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brushes must be very strong and tough and have the capacity 
to resist splitting when nailed or bored. The woods are used 
interchangeably in the production of so many of the articles 
reported that no conclusion can be drawn relative to the special 
qualities demanded for many of the uses. Hard maple, how- 
ever, while used for all of the articles, is the only one reported 
for the production of broom splints. Duster handles consume 
hard maple, beech, birch and cherry. Generally speaking, 
maple, beech and basswood go mainly into the rougher, un- 
polished handles, while the others are used in the manufacture 
of ornamental or high-grade articles. Beech is particularly 
recommended for backs of scrub brushes and stable brooms, 
and whitewash and kalsomine brushes. Much of the birch is 
white birch which is bought in the form of boards, bolts, and 
partly finished blocks. 
The low average cost of $43.19 for the 2,713,500 feet con- 
sumed is the result of the large amount of woods going into the 
TABLE 34 
BRUSHES AND BROOMS 
SS 
Quantity UsEep 
ANNUALLY Amenage Total cost Grown in |Grown out of 
Kinp oF Wood = |—————_—— er 1,000 £. 0: De New York. | New York. 
Pp feet factory (Feet b. m.) | (Feet b. m.) 
Feet b. m. | Percent 
——— |__| —— | Ee 
Totaliicccaae cane 2,713,500 | 100.00 | $43 19 $117,208 2,124,000 589 , 500 
Hardimaples cro. OOO. 41.54 | $26 56 $29 ,933 1,063,000 64,000 
Birch Wes wscseretets es Gao 895,000 32.97 42 05 37 ,634 629,000 266,000 
BOOCh 5 s5s.6% cisisiere ose 334,000 12.30 41 O1 13,704 297 ,000 37,000 
Basswood.......... 151,000 5.57 27 00 4,077 120,000 31,000 
Holly (American) . 38,000 1.40 | 150 00 BOOK) «06 e gestae 38,000 
IMahocanyicls aiclcice eis 30,000 ib atl 60 00 nts 0 HH Aeeterolee oc 30,000 
Chery *(black) awsiee 27,000 1.00 36 66 990 6,000 21,000 
Black walnut....... 24,000 .89 | 170 00 4 O80 Wo s.sssecrotoneiers 24,000 
BM ce see ears 21,000 SLs 85 00 1 GSO see eee 21,000 
Cottonwood........ 20,000 74 17 00 S40) | os bicarytee 20,000 
Boneycos Ps ee 19,000 71 | 120 00 Zt280 fics oc Mavcaeens 19,000 
Aah fee fcc bist wie 9,000 .33 25 00 225 9, 0007 |) seer se 
Satinwood.. evictars 5,000 -18 | 980 00 4900 4 ase aye 5,000 
Cocobolas.caenreee 5,000 -18 | 950 00 ALSO, aise ckenees 5,000 
OLY fevaietis oye layeteeiete 5,000 18 | 920 00 4,600 | vise ssctes se 5,000 
Yellow poplar....... 2,000 .07 95 00 TOO! |) sisin ter arenne 2,000 
White'oaks55.208 : 1,000 .04 95 00 Obnibekits Asters 1,000 
Boxwood. --ere ce. o- 500 -02 | 250 00 a een ee ni - 50 
