors, blinds and general 



millwork 



Miscellaneous 



Dowels 



Woodenware and novelties 



Chairs 



Handles 



Agricultural implements 



Fixtures 



Boot and shoe findings 



Boxes and crates 



Totab 



804,500 

 72.3 ,000 

 70.5,000 

 700.0001 

 260.000! 

 181,000. 



113, .500 

 70,000 1 

 65,000 

 35,000 

 30,000 

 18.000 

 16,000 

 10,000 

 3,000 

 1,000 



21.54828 67 

 19 .-fi! 24 20 



18.87 



18.74 



6.96 



4 85 



.04 



.87 

 .74 

 94 

 SO 

 .48 

 43 

 .27 

 .08 

 .03 



24 79 



20 00 

 33 05 1 

 30 06 



53 96 

 22 43 

 14 54 

 24 00 



21 00 



17 44 



22 00 

 20 go! 



8 00 



18 00 



$23 ,063 00 



17,500 00 



17,474 00 



14 ,000 00 



8,592 50 



5.441 00 



,125 00 

 ,.570 00 

 945 00 

 840 00 

 630 00 

 314 00 

 352 00 

 200 00 

 24 00 

 18 00 



3,735,000 100. 00, $25 99 



$97,088 50 



800,500 

 533,000 

 696,000 

 700,000 

 225,000 

 139,000 



51 ,000 

 25 ,000 

 65 ,000 

 35 ,000 

 20,000 

 18,000 

 16 ,000 

 10,000 

 3,000 

 1,000 



3,337,500 



4,000 



190,000 



9,000 



35,000 

 42,000 



62 ,.500 

 45,000 



10,000 



397 ,500 



Additional figures from 1910 reports of the Bureau of the Census (see appendix). 



* Thi9 amount was reported by manufacturers to the Census as "oak". 



Red oak is the most abundant oak in Maine, and grows in 

 nearly all parts of the State. It makes its best growth on rich 

 upland soil, but will thrive in any soil except an undrained one. 

 It is the most rapid grower among the oaks and sprouts vigor- 

 ously from the >tunip. The wood of red oak is heavy, hard, 

 and strong, but is inferior to the wood of white oak. However, 

 because of the' present scarcity of white oak, red oak has found 

 a use in nearly every industry which formerly used white oak 

 alone. Red oak i> inferior to white oak where great strength is 

 required, and drjcs not last so long in the ground. However, 



