Caskets and Coffins al 
TABLE 11 
CASKETS AND COFFINS 
R QUANTITY USED 
ANNUALLY Average 
ma Total cost Grown in |Grown out of 
» Kinp or Woop er 1,000 f'0: |: New York. | New York. 
Pp fact factory (Feet b. m.) | (Feet b. m.) 
Feet b. m. | Per cent 
STOUR. shar ch ova)» a 29,230,000 | 100.00 | $65 41 | $1,911,838 360,000 28,870,000 
Chestnut ten. ..4.28 Fs Shu 15,689,000 53.67 | $56 40 $874 , 860 150,000 15,539,000 
Wihite pine. ........>- 5,983,000 20.47 62 72 SUG yoDE sect oeists 5,983,000 
Rettaaleers 2 yfecs. «5% 1,704,000 5.83 | 106 74 183,485) |e ayes eee 1,704,000 
Western pine Ene 1,677,000 5.74 52 10 SU OUS NW te.o aerdesrs nm a7 1, 677, 000 
White oak.. 1,340,000 4.58 90 73 1216 578) har Fees. 1,340,000 
@ypresse sch b icine i. 978,000 3.385 71 68 OOS ul¥erseis tea. © - 978,000 
Mahogany......... 656,000 2.24 | 174 68 il: LAOS | ee Ss 656 ,000 
Yellow poplar....... 298 ,000 1.02 69 54 20) Taal ate ok ares 298,000 
TROEGWODG 6 cit cele es 0% 247 ,000 .85 64 93 VG ROSS Wi aa reuteeteras 247 ,000 
Spruce............. 125,000 .43 | 48 00 6 OOM riegeeehont 125,000 
Bir lipyterrsiae ie) kes 115,000 .39 70 00 8,050 95,000 20,000 
IBBSSWOOG: © -.'....-\s:s 100,000 .34 73 00 7,300 100:;000::|\< taeaeceee 
Black walnut....... 53,000 -19 { 119 62 63340 Nata eee 53,000 
Douglas fir....... Ae 50,000 .17 | 70 00 3 500i ses 50,000 
Southern yellow pine 50,000 17 59 00 29601 see: fae 50,000 
IBIGK BV rhs ayia) shee ov 44,000 215 67 50 2 OFO 4) (esc aieee ae 44,000 
Tupelo.. 30,000 .10 60 00 S00) Wes acereatoce 30,000 
Southern ‘red cedar. 26,000 .09 | 135 00 3 SLO pers. Meeres 2 26 ,000 
aoa ate oe o siaitie a0 25,000 .08 65 00 T6205 oie o 45 fee 25,000 
Hand Diaple...scikere i 20,000 .07 72 00 1 440. Ajeet sc 20,000 
Beecher sd deus 65:45 15,000 .05 60 00 900 15; OOOK |) taras tea tee 
Red gum 5,000 .02 90 00 4500 io aceerelen 5,000 
For the outer boxes and shipping cases white pine, yellow 
pine, and yellow poplar are generally used. Cypress is also 
used on account of its resistance to decay in contact with the 
soil, and throughout the United States it is one of the principal 
casket woods. Red cedar, like cypress, is one of the most 
enduring woods. It has the further recommendations of hold- 
ing its form well, taking a pleasing finish, and having an 
agreeable odor. The comparatively small amount used at this 
time is evidence of the scarcity of the wood, as it formerly was 
extensively employed everywhere for the burial of the dead. 
Two million feet of California redwood finds its way across the 
continent for use in this industry on account of its ability to 
resist decay in contact with the soil, and it is supplied at a 
