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the cultivations in Michigan and Indiana, which have now been extended 

 to about 150 acres, is available, the value may go down still more. An 

 output of about 1500 lbs. is expected, which, in view of the rather 

 restricted consumption, may be regarded as sufficient. 



Turpentine Oil. According to official reports x ) the total quantity 

 of oil of turpentine produced in the United States between April of 

 last year and March of the present year amounted to over 

 36Y2 million gallons, and that of rosin to over 4 million barrels 

 (each averaging 280 lbs. gross). The values were $ 14 112 000 and 

 $ 17784000 respectively. As compared with the preceding year, the 

 quantity of oil of turpentine was 2,4 million gallons and that of rosin 

 nearly 290000 barrels larger. The value on the other hand was 

 4,17 million dollars less for the oil and 465000 dollars more for the 

 rosin than in 1907. The highest price reached by the oil in the 

 course of the year 1908 was 50 cents per gallon in April; from that 

 period onwards the price fell to 35 cents in October; it then rose 

 again to 4^/2 cents, and at the end of the business year it closed 

 at 37 cents. In the course of 18 months the decrease in value was 

 about 50%. 



The increased production in the year 1908 is attributed less to 

 the increase in the number of places of production (1696 in 1908, 

 as compared with 1629 in the previous year) than to the more 

 favourable conditions of weather and labour. The British Consular 

 report explains the latter as being the result of the unfavourable 

 condition of the lumber industry, brought about by the general 

 economic crisis. 



It is worthy of note that in 1908 for the first time the value of 

 the rosin produced exceeded that of the oil of turpentine: — 



Year 



Oil of Turpentine 



Rosin 



1900 



$ 14960335 



$ 5129268 



I905 



„ 15 170499 



„ 8725619 



1907 



„ 18283309 



„ I73I7059 



1908 



,i HII2377 



* 17 783 509 



In view of the threatened situation of the turpentine industry in 

 the Southern United States, the Department of Forestry of the Republic, 

 through its expert in the turpentine and rosin industry, Mr. George 

 B. Sud worth, has published a report on what is called "Conservative 

 Turpentining", which has been reproduced in its entirety by an 



1 ) Report of the German Consulate in Atlanta and Report of the Com- 

 mercial Expert of the German Consulate - General in New York. According to 

 Nachrichten f. Handel u. Industrie No. 55, p. 4, May 25 th 1909 and No. 70, p. 4, 

 1 st July 1909. Diplomatic and Consulate Reports No. 4199, p. 10, April 1909. 



