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The expression "Old-growth Yellow Fir" is considerably overworked and misused today in selling Fit Clears. As a matter of fact, not over ten to fifteen per cent of the Clear Fir lumber produced is of the true, soft, old-growth Yellow Fir Variety. For this reason great care must be taken in segregating Clears accord' ing to the purpose for which they are best suited.

'We have made a practice for some time past of putting all hard, coarse, or red Fir Clears into car material and worked Uppers reserying the old-growth Fir for Finish and special stock, which requires softness of texture and easy "workability."

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