Foresters and woodsmen often use balsam boughs to make their beds and pillows when camping in the woods.
[Illustration: PINE WHICH YIELDS TURPENTINE AND TIMBER] Our native supplies of hardwoods and softwoods are used for general building purposes, for farm repairs, for railroad ties, in the furniture and veneer industry, in the handle industry, and in the vehicle and agricultural implement industries.

On the average each American farmer uses about 2,000 board feet of lumber each year.

New farm building decreased in the several years following the World War, due to the high price of lumber and labor.

As a result of this lack of necessary building, millions of dollars worth of farm machinery stood out in the weather.

Livestock lacked stables in some sections.