WOOD-USING INDUSTRIES 



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Under this heading are included implements for cultivating the soil, for 

 harvesting the crops, and for marketing farm products. 



The agricultural implement industry ranks nineteenth in the list, with a 

 consumption of 1,150,000 feet board measure of wood, which equals 0-2 per cent 

 of the total. However, it may be noted that with the exception of one species 

 hard pine, forming less than one per cent all the woods used are native. This 

 is a good example of an important industry utilizing native woods and appre- 

 ciating their value. 



Birch forms nearly 50 per cent of the total. The varieties used are yellow 

 birch and sweet birch (in small quantities). Birch has become our most 

 important hardwood. This species is used for framework and where strength 

 and elasticity are required. Maple is often used as a substitute for birch. With 

 elm and ash it is used for neck-yokes and whippletrees. On account of its 

 stiffness maple is mainly used for heavy framework. Basswood, spruce, and 

 pine are employed for table- and box-work. Red oak and hard pine are used 

 mostly for plough handles. 



The material is generally purchased in the form of planks and boards, but 

 about 10 per cent is purchased in the form of logs. This industry paid an average 

 price of $20.23 per thousand feet board measure for its wood material, which 

 is $2.47 more than the average of all the industries together. 



The product of this industry is sold mainly in the province of Quebec, with 

 a fair proportion entering the markets of New Brunswick and the western 

 provinces. 



TABLE 2 BOATS 



*Less than one-tenth of 1 per cent. 



