CRUSHING STRENGTH (ENDWISE), OF PECKY CYPRESS. 
DISEASES OF TAXODIUM AND LIBOCEDRUS. 
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(HEARTWOOD.) 
Breaking 
Dimen- Height Area. | Breaking | load per 
-| sions. fantise: Sq. load. square Character. 
S| Inches. ‘linches} Pounds. | inch. 
Pounds. 
A little sapwood 
in one corner. Up- 
1 |2.18%8.25| 5.98 | 7.14 35,170 4,925 per surface showed 
4 pecky spots. 
Near center of 
2 |2.65X8.17| 6.87 | 8.40 43,680 5,200 tree, 14 holes visible 
on upper surface. 
Very pecky. 14-18 
holes visible on up- 
3 |2.92X3.16| 6.86 | 9.23 40,130 4,350 per and lower sur- 
faces, 
Very pecky. Same 
4 |8.25%3.37| 6.55 {10.95 56,050 5,120 appearance as No. 8. 
5 |3.47X3.52| 7.75 |12.21 40,850 3,345 Extremely pecky. 
CRUSHING STRENGTH (ENDWISE), OF PEcKY CYPRESS BEFORE 
DRYING. (HEARTWOOD.) 
_| Dimen- |roejont,| ATeo [Breaking pe pe Weight | Weight; % 
©} sions. a eo Sq. load. ‘ ir moist dry. |Moist- 
4! Inches. ‘|inches | Pounds. rt ‘| Grams. | Grams.| ure. 
ounds. 
1 |8.68%3.22| 4.37 9.75 | 30,200 3,097 835 278 17.0 
2 |3.80%3.44| 3.06 | 11.35 | 35,680 3,143 275 238 13.6 
3 (8.513.565 | 3.29 | 12.46 | 35,970 2,886 287 261 9.0 
sive list is in preparation. 
In these tables but a few tests are given: a more exten- 
A glance at these tables will 
show how comparatively strong the very pecky wood is, 
which is a rather surprising feature. 
It is of course diffi- 
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