THE UTILIZATION OF FOREST PROD- 

 UCTS IN MASSACHUSETTS AS 

 AFFECTED BY THE WAR. 



Introduction. 



The war in which we are now engaged has wrought great 

 langes in the field of forest utilization. Many of these 

 langes have been kaleidoscopic in their action, and they are 

 still going on. What was true a year ago, perhaps, does not 

 hold true to-day, and very likely will be still different a year 

 from now. This bulletin is written from a popular rather than 

 a scientific point of view, in order that the woodland owner 

 may know some of the conditions which now prevail, and 

 be able to take advantage of them. There is bound to be a 

 ^action after the war, but there is little probability that 

 lings will go back to their former status. 

 Of all our natural resources perhaps the forests were the 

 >t to be called upon to help win the war. The other two 

 great sources of raw material the field crops and the mineral 

 reserves felt the stimulation of war prices long before this 

 country entered the conflict. It was not until we were in it, 

 and the great programs for ships, airplanes, cantonments, etc., 

 were under way, that the lumber business became a great and 

 necessary factor. 



Massachusetts forests have not been able to help in a large 

 way as have those of many of her sister States. Of airplane 

 spruce and ship timbers we have but little. However, our 

 forests are doing their bit, and all that our State can furnish is 

 needed. 



White Pine. 



White pine is our most important species. Its chief market 

 has always been for box boards. The war has brought about a 

 great increase in this demand. Most of our munitions have to 



