50 Discussion of Industries 
Pruaning Mitt Propucts 
Planing-mill products are those considered as finished upon 
leaving the planer, such as flooring, ceiling, siding, molding, 
base boards, and dressed and matched material. Undoubtedly 
some plain surfaced lumber and dimersion stock has uninten- 
tionally been included in these returns. A certain amount of 
such duplication in the returns is unavoidable. 
Of the 230,259,000 feet consumed in the planing-mill indus: 
try, only 31 million, or 13 per cent, was found to be home- 
grown. This is in striking contrast to the returns of 1912 
which showed 47 per cent of the planing-mill products grown 
in New York. In the short space of eight years a great change 
has taken place. No longer are the New York forests supplying 
even a considerable percentage of the home demand for build- 
ing material. The total white pine, spruce, and hemlock from 
New York in 1919 is only one-sixth of the amount supplied 
from sources within the State in 1912. The amount of these 
three woods brought in from other States was over 40 per cent 
greater than in 1912, although the total production of planing 
mills in 1919 was 40 per cent less. 
The planing mills report the use of 31 different species, 
the average cost of which at the planer was $54.53, an ierease 
of 100 per cent in cost. Of these only 2 are not imported, 
elm and balsam fir, and these are insignificant in quantity. 
Out of 13 species indigenous to New York, 7 were imported — 
in quantities greater than the State supplied, while 2 were 
imported in total. The remaining 4 include hard maple, birch, 
and beech, and even of these staple hardwoods more was pur- 
chased elsewhere than was cut in New York. In 1912 every 
one of the 13 came in larger quantity from home sources thau 
from outside, and 3 of them came entirely from the State. 
White pine is the most popular wood for general house 
building purposes in this country. It has all the desirable 
qualities, being sufficiently strong and having a fine, straight 
grain and even texture. It is also easily worked, comparatively 
free from shrinking and warping, very light in color, only 
