1869.] 
AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST, 
369 
Products of the Pine Forests. 
Turpentine, rosin, tar, and pitch, are largely 
used in various trades, as well as for many do- 
the north-eastern boundary of North Carolina, 
along the Atlantic coast to Florida, across tliat 
State to the Gulf, and thence to Louisiana, in a 
belt averaging one hundred miles in width. 
box is cut in the tree, as near as possible to the 
surface of the ground. The shape of this 
“ box” will be seen in figs. 2,3 and 4 The box 
cutting commences about the 1st of December, 
-DIPPING THE CRUDE TURPENTINE. 
-HAULING TO MARKET AND HACKING. 
mestic purposes, yet we ddubt if the majority 
of those who employ them know how they are 
produced. Similar products are furnished by 
other pines as well as by other members of the 
The soil is sandy, with an understratum of yel¬ 
low clay. This whole region is cut by deep, 
sluggish rivers, and immense swamps, almost 
all underlaid with marl. The manufacture was 
and continues until March—perhaps a few weeks 
longer if the spring is late. A hand can cut 
from 100 to 150 boxes per day ; the price now 
is from one to one and a half cents per box, of 
4.— GATHERING THE SCRAPE. 
Pine Family, but the great supply comes from 
the Long-leaved Pine (Pinus australis ), of the 
Southern States. One of our artists has sent 
us a series of sketches from the pine regions, 
first commenced in North Carolina, and that 
State still supplies by far the largest proportion 
of the product. The first step is to obtain the 
Crude Turpentine. This is the natural juice of 
from one quart to half a gallon in capacity. 
After cutting, the boxes are “ cornered ” by 
taking out a triangular piece at each end of the 
half moon. This is the commencement of the 
and a friend, familiar with the processes of 
manufacturing the products, has furnished us 
an account of them, which is given substantially 
as follows.—The Long-leaved Pine grows from 
the pine tree, and is sometimes called 'W bite 
Turpentine, and Gum Turpentine. It is a 
mixture of the volatile oil known as Spirits of 
Turpentine, and of Rosin. A half-moon-shaped 
regular season, and the boxes are now all 
tasked off. A “task” is usually 10,000 boxes, 
but I have known hands to tend 18,000. These 
must be cornered once, and “hacked” about six 
