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properties qualify it for siding. The mills that turn it 

 out are generally those of large capacity, and it is lim- 

 bered and otherwise handled by the most advanced scien- 

 tific methods, from the felling of the trees to the coiu[ile- 

 tion of the finished product. 



Cuba pine is second in quantity for planing mill prod- 

 ucts. This species is known under several names, and 

 .it is not infrequently called longleaf, though the men who 

 work it know very well the difference between it and the 

 genuine, thin-sap longleaf yellow pine. Some call it slash 

 pine. That alludes to its habits of coming up in old cut- 

 tings when fire is kept out, which, unfortunately, does not 

 happen as often as it should. The relative abundance 

 of Cuban pine increases southward in the State. 



Loblolly pine falls somewhat under Cuban pine in quan- 

 tity, according to the reports supplied by manufacturers. 

 Very probably that is a fact, but a good deal of confusion 

 exists at some of the mills as to what is Cuban and what 

 is loblolly; for the species bear considerable resemblance 

 both in the standing tree and in the wood. Both are 

 frequently called loblolly. The ground for confusion does 

 not extend far southward through the peninsula, for lob- 

 lolly gradually disappears. 



Ten million feet of shortleaf pine was reported by mills 

 in the northern part of the State. This species does not 

 range far south, and it is probable that some of that list- 

 ed under the name of shortleaf was loblolly or Cuban. 



Four-fifths of the sand pine reported in the State was 

 listed with this industry. The trunk of this pine is usual- 

 ly quite small, but occasionally groups of trees are found 

 large enough for good sawlogs. The wood has thick sap- 

 wood which is nearly white, while the heartwood is light 

 yellow. It is moderately light in weight and not very 

 strong. It is likely that a good deal of this wood is mar- 

 keted under some other name. When the trunk is seen 

 at a distance of thirty or forty yards it resembles the 



