BULLETIN 604, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



Table 1. — Annual production of incense cedar, as reported, and its value at 

 prevailing market prices.' 1 



Year. 



Total cut 

 of incense 

 cedar re- 

 ported. 



Average 



mill-run 



price. 



Total value. 



1899 2 



1900 



1901 



1902 



1903 



1904 



1905 



1906 



1907 



19083 



1909 



1910 



1911 



1912 



1913 



1914 



1915 



1916 



4,882,000 

 4,049,000 

 3,550,000 

 2,424,000 

 5, 478, 000 

 3,157,000 

 3,043,000 

 2,876,000 

 7, 018, 000 

 12,790,000 

 14,S34,000 

 20,846,000 

 16,993,000 

 18,507,000 

 22,056,000 

 17, 872, 000 

 12,185,000 

 16,587,000 







































S10.52 

 12.95 

 12.80 

 11.39 



1134,551 

 192, 100 

 266,829 

 193, 550 











12.08 

 13.05 



147,195 

 215,416 



1 Incense cedar forms less than 1 per cent of the total of all timber cut in California. 



2 Data for the years 1899-1907, inclusive, furnished by the California State Develop- 

 ment Board. 



3 Data for 1908-1916, inclusive, from reports of the United States Bureau of the 

 Census and the Forest Service. 



PRODUCTS AND USES. 



Incense cedar is chiefly valuable for its lasting qualities, its dura- 

 bility in contact with soil, and its peculiarities of grain and texture. 

 Its durability was early discovered by settlers and prospectors, as is 

 shown by its extensive use for rails, fence posts, and foundation 

 timbers. Telephone and telegraph companies, railroads, and lumber- 

 men also have recognized its good qualities and utilize it to a consider- 

 able extent for poles, stubs, flume timbers, ties, and the like, wherever 

 it is available. Recent developments have shown its adaptability 

 to certain special uses, and a growing demand has sprung up that 

 promises to make this an important Pacific coast species in spite 

 of its characteristic unsoundness and past unpopularity. Table 2 

 indicates the extent to which incense cedar is used by manufacturers 

 and Table 3 how the total cut of 1912 was divided among various 

 uses. 



Table 2. — Consumption of incense cedar by the wood-using industries. 



Industry. 



Pencil slats 



Doors and sash 



Chests and boxes 



Flooring and moldings . 

 Raisin trays 



Total. 



Quantity used an- 

 nually. 



Feet b. m. 



3, 050, 000 



2,570,000 



93,750 



62, 500 



31,250 



5,807,500 



Per cent. 



52.5 



44.2 



1.6 



1.1 



.6 



100.0 



Cost f. o. b. factory. 



Average 



per 1,000 



feet. 



$18. 00 

 17.75 

 25.00 

 25.00 

 16.50 



18.07 



Total. 



$54, 900 



45, 620 



2,344 



1,563 



516 



104,943 



Note.— See Bulletin No. 3, California State Board of Forestry, "Wood-using Industries of California,' 1 

 by Andrew K. Armstrong, engineer in timber tests, U. S, Forest Service, 1912, 



