. Bulletin. Natural history; Natural history. 40 Illinois Natiiial Histouy Sikvky Bi "pccky" or "pegjry" cypress, whicli comes from trees attacked by a para- sitic fungus. Trees so diseased can not be recognized before they arc cut: l)ut, as the decay stops with the death of the tree, the kimber is still usable for crating and other purposes where strength is not re(|uired. Since cypress responds well to paints, enamels, and varnishes, it is in demand for ceilings, wainscoting, and flooring; and, as striking effects can be secured, it is in demand also for ])ancls a
. Bulletin. Natural history; Natural history. 40 Illinois Natiiial Histouy Sikvky Bi "pccky" or "pegjry" cypress, whicli comes from trees attacked by a para- sitic fungus. Trees so diseased can not be recognized before they arc cut: l)ut, as the decay stops with the death of the tree, the kimber is still usable for crating and other purposes where strength is not re(|uired. Since cypress responds well to paints, enamels, and varnishes, it is in demand for ceilings, wainscoting, and flooring; and, as striking effects can be secured, it is in demand also for ])ancls and doors. Its durability when exposed to water and weather makes it a desirable wood for drain-boards and kitchen cupboards in homes, as well as for constructing greenhouses, silos, tanks, coffins, boats, and ships, and for posts, poles, and railroad ties. Cypress shingles- last for 15 to 30 years, equaling the durability of cedar and exceeding the durability of all other American woods used for that ])urpose. The Bald Cypress has been cut for lumber in all the counties marked in Figure 10. and according to the Census Reports the yield of lumber has ranged from ,000 board feet in 18i>!) to 2, board feet in ]!)!!). The original cypress forest, estimated to have covered, in mixed and pure stands, an area of approximately 250,000 acres', has been re- duced by cutting to about 21,000 acres of commercial timber, and the yield in 1!»25 was only : 00,000 board feet. The settlement of the forest land and its reclamation to agricultural jjurjjoses l)y drainage are setting up conditions that not only prevent the re-estal)Iishment of cypress in the cut-over forest but even result in the death of established trees. Where the forest land is not otherwise used, the new soil conditions allow hard- woods such as the Maple, Ash, Elm, and Cottonwood to take precedence. Already this once abundant tree has been exploited to the full; and it is, indeed, but a matter of years till th
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