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over 40 per cent, of the total. Red Gum follows as a rather poor 

 second with slightly over 10 million feet. One-fourth of all the 

 Yellow Poplar reported in the state went into boxes and crates. 

 It was used for the best grade of boxes, on which stenciling, paint- 

 ing and printing were to be done. 



The manufacture of furniture ranks next, requiring 10,278,000 

 feet of material of which red gum furnished 41.45 per cent. The 

 average cost of Red Gum was $12.80 per M feet. By means of 

 special finishes Red Gum can be made up into furniture which 

 passes on the market for Circassian Walnut, Mahogany, Cherry, 

 Birch, Maple and Oak. Some of these imitations are produced 

 almost wholly by the application of stains to give proper color; 

 others grow more slowly, like Red Gum, Tupelo and Cypress. So 

 the usual method of imitating oak. 



The other important wood-using industries in the state are: 

 vehicle and vehicle parts, for which White Oak, Hickory and 

 Yellow Poplar supply most of material; sash, doors, blinds and 

 general millwork, for which Longleaf and Shortleaf Pine, Tupelo 

 and Cypress are mostly required ; handles, mostly hickory but 

 including White Oak, Red Gum, Yellow Poplar and White Ash; 

 agricultural implements, for which Longleaf Pine supplies nearly 

 72 per cent, of the wood used ; fixtures ; and miscellaneous, includ- 

 ing pumps, patterns, cofiins, excelsior, woodenware, etc. 



In speaking of the future supply of material the report says: 

 "There are many kinds of trees which grow rapidly in wet ground, 

 such as Cottonwood, Carolina Poplar and Black Willow; and 

 others grow more slowly, like Red Gum, Tupelo and Cypress. So 

 much swamp land is found in Mississippi that tree culture on 

 such land may be expected to assume large proportions in future 

 years. Enormous cuttings of cottonwood and willow will be 

 made at intervals of thirty to fifty years, while Cypress, Tupelo 

 and Red Gum will take longer to reach desirable size; but many 

 tracts will doubtless be kept growing such species long after 

 forests planted and cared for in nature's way cease to be looked 

 upon as a profitable resource in that region." 



S. J. R. 



The Wood-Using Industries of Louisiana. By Hu Maxwell, U. 

 S. Forest Service. Published in The Lumber Trade Journal, New 

 Orleans, La. January i, 1912. Pp. 19-34. 



