,. T . f Sitka spruce 



\Y ashmgton 95,036,500 " 4 Western hemlock 



I Western yellow pii 

 ( Sitka spruce 



Oregon 77,946,000 " -j Western white pine 



( Western hemlock 

 ( Yellow pine 



North Carolina 68,064,000 " J Red gum 



( Tupelo 



( Cottonwood 



Louisiana 56,004,500 " -{ Red gum 



Birch willow 

 White pine 



Vermont 40,249,000 



Mississippi 39,295,093 



Spruce 

 Balsam fir 

 Cottonwood 

 Red gum 



Yellow pine 

 ( Red gum 



Alabama 22,442,000 " ^ 1 Longleaf pine 



( Tupelo 



Box makers do not demand one kind of wood greatly in excess 

 of others. It will be seen that the predominating species used differs 

 in different regions, usually according to the abundant local stand of 

 suitable woods. All States within reach of the white pine country 

 work up most of their boxes from this wood. The cottonwood in the 

 southern Mississippi Valley, Sitka spruce on the Pacific Coast and red 

 gum in Missouri, Arkansas, Alabama, and Kentucky lead in their re- 

 spective regions. 



In Virginia and North Carolina yellow pine meets the greatest de- 

 mand. Nearly 87 per cent of the total is of this wood divided among 

 four species, loblolly pine, shortleaf pine, scrub pine and longleaf pine. 

 Except the longleaf shipped in from Georgia and South Carolina, a 

 large portion of the supply of the yellow pines is furnished by second 

 growth timber on old field stands. These trees owing to their rapid 

 growth have a large per cent of sapwood. This timber is light in color, 

 soft and strong and generally a most satisfactory' box material. Scrub 

 pine is growing in favor with the box makers on account of its abund- 

 ance, cheapness, and suitable properties. It is used for only low-grade 

 boxes. In Maryland, Delaware, and New Jersey, like Virginia, more 

 of this timber is worked into boxes than for any other purpose in manu- 

 facture. 



