Why does my wood look like this??

[Steve Cole]

I assume this is original style but why? Why the little strips of wood on the far left and far right? Looks to me like the two center strips could have been a little wider like the boards next to them and the little ones on the end eliminated. I have seen wood beds with equal width boards in them before so why didn't the factory do this in the first place?

On another note, does anyone know of a company that will sell the bed wood in individual pieces instead of the whole kit? I just need to replace one board.