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Forestry Exhibits for Teachers 



The American Forestry Association plans to talte an important part In 

 forestry Instruction in July at Chautauqua, N. Y. It will be the asso- 

 ciation's midsummer meeting and the 8,000 teachers who will then be at 

 Chautauqua will be entertained by lectures and moving pictures illus- 

 trating the tree's battle for life from the time it emerges from the seed 

 until it is finally swallowed up in a forest fire, or is cut into lumber and 

 goes to market. Some of the best known foresters of this country and 

 Canada will be present, as well as men thoroughly posted in the lumber 

 business. The two days which will be given to teachers will be July 

 9 and 10, 



Wood Preservatives Consumed Annually 



The American Wood Preservers' .\ssociatIon. in co-operation with the 

 Forest Service, has compiled statistics showing the use of wood preserva- 

 tives in the United States In 1913, The report, which was written by 

 Clark W. Oould, of the Forest Service, has just been published. 



In 101 :i ninety-three wood-preserving plants in the United States con- 

 sumed liiS.;'.7.'3,359 gallons of creosote oil, 26,466,803 pounds of dry zinc 

 chloride. :',,SS.'!,7.'!S gallons of miscellaneous liquid preservatives, and 

 small amounts of corrosive sublimate. 



With 1boso preservatives the plants treated 1.5.'!,613,888 cubic feet of 

 material, or 21.0 per. cent more than in the preceding year. Estimating 

 the material which was treated but not reported, the total is placed 

 at 161,000,000 cubic feet. 



The quantity of preservatives used in 1913 was approximately eighty 

 per cent more than In 1908. 



Railroad ties constitute the largest class of timbers treated. In 1911 

 the numl)er was 31,141,231 in the United States, and in 1913 more than 

 40,000,000. About thirty per cent of all the ties used in 1913 In the 

 country were treated. 



The number of poles given preservative treatment in 1913 was 147,913, 

 an incrense exceeding 100 per cent over 1912. In the same year more 

 than 11.700.000 lineal feet of piling were treated. 



Birds and Trees 



It is claimed that certain birds are so closely associated with a certain 

 kind of tree that they cannot live without it. It is thought that the 

 spruce hen of Alaska would become extinct if the spruce forests should 

 be destroyed. There is historical evidence that a beautiful bird, called 

 capercalzie, ceased to exist in Ireland some centuries ago when the last 

 pine forests there were destroyed. The pine foliage furnished a hiding 

 place for the bird and it seemed to be incapable of accommodating itself 

 to new environments wlien its old associations were broken up, although 

 there have always been plenty of trees in Ireland to afford shelter and 

 retreats for those birds. 



The Heaviest American Wood 



It is generally considered that the heaviest .\merican wood is the 

 black ironwood of Florida (lihamnidium ferrcum). A thousand feet of 

 the lumber, absolutely dry, weights 13,500 pounds. It is doubtful if as 

 much as one thousand feet of this lumber was ever cut at one time. 

 The tree is scarce, and the trunk is short and small. Few logs as much 

 as eight inches in diameter can be found. The tree is confined to the 

 extreme soutli of Florida. It is an evergreen with leaves somewhat re- 

 sembling those of live oak. In addition to its great weight, the wood is 

 very hard and strong, though brittle. It is of slow growth. In color It 

 Is rich orange l>rown. As might be expected, the wood is seldom met with 

 In commercial transactions. It apparently possesses no properties which 

 recommend it to special uses. 



Redeeming the Sandhills 



The Jack pines which were planted some years ago as an experiment 

 on the sandhills of western Nebraska, have flourished as well as on their 

 native hills and sands of the northern country. Trees ten years old are 

 being cut for fence posts. With preservative treatment to hinder decay, 

 the posts give good service. The Nebraska sand hills have been regarded 

 as a pretty hard proposition from the tree planter's standpoint. It is 

 supposed that a natural growth of western yellow pine once covered 

 Bome spots ; but climatic conditions and the periodic fires set by Indians 

 destroyed the timber long ago, and great difficulty has been experienced 

 In getting trees to live there. Jack pine is not a very desirable tree on 

 general principles, but its ability to survive the dry summers assures it 

 a welcome on the sand hills. 



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Hardwood 'News Notes 



< MISCELLANEOUS > 



The Abram Flooring Company has been organized at Buffalo, N, T„ 

 to manufacture oak and maple flooring. It is said that there is demand 

 In the city for the product which this company will turn out, as little 

 flooring of this kind has been made in Buffalo recently. 



It is reported from Monroe, La., that the Grayling Lumber Company 

 has completed the install.-ition nf a hardwood flooring and finish depart- 



Panels of 

 Perfection 



There comes a time in the history of 

 progressive manufacturers when they 

 reach such a degree of quality in their 

 product that every piece is an advertise- 

 ment in itself. 



This is responsible for the adoption and 

 use of the trade mark, that he who runs 

 may read and know at a glance where the 

 quality goods bearing the trade mark were 

 produced. 



We have adopted the trade mark which 

 you see in this advertisement. It is a 

 simple little design with a world of 

 meaning for the furniture manufacturer 

 who wishes a guarantee on the panels he 

 incorporates in his product. 



A plant equipped with highly specialized 

 machinery and craftsmen, an experienced 

 purchasing department with a glue labo- 

 ratory behind it, ample capital, and a 

 policy that holds customers justify our 

 use of this trade mark. 



Our Specialties are Circassian Walnut, 

 Mahogany and Quartered Oak. 



New Albany 

 Veneering Company 



New Albany, Ind. 



