The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-08-10
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Years IL perhaps anothet name for
circular los II the forest service.
entitled Gfe~lag Red Cedar for
Pencil Wood
This recent publication deals en-
tlroiy With rcd cedar growing from
the point of view IS = paying Invest
men, The goa ooe noe or more pen
clis which have been made annually
for years and Years have almost
completely used up the red cedar
forests and at present very ser
toas problem starcs the pencil man
ufacturers In the face The supply
Of trees is almost gone and unless
something is promptly done. the
day uill come when red cedar tree
viii BE- an unknown thing
II is surprising fact that out OF
the hundreds Of different trees
which grow In his country. the red
cedar Is the only one that is suitable
for pencil manufacturing. Its close.
even grain and goftuess Of structure
makes II the only wood that fulfills
the need Of the make Of pencils
Other woois have boon uted but the
results obtained have as yet been
very discpu aging. Net having the
straight grain qualities Of the red
cedar, II is almost impossible to
sharpen the points properly and
with ease. The points will invariably
splinter off leaving rough surface.
The bureau of forestry has been
making an exhaustive study of the
pencil wood question and is coming
TO the pencil manufacturer rescue
by its effors to induce those in
terested in forcstration to expert
ment with red cedar.
Enough cedar to fill ten rooms
of the dimensions 10xl0X20 feet
each is required for the 1000, 900
pencils manufactured each year in
the United States Although the pen
ell trade, by paying higher prices,
secures the best products of the lar
ger trees, it is by no means the only
market. \ red cedar post is eXcep-
tionally durable and so much i'll de
mand that many timber owners sell
their red cedar at post size rather
than hold it for twenty years lon
ger when, at the age of sixty years,
an ordinary stand of 100 trees to
the acre would yield eight times as
much for pencil wood. In other
words it does not pay to invest mon
ey in growing 200 trees to the acre
If the trees are cut at the age of for
ty years for posts while it does pa,
the sum equal to 81 cents for ever
year of the investment period if tn
same trees are allowed to reach six
ty years and then sold for. penci
wood. The annual income from 90
trees per acre cut at sixty year
would be 81 cents, and that from
400 trees per acre would be 81
cents.
! As a tree from planting red cedar
/ has generally been regarded as suit
able only for situations where more
rapidly growing trees would not en-
dure the conditions Of the soil or
climate. In many parts of the south
1 eastern United States. however,
where young red cedar can either
I be pulled up in clumps where II has
come up naturally or shipped in at
cost not greater than s per thous-
and, red cedar can be planted in the
sod at a cost OF s4.S4 per acre, spa
cling the trees feet apart making
/ the total of l.2l0 trees per acre. By
removing half of the trees al the age
Of twenty-five years to stimulate
the growth tthus securing second
class posts 90 pay for the laboJl and
! thrcy-fourths OF the remainder ut 90
years tvhcu posts GOO o. cents each,
lsumpug,. will WELD Sto.>" Fer
acre.. the stand Is reduced fo l'"
trees per acre. saudinE I, fee.
apart Assuming au interest atr oft
peg cent land at g. p"r aero.
planting HI ytNl annual taxes
cents. tud management CENTS H".
acre. fnr u.Ioaiue ru.u m. .r
expected tr .h. euI .f ..s.. sears.