January 1, ]912.] 



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Table 19. 

 ANNUAL LUMBER CUT COMPARED WITH AMOUNT FURTHER MANUFACTURED. 



Species 



Longleaf, shortleaf, loblolly, Cuban and spruce pines. 



Cypress 



White, red, Texan, cow, overcup, willow, water and 



live oaks 



Cottonwood 



Red gum 



Tupelo 



Ash 



Hickory 



Elm 



Yellow poplar 



Beech 



Totals of all woods. 



Total cut, 

 Quantity 

 (Feet B. M.) 

 2,736,756,000 

 608,854,000 



74,490,000 



47,509,000 



34,499,000 



24,703,000 



11,200,000 



7,704,000 



1,341,000 



886,000 



581,000 



3,548,523,000 



Amount 



no more than one. However, those which appear in 

 a single industry are not demanded in large quan- 

 tities. 



WOODS USED BY INDUSTRIES IN LOUISIANA. 



1,344,129,577 



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In order to compare these figures with similar 

 data from other states, Table 20 is given. 



Table 20. 



The Lumber Output and the Amount Further Manu- 

 factured in Several States Compared. 



Maryland 267,939,000 284,346,895 



Massachusetts . 361,200,000 549,319,644 

 Illinois 170,181,000 1,781,536,120 



106 



152 



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Those states which use more lumber in their 

 factories than their saw mills cut bring supplies 

 from elsewhere to make up the difference. 



APPORTIONMENT OF WOODS AMONG THE 

 INDUSTRIES. 



It is shown in Table 21 how each of the woods 

 put to use in Louisiana is apportioned among the 

 several industries. White oak and Longleaf pine 

 are the only woods demanded by every industry, 

 while twenty-three of the species are employed by 



Table 21. 

 PER CENT. OF THE DIFFERENT KINDS OF WOOD USED BY EACH INDUSTRY. 



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Table 22, which follows, shows how Louisiana's 

 total of 1,354,954,101 feet of lumber employed for 

 manufacturing purposes yearly is apportioned 

 among eight general industries, and a number of 

 smaller industries grouped as miscellaneous. The 

 average cost of the woods used in the different in- 

 dustries calls attention to the fact that some users 

 pay three or four times as much as others. Sn 

 far as prices apply to the same species, the dif- 

 ference in cost is on account of difference in grades. 

 Lumber for boxes and crates is cheapest, that for 

 fixtures is most expensive. The general average 

 for all, $11.64, is low. and is influenced by the 

 cheapness of the preponderating item, planing mill 

 products. The lumber entering into this industry 

 consists, for the most part, of boards and timber 

 planed only, the planing having been done to re- 

 duce freight. Less than two per cent of all the 

 wood used for manufacturing purposes in Louisiana 

 is brought into the state. 



SPANISH MOSS. 

 (Dendropogon Usenoides.) 



Spanish Moss is more widely distributed through 

 the markets than any other product of Louisiana's 

 forests. It is sold in every state of the Union, in 

 every country in Europe, in Egypt, South Africa^ 

 Asiatic Turkey, Japan, Siberia, the Phillippines, Aus 

 tralia, Mexico, South America, and the West In- 

 dies. It is an interesting commodity not only be 

 cause it supplies a world-wide demand, but for the 

 further reason that its total value places it in an 

 important position. According to the best statis 

 tics obtainable it is worth twice as much as the 

 annual output of store and office fixtures in the 

 state, and more than three per cent of the entire 

 product of the wood-working factories of Louisiana 



The moss is a familiar sight in the Gulf region 

 It covers trees and clothes whole forests, hanging 

 in festoons from branches and trunks. Many trav 

 elers through the region have admired the fantastic 

 spectacle without suspecting how important th? 

 moss is from a commercial standpoint. It is the 

 basis of a leading industry. The growth of the 

 moss, and the methods of gathering, curing, and 

 marketing it, are replete with novelty and interest. 



