10 WOOD-USING INDUSTRIES 



the information from all the States will be correlated in a national 

 study, and a series of publications relating" to the wood using* indus- 

 tries and the commercial woods of the United States will be issued 

 by the U. S. Forest Service. 



The Ohio investigation has been conducted under the same 

 plan followed in other States. Cards indicating the information 

 desired, particularly the amount of each wood employed and the 

 exact use of each wood, were mailed to all the wood-using- manu- 

 facturers of the State. Inquiries were also included as to the form 

 in which the raw material was desired at the factory and the 

 methods now followed in the utilization of factory waste. To study 

 the processes of manufacturers of certain commodities and special 

 waste problems at close range, agents traveled through the State. 

 They also solicited data from manufacturers who had not sent in 

 reports by mail. The manufacturers cooperated willingly. Both 

 the Ohio Experiment Station and the Forest Service appreciate the 

 aid and consideration given them. 



No attempt was made to ascertain the amount of lumber cut by 

 the sawmills of the State or the quantities of wood going into rough 

 products like veneer, lath, shingles, cross-ties, cooperage stock, 

 posts, telegraph and telephone poles, and paper pulp. For a num- 

 ber of years such information has been collected and reported 

 annually by the Bureau of the Census. A copy of a part of the last 

 Census Bulletin, to the extent to which it refers to Ohio, is presented 

 in the appendix of this report. 



Apart from the industries making the above-named products, 

 there are scattered through Ohio over 1,600 factories using lumber 

 as their raw material. The question as to what becomes of the 

 lumber produced by the sawmills is answered by this and similar 

 reports. For instance, the amount of white oak demanded for 

 furniture, together with all the other furniture woods, is shown; 

 likewise the amount demanded for making flooring, wagons, farm 

 implements and machinery, automobiles, pianos boxes, railroad 

 cars, sporting goods, matches, etc. The form of the raw material 

 from which to make the many commodities, the prices paid, and the 

 different sources of the material are also given. 



The Ohio Experiment Station and the Forest Service are con- 

 stantly receiving inquiries from points throughout Ohio and nearby 

 States concerning markets for various kinds of timber and lumber, 

 and for advice on profitable utilization of mill and factory waste. 

 This report will answer many of these questions. A directory of 

 the names and addresses of all manufacturers supplying the rlata 



