Am.  Jour.  Pharm.  ) 
January,  1920.  ) 
Report  of  Naval  Stores. 
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PRELIMINARY  REPORT  ON  PRODUCTION  AND  STOCKS 
OF  NAVAL  STORES. 
The  following  preliminary  report  on  the  production  and  stocks 
of  naval  stores  is  made  by  the  Bureau  of  Chemistry,  United  States 
Department  of  Agriculture: 
Production. 
The  statistics  compiled  by  the  Bureau  of  Chemistry  from  in- 
dividual reports  from  producers  show  that  there  was  made  during 
the  first  half  of  the  present  season,  up  to  August  i,  about  163,000 
casks  of  turpentine  and  491,000  round  barrels  of  rosin  (500-pound 
barrels).  Producers'  estimates  for  the  balance  of  the  season  from 
August  I  to  the  close  of  operations,  indicate  that  about  1 74,000  casks 
of  turpentine  and  547,000  round  barrels  of  rosin  will  be  made  during 
this  period,  indicating  a  total  production  for  the  season  of  337,000 
casks  of  turpentine  and  1,038,000  barrels  of  rosin.  This  does  not 
include  wood  turpentine,  wood  rosin  or  rosin  reclaimed  from  batting 
dross.    The  actual  figures  are  as  follows: 
On  Hand  at  Stills        Made  This  Year  up     Estimated  Production     On  Hand  at  Stills 
April  1,  1919.  to  Aug.  1,  1919.  Balance  of  season.  Aug.  1,  1919. 
Turp.        Rosin.  Turp.         Rosin.  Turp.         Rosin.  Turp.  Rosin. 
24,050     130,035     163,301     491,110     i74>433     547,165     19,364  115,702 
A  comparison  of  these  figures  with  the  reports  issued  as  of  August 
I,  191 8,  and  March  31,  1919,  show  that  the  production  during  the 
first  half  of  the  present  season  was  approximately  the  same  as  for 
the  same  period  in  19 18.  More  trees  are  being  worked  this  year  than 
last  year,  but  unseasonable  weather  conditions  and  excessive  rains 
throughout  the  turpentine-producing  sections  kept  production  down 
during  the  early  part  of  the  season.  The  weather  has  been  very 
favorable  since  September  i,  and  it  is  believed  that  the  production 
for  the  latter  half  of  the  season  will  be  greater  than  shown  by  the 
estimates,  indicating  that,  for  the  entire  season,  the  production  will 
be  at  least  equal  to,  and  possibly  slightly  greater  than  that  of  the 
1918-1919  season. 
Quantities  at  Stii.i.s. 
The  quantity  of  turpentine  and  rosin  on  hand  at  the  stills  on 
August  I,  19 1 9,  was  considerably  less  than  on  the  same  date  last 
year,  as  shown  by  the  following  figures: 
