51 



Table 33. Consumption of Black Gum, year ending June, 1912. 



Cotton G-um (Nyssa aquatica). 



Most of the cotton gum or tupelo lumber came from Virginia and the Caro- 

 linas. It grows only on the swamps and lowlands and in lumber can be dis- 

 tinguished from the black (sour) gum by its darker yellowish hue, its ten- 

 dency to split straight, besides being soft and more easily worked. Nearly 

 6,000,000 feet of this wood is demanded by eight industries. The box makers 

 use most of it. Cigar box material also claims a fairly large amount. The 

 two industries together consume 92 per cent, of the total. 



Table 34. Consumption of Cotton Gum, year ending June, 1912. 



