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KENTUCKY OAK 



like the Kentucky thoroughbred, was selected by 

 Providence to represent perfection. 



A most satisfying uniformity in color, beauty of 

 figure and texture characterize this stock. 



To use any of the following items will make 

 you want more: 



4 car* 4/4 fL Wormr Otk 



5 fftrt Ixf-lt Otk Trtkciug 



-.1 cut 4/« No I Omb. n. IUi] OU 

 I nn 4/4 No. I Oom. PI. tVblK 



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1 r»n 4/4 No 1 Cbm. Old. WTillo 



S emn 4/4 No. 3 Core. Poplar. 

 S c«r» 4/4 .No. 1 A Com. Poplir 

 3 can 4/4 No. 1 Com. Poplar 

 1 car 4/4 Stained Sap Poplar 

 1 car 4/4x11 In. and up Asrlcul* 



tural Poplar 

 10 car* 4/4 No. 2 Com. A B«t. 



Bound Womr Cbeatout 

 10 can 4/4 No. I Com. it Btl. 



Cbaataut 

 1 car 4/4 Lioff Run nucker* 



E. R. Spotswood & Son 



LEXINGTON KENTUCKY 



Few Name All Woods 



In coDDCciloD with the Mirlous UullUlui; ."liuws that have been hehl 

 daring the last couple of months at Muscatine, Iowa, Clevelanil, O., 

 Dayton. O., Kansas City, ImltanapollB and Minneapolis, a great many 

 thouiiands of people made elTorts to Identify the eighteen wood samples 

 exhibited by the National Lumber Manufacturers' Association, the suc- 

 cesKful Identifications of which was to be rewarded by one prize of ten 

 dollars In each case. 



Of the thousands who made the attempt only eight succeeded In naming 

 correctly all eighti-en woods. There were Sve In Cleveland ; two In 

 Muscatine, and at the Dayton, Kansas City. Minneapolis and Indlanapoll.'i 

 how.s combined there was only one successful contestant. Many women, 

 iianual training school pupils, boy scouts as well as practical lumbermen 

 endeavore<l to give the correct answers. 



The eighteen woo<ls exhibited were as follows : 



No. 1, white oak : No. 2, soft maple : No. 3, black ash ; No. 4, beech ; 

 No. 5, yellow birch : No. 6, bnsswood : No. 7. white pine : No. 8, Norway 

 pine; No. !». western red ce<I«r ; No 10, redwood; No. 11, tupelo gum; 

 No. 12. black gum : No. 13, Port Orford cedar ; No. 14, Arkansas soft 

 pine: No. ITt, longleaf pine; No. 10, cypress; No. 17, North Carolina 

 pine; No. IS, Douglas fir. 



A secondary contest offering one dollar for the successful Identification 

 of four samples turned in more winners. These woods were: No. 1, 

 basswood ; No. 2, tupelo: No. S. rnttf.nwi.i.fl : No, 4, yellow poplar. 



Curious Classification 

 The road supervisors In the Philippines seem to have gone beyond 

 similar officers In the Cnlte<l States In classifying their highways. The 

 following is the classification recently announced in a published report : 

 Wild pig trails ; Ranger trails ; Farmer trails : Mall carrier trails ; Other 

 people's trails ; School teacher trails. 



Forest Products Exports 



The Bureau of Foreign and I>ome8tic Commerce at Washington has 

 published export figures for December, and likewise for tbe whole year 

 1915. 



The total exports of wood. Including raw and manufactured, amounted 

 In value to $114,777,513 In 1913, to $74,005,170 In 1914, and $55,269,275 

 In 1915. 



Summaries for December eiM.rts follow for 1914 and 1915 : 



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Round logs $ 58.270 



Square logs 30,1.39 



Lumber 1.41fl.81« 



Railroad ties 208,884 



Shingles 2.910 



Box sbooks 106,344 



1915 



$ 70.270 



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2,287.9;iS 



214,339 



1,879 



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Walnut for German Gunstocks 



No cnniilderiililc nmiiunt nf .\iiicrlcfin milnut Iiiim rcnchcd <iermniiy since 



ilie iipenlng of thewnr, iiml walnut for guniitockH hna come from I'iKi'wbere. 



P'trt of file demand wiis met by Ireeii which grew In Oermany. The occu- 



iilcd imrtlon <if nortliiTn France furnished much. The (Jernmna have cut 



lint NhipiiiMl to Germany all the fine walnut trees of ICpernny. on tbe 



Miirne river. Even thiil larKe supply proved Inndcqunte and walnut has 



eeii bouuht In Switzerland. Wlieii tri-es or logs are nurclin^e<l in that 



• lUhlry they are cut Into diiiK'nslon Uock nn Swiss mills, becauso the 



Swiss laws prohibit tbe expurtntlon of walnut loffs. Some fine walnut 



Krows in the part of the KalkaiiH occupied by German and Austrian troops, 



and this Is being Invoiced ready fur cutting. 



Aspen for Matches 



The nmlch factories In northern Kurupe use large quantities of aspen 

 or quaking poplar. This wood is not much used In tbe L'nlted States where 

 white pine Is tbe principal matchwood, supplemented by some sugar pine 

 and Port Orford cedar on tbe Pacific coast. The preference shown for 

 aspen In lOuropc Is due to the facility with which this wood absorb! 

 paraflluc. There seems to be something peculiar in aspen's absorbatlve 

 qualities. It Is preferred for oyster knife handles In the shucking sheda 

 in New Kngland, because tbe handle never becomes slippery and dlfUcnit 

 to hold. It Is not a wood rcinarknblc for Its porosity. In fact. It appears 

 to tbe naked eye to be a non-porous wood. However, it contains an 

 immense number of very small pores which may he iccD only under a 

 magnifying glass. 



Useless Effort 



.\n earnest appeal lias come from r. i'. Iloberts, chief of the Bureau of 

 Ijibor of the government of Porto Rico, wherein It Is stated that the 

 I'lforts of .\merlcan merchants In attempting to acquire markets in I.atln 

 .\merlca for American products was watched with great Interest by the 

 authorities at Porto KIco. It Is acknowledged that tbe aspiration was 

 < ntlrely legitimate and the lack of adequate results from the effort! !0 

 far expended, much deplored. 



The appeal, which was contained In circular form, maintains that 

 everything Inclined the Porto Itico authorities to think that American 

 commerce was on the way to victory, but that the manner In which the 

 propaganda in favor of the American commerce has been carried on has 

 been the greotest cause of preventing the American commerce from get- 

 ting ahead of European commerce In Latin American countries. 



By this It has In mind the fact that .\merlcan concerns have solicited 

 business through correspondence, circulars, catalogues and other literature, 

 using the English language, whereas a vast majority, practically all In 

 fact of tbe Latin .Americans, do not speak English. The circular state* 

 that among the people In Latin America there Is nor even one for every 

 3,000 who can speak this language, Spanish or Portuguese being the only 

 languages used. It Is apparent then that catalogues and other advertising 

 matter printed in English are absolutely useless. 



The purpose of the circular Is to Interest American merchants In all 

 lines In tbe possibility presented by the free employment bureau of labor 

 at San Juan, which provides free of charge, absolutely reliable, young 

 Latin Ainerlcans to till positions as clerks, stenographers, translators, 

 salesmen and In other capacities. It Is easily understood that with this 

 element of contact between the American merchant and th» Latin 

 .American markets, the task will be much easier and the accomplishment 

 much more thorough. 



It Is equally apparent, according to the circular, that without intelligent 

 direction of sales work, following Intelligently prescribed lines, 

 taking Into account the language, customs, characteristics and habits of 

 the prospective Latin American customer, little progress can ever be made. 



The government's free employment agency has been unqualifiedly en- 

 dorsed by various bodies with which it has been brought Into contact In 

 this country. 



The Larch Mistletoe 



In some forest regions of the Northwest mistletoe Is so abundant that 

 tbe damage which It does assumes nt times a serious aspect. Recent In- 

 vestigations of the United .States Department of .Agriculture have shown, 

 that the deterioration of the western larch In the more open and exposed 

 stands of the Whitman National Forest in the Blue Mountain section of 

 Oregon Is due to mistletoe. .Mthough not so valuable as yellow pine and 

 Douglas fir, the larch when free from mistletoe produces large sow timber. 

 Trees attacked In early life by the larch mistletoe, however, seldom 

 produce a good grade of merchantable timber, and all Infected trees shew 

 poor health and reduced diameter or height. It Is recommended that in 

 making timber sales, all larches affected with mistletoe be cut, whether 

 the trees are merch-intable or not. The effect of thinning Is to promote 

 the development of the parasite In the crown. It Is desirable, therefore, 

 to cut all infected trees, so far as this Is practicable in lumbering operations. 



