Shingles - Forest Product

SHINGLES - FOREST PRODUCT Closely connected with lumber production is that of shingle manufacture. The Census of 1910 reported the shingle output to be as shown in Table 109.

Table 108 Wood Used for Veneer in the United States (Census of 1910) M. Feet Species (Log Scale) Red Gum 158,157 Yellow Pine 40,324 Maple 39,812 Yellow Poplar 33,812 Cottonwood 33,149 White Oak 33,005 Birch 27,623 Tupelo 26,548 Elm 17,272 Basswood 11,003 Beech 10,550 Red Oak 9,769 Spruce 6,271 Walnut '2,724 Sycamore 2,548 Ash 2,356 Douglas Fir 2,006 Chestnut 1,736 All Others 2,611 Total .460,495Table 109 Production of Shingles in the United States (Census of 1910) Shingles Species (Millions)Cedar (Chiefly Western) 10,964 Cypress 1,387Yellow Pine 1,294 Redwood 607 White Pine 283 Spruce 147 Chestnut 92 Hemlock 76 Western Pine 69 Other 90 Total 14,909