The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1922-08-03


County.
tPr-pa..s b. N. vnrst STATE. Department.
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Hickory timber. although held in
seemingly vast amount 10y the forests
~ the country. may soon become In
sufficient To- msrt American manufac.
turing and wooiwurkirg needs The
Increasing demand Tor this valuable
st-.Ciss. together With th. scattered
character of IT, growth Ia the forrest.
has resulted Ia Understandable stands
becoming more aud more Inaccessible
aud dlffcult 90 log
STANDS Are widely sesvsred.
The Forrest service. United states
Department II Agriculture. puts the
country's present supply ~ hickory.
distributed through spUstsp acr,-s
90 forests. at I5.5siUo0D board feet.
Of this the Ccutrul states have l.Tgl..
up.Vs feet. N. l,s.r Mississippi
states 5,iTi.s.s1 feet. the south At.
lantic aud East Gulf states a.iSts1'
uO feet. the Middl. Atlantic states
4i2.D0tsp board feet. the Lake states
isTSo.s feet. and the New England
states 4ossiUs feet
on. ~ IN. uses o. which hickory Il
put H. the manufacture of sp"k"- for
automobile wheels The yearly de-
mand upon the hickory reserves b.
this Industry alone d. tremendous as
there l. much waste Ia getting the
s.l,-t stock necessary not only for
sTokes hut also the rims ~ wheels.
Industr,e. Compete for hickory.
For "a. most part vehicle and agri-
cultural implement Industries compete
With III. handle Industry for hickory
the Midi. West. hut nov derive most
~ their wo.,d supplies frpm the south.
A large number ~ far-sighted organi'
ratlons purchased NOR" or les eNirn.
siv- hardwood tracts some years agp,
from which they are now able a. draw
AZ least part of their wood supplies.
To s.cur. hickory. which grows scat
teringiy over large areas, tho vehicle
aud vehicls.lmplement Industries ori>
Inally maintained extensive buying,
logging, aud milling organizations In
the south They draw upon every cun.
celvahl. source- farmers w""dlois
small mills. large sawmllls and even
specialized operations designed 10 -
cure hickory alone. T'hes. concerns IN
general carry In stock about two
years surply q sTecial-dimension
stock.
Makers of automobile wheels say
that they can still get the material
required N they make sufficient effort
and pay the price. but Il Is necessary
60 20 farther and farther away for u.
Many Inquiries received 10y the forest
service from vehicle Implement max
ers. requesting information ou possible
substitutes for the woods used Ia Ne-
hicle making. l. merely another lndica'
ton ~ the difficulties Ia getting ad'-
auate supplies at the present time and
of uncertainty as to the future.
Ten Different Kinds Of Niekories-
Hickory il often referred to as II Il
wera single species. like red gum or
yellow poplar In reality there are I'D
different klnds ~ hickory trees. For
hickory handle purposes those known
as true hlckorirs are most valuable.
The pecan hlckories include the water.
nutmeg. aud bitter nut varieties The
true hickori.s comprise shnghark, pix
shelIbark. plgnut, aud mocker nut
The handle industry Is largely depend
.nt on this last group u trees foe its
raw material
The annual consumption ~ hickory
IN the handle trade II something over
iso10oo feet board measure. Little.
N any. Of this material passes through
the sawmlls. for Il Is ordinarily cut
and shipped 10 the handle factories In
IN. form ~ log bolts or blllets. All
hickories do not give the same service
when made Into handles. The various
PARTS OF the same tree may show dif-
ferent properties. and the quality Of
the Mood near the center IN quite likely
10 differ from that nearer the bark.
The wood OF the butt Of young
hickory tree Is ~ greater average
toughness than II II when the tree Is
Old. The wood 81 butt cuts % both
old und yvuhg u~S - ''"s"'
that cut higher up the trunk. The
handle manufacturers, fcr the mos,
part. demand secondgrowth hls<ory,
which consists OF young stock Of rapid
growth.
ssss Material for Hsndlss
Hickory Is the best known material
Cor certain classes Of tool handles
such as the AZ. ada. pick. hammer. anS