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ingly, these indu.strie.s are not cli.scussed here. They are in 

 fact the primary forest inckistries and it is the object of this 

 investigation to trace wood through those industries which con- 

 vert himber or other jiartially manufactured wood into finished 

 prockicts through further manufacture. 



The following discussion shows the amount of each kind of 

 wood required annually to maintain the various wood using 

 industries of the State. In each case the extent to which this 

 demand is iiow met by Maine foresters or by importations from 

 other States or foreign countries, is indicated. 



* Less than 1-100 of 1 per cent. 



Boxes and Craics. 



The box-making industry requires an abundant supply of in- 

 expensive lumber, and this requirement is met in the State of 

 Maine by the large quantities of second-growth white pine and 

 by the comparatively large stands of such woods as hemlock, 

 balsam fir, and aspen. The industry thus afifords an outlet for 

 low grades of lumber or of wood in little demand for other 

 purposes. 



The box makers face sharp competition not only with manu- 

 facturers having access to cheap box material in other States 

 but with the makers of various substitutes such as the fiber 

 box. Over loo million feet made up of sixteen different kinds 



