September 25, 1917 



HARDWOOD RECORD 



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Vehicle Woods from Memphis District 



II 



[Continued from last issue] 



Hickory and ash, while important, are not the only woods 

 which the district tributary to Memphis furnishes the vehicle 

 manufacturers of the United States. Oak occupies a high posi- 

 tion, not in quantity only, but also in quality; nor from a single 

 species only but from several. The following states supply 

 approximately one-half of the oak cut in the whole country: 



ARKANSAS 223,752,000 feet 



KENTUCKY 222,964,000 feet 



TENNESSEE 210,965,000 feet 



MISSOURI 95,435,000 feel 



MISSISSIPPI 89,469,000 feet 



LOUISIANA 74,304,000 feet 



ALABAMA 37,088,000 feet 



TEXAS 32,564,000 feet 



OKLAHOMA 7,818,000 feet 



Total 994,359,000 feet 



Of course all the oak cut in this region is not put to use by vehicle 

 makers; but they have the privilege of picking as much of it as they want, 

 and selecting from the several kinds produced in the region, both the white 

 oaks and the red oaks. Both are suitable for wagons, though many manu- 

 facturers prefer the white oaks because they usually resist decay better. 

 Following are the principal white oaks of the Memphis district: 



The common white oak is common throughout the region. Post oak 

 and chestnut oak, which bear considerable resemblance, are met with. 

 Bur oak attains large size, and cow oak rivals or surpasses it. Overcup is 

 perhaps the most important of the white oaks in parts of the region. It is 

 known also as forked-leaf white oak. 



The leading species of the red oak class is known as spotted, Texan, or 

 Southern red oak. It attains large dimensions. Other red oaks are water 

 oak, willow oak, shingle oak, yellow, pin, and Spanish oaks. 



{To be continued} 





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