eastern softwoods (90 percent of which was used in the manufacture of 

 wooden boxes) . Excepting the lumber for box construction, the indus- 

 tries used the upper grades of all species or 85 percent in grade one 

 (Table 3). Grade use by type of industry shows that when top quality 

 softwood lumber is needed western species supply the demand. New 

 Hampshire sawmill owners have two problems here, lack of trees large 

 enough to cut into the wider widths and lack of quality. 



In the effort to obtain quality, New Hampshire industries purchase 

 Western kiln-dried lumber because local lumber lacks this treatment. 

 Hardwoods are bought green or air-dried because the purchasers do have 

 their own drying facilities. 



Table 2. Lumber Purchases by Type of Industry — Seasoning 

 (Thousands of board feet) 



* None purchased air-dried or green. 



