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Extra wide, clear softwood presents a different problem for 

 while merely a small percentage of the tree gives lumber which 

 can be included in this use class the rest of the tree is not wasted. 

 As an example of the kinds of lumber obtainable, the sugar pine 

 figures of Larsen's Bulletin No. 426 of the U. S. Forest Service 

 may be cited. Converting lumber grades into use classes gives 

 the following percentages: 



Per cent 



Wide clear lumber (firsts and^seconds) 15 



Sound lumber with small knots, "dimension" or "shop" 30 



Timber with large knots only suitable for cutting up, " common " 

 and "boxboard" grades 55 



The only other kinds of softwoods which would have as high a 

 percentage of wide, clear stock are cypress, virgin white pine, 

 silver pine, yellow poplar, and redwood. Basswood, cottonwood,, 

 and yellow pine seldom average better than 10 per cent while 

 Douglas fir and spruce cannot be depended upon for more than 

 5 per cent. 



Of the native cabinet woods black walnut stands in a class by 

 itself but like the tropical cabinet woods only a small proportion 

 of the tree is ordinarily used. Fifty per cent would be a generous 

 estimate even when the narrow strips used for gun stocks were to 

 be cut. 



Ash and hickory are not used for the same purpose but their 

 utilization is similar in method. While each possesses a special 

 field in which it distances all competitors, only clear, sound stock 

 can be used. This in turn means much waste judged by the 

 ordinary standards of merchantability. 



Hardwood finish and flooring can be conveniently grouped 

 because they are both made from narrow, clear lumber. While 

 flooring is seldom over four inches wide the maximum width for 

 No. I absolutely clear finish is six inches, so that there is no great 

 difference in this regard. Braniff's figures in U. S. Forest Service 

 Bulletin 73 furnish the best indication of what may be expected 

 from hardwood timber as far as high grade stock is concerned. 

 He found that not more than 30 per cent of a lot of large, sound 



