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Output of rosin, in barrels of 280 lbs. 



1910 1909 1908 1907 1905 



Quantity . . . 3404000 3258000 4288000 4000000 3508000 

 Value ($) . . . 18255000 12577000 17 783000 17 317000 8 726000 



Exports of turpentine-oil, in gallons 



1910 1909 1908 1907 1906 1905 



Quantity 14252321 16061783 19433181 17176843 16182500 15894813 

 Value($) 9627428 7779728 8301747 10214610 10320926 8902101 



Exports of rosin, in barrels 



1910 1909 1908 1907 1906 1905 



Quantity 2269339 1984525 2601181 2636149 2481269 2310275 

 Value($) 12373825 8211650 9661029 11932701 10416320 7069084 



The statistical data dealing with the wood-distilling plants situated 

 in the turpentine belt do not show whether only plants where wood is 

 distilled by steam or also those which work by the destructive process 

 have been included. But however that may be, these figures, which have 

 at any rate been compiled on a uniform principle, are of interest insofar 

 as they show the fluctuating development of this young industry in each 

 of the three years under review: — 



1909 



Number of plants ., 31 



Cords 1 ) of longleaf pine wood 



worked up 99 686 



Value of same ($) 241 726 



Value of all other materials (saw- 

 mill waste, §c.) ($) 15 624 



Total value of all products ($) . . 686 794 



Turpentine Oil, gallons 682 280 



„ value ($).... 243491 



Charcoal, bushels ~ . 2 403 401 



value ($) 210 007 



Oil, gallons 322 226 



„ value ($) 70 080 



Tar, gallons 1 364 984 



„ value ($) . 104 671 



Pyroligneous acid, gallons .... 4 850 



„ value ($) ... 218 



Value of all other products ($) . . 58 317 



1908 



1907 



30 



31 



90 991 



61 149 



207 202 



210 844 



8 221 



1200 



491 161 



534 802 



505 800 



654 711 



166 343 



304 860 



1 995 728 



1 158 364 



186 616 



102 411 



304 979 



391 916 



56 043 



69 399 



966 675 



760 836 



81349 



58 132 



8 100 



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810 



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*) 1 cord = 8X4X4 feet. 



