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WOOD-USING INDUSTRIES 



for matress frames, bed slats and table rails. Chestnut was the 

 chief wood for veneer backing, serving- for tops of tables and case 

 goods, drawer fronts and other panel work. Parlor furniture 

 frames were made from sugar maple, birch, ash and mahogany, 

 while davenport and couch frames were of yellow pine, maple, red 

 gum, yellow poplar and oak. Black walnut answered for wardrobes 

 and bedsteads. The large amount of mahogany indicates the 

 popularity of this finish. It was reported to a large extent as veneer. 



TABLE XLI. Furniture 



*Less than 1-100 of one percent. 



AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS 



Ohio is one of the leading agricultural states, and with the 

 propaganda of scientific farming gaining converts each year the use 

 of agricultural implements in place of the old makeshift methods of 

 farming has greatly advanced. The growing cost and scarcity of 

 farm labor has aided in this industry. Ohio is now among the fore- 

 most in this manufacture, consuming 38,659,200 board feet annually. 

 All kinds of farm machinery are produced, from a threshing machine 

 to a hand hay rake. Such implements as hoes, pitchforks, garden 

 rakes, etc., have been excluded because they consume wood only for 

 handles and this material has been considered under Table XXVI. 



