SELLING WOODLOT PRODUCTS ON MICHIGAN FARMS. 39 



SOME OF THE PRINCIPAL USES OF COMMON WOODLOT TREES. 



The following list Avill serve as a rough index to the most important 



uses, aside from lumber and fuel,* of the common trees in woodlots, 

 which are discussed on pages 16 to 28 under "choosing the market." 



Ash, black — handles; vehicle parts; baskets; tubs and pails; veneer for 

 furniture; woven splint boxes. 



Ash, white — long handles ; vehicle parts ; singletrees ; neck yokes, veneer ; 

 slack barrel staves and headings; pails and tubs; novelties; agricul- 

 tural implements (rollers, etc.). 



Aspens ("popple") — boxes; excelsior; wood pulp; tubs and buckets. 



Balsam — (see fir). 



Basswood — veneer for packages; handles, wooden ware and novelties; 

 slack barrel staves, headings, and hoops; excelsior; baskets; tubs and 

 pails. 



Beech — veneer for packages; handles; felloes; woodenware; pails and 

 tubs; slack barrel staves, headings and hoops; railroad ties ("treat- 

 ment") ; chemical distillation. 



Blue beech — felloes; singletrees; spokes; small handles. 



Birch, paper ("white") — handles; agricultural implements; excelsior; 

 boxes; baskets; clothespins; toothpicks; novelties. 



Birch, yellow and black ("sweet") — veneer for finish and furniture; 

 handles; vehicle hubs; woodenware; novelties; spindles; slack barrel 

 staves and headings; baskets; pails and tubs; railroad ties ("treat- 

 ment") ; chemical distillation. 



Butternut — veneer for finish, furniture, etc. 



Cedar, white ("arborvitae") — poles; posts; piling; railroad ties; 

 shingles; net fioats; woodenware. 



Cherry, black — veneer for finish and furniture; novelties. 



Elm, cork ("rock") — handles; vehicle parts; slack barrel staves, head- 

 ings, hoops, and head linings; bicycle rims; basket hoops; bent-wood 

 settees ; insulator pins ; tent pins and slides. 



Elm, white ("soft") — veneer for packages; handles; slack barrel staves, 

 headings, hoops and head linings; boxes; baskets; bicycle rims; pails 

 and tubs ; singletrees and veneers. 



Elm, slippery ("red") — ^handles; plow handles; neck yokes; eveners 

 and singletrees ; saddle trees ; wagon reaches. 



Fir, balsam — wood pulp; excelsior; boxes; slack barrel cooperage; pails 

 and tubs. 



Hemlock — wood pulp; boxes; pails and tubs; slack barrel slaves and 

 headings; tanbark. 



Hickory — handles; axles, singletrees, and spokes; agricultural imple- 

 ments; vehicle parts; lumber and log rules; bicycle rims; machine 

 axles; mallets and mauls. 



Hornbeam — ^logging tool handles ; tongues for "big wheels ;" axles ; farm 

 wagon felloes; garden hose reels; levers. 



Locust, black — posts ; poles ; insulator pins. 



♦Practically all the species contribute to lumber and fuel, which are omitted in order to simplify the 

 list and because it is difficult to classify in short space the many uses to which lumber is put. This 

 depends upon the size and quality as well as the kind of lumber. In general, softwood lumber (pine, 

 hemlock, spruce, etc.) Is used for building and rough temporary construction purposes, while hard- 

 wood lumber (oak, maple, birch, beech, etc.), goes largely into finish, flooring, and furniture. Both 

 kinds supply large quantities of woodenware, novelties, agricultural implement frames, boxes, and 

 crates. Much softwood lumber Is used for cheap furniture and for furniture backing. 



For a complete list of the uses'of each species, see "Wood-using Industries of Michigan," 1912, 

 obtainable from the Public Domaux Commission, Lansing, Michigan. 



