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riASH, DOOES, BLINDS, AND GENERAL MILL 

 WOEK. 



Longleaf pine and cypress make up nearly the whole 

 amount of material reported in Table 4. Six other species 

 are represented, but altogether do not constitute a quarter 

 of one per cent of the total of the nearly 36 million feet 

 made into sash, doors, blinds, and general millwork in 

 Florida. 



The presence of a little live oak in this industry is un- 

 usual, for the wood is almost universally rejected by man- 

 ufacturers of these commodities in the Southern States; 

 and the rejection is often without just cause. The lum- 

 ber does not come in as good form as white and red oak ; 

 the logs are always short and frequently of poor shape; 

 but when live oak is carefully selected it is handsome and 

 serviceable. The people have not been accustomed to 

 use it, otherwise it would enjoy a better reputation. It 

 is strong, and though it does not show the variety in 

 figure of some of the other woods, it has a color that is 

 pleasing. The lighter flecks in the wood, dispersed in 

 profusion, show well in furniture and finish. The live 

 oak reaches its best development in northern Florida, 

 and good logs of large size may be had in many localities. 

 Manufacturers would do well to investigate its possibili- 

 ties, and see if a trade in this wood can not be developed. 



The industry shown in Table 4 differs from that in 

 Table 2 in being more highly developed. Four kinds of 

 machines are needed to make flooring and siding; but 

 more specializing is required, and machinery with greater 

 range of uses is needed in producing doors, frames, sash, 

 stairwork, panels, turned posts and balusters, spindles 

 for grills, and the many other commodities Included in 

 the general term millwork. 



Few doors other than pine and cypress are produced 

 in Florida. White oak, live oak, and birch are employed 

 to some extent, but chiefly as thin veneers covering soft- 

 4— Bull. 



