December 2.j, 191S 



HARDWOOD RECORD 



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Pecan Hickory 



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Pecan is one of the hickories, but it is a sort of outcast in the 

 lumber business. It does not stand very high in comparison 

 with some of the other hickories, but is considered somewhat 

 inferior in most of the qualities which give hickory its good 

 reputation. 



Without attempting to pass final judgment in this matter, 

 it seems in order to say a few good words for pecan, for it may 

 be a better wood than some people think it is. In the first 

 place, it is abundant in most districts where it grows at all, and 

 it grows from Missouri to the Gulf and is found in a range ex- 

 ceeding 300,000 square miles. It is the largest of the hickories. 

 It grows rapidly, and v^fhile it is growing it produces enough 

 nuts to pay for the space it occupies. 



When common white oak and pecan are both equally sea- 

 soned, the pecan is the stronger by six per cent, and it is 

 nearly ten per cent stifler than white oak. These figures are 

 worth considering in its favor, particularly when it is remem- 

 bered that pecan is two pounds per cubic foot lighter than 

 white oak. 



It does not measure up vfhh some of the other hickories. 

 Its breaking strength is 16,200 pounds to the square inch; 

 shellbark's is 20,500, and pignut's 22,500. The differences 

 are considerable, but it must be borne in mind that these 

 hickories are far above the average strength of woods. Pecan 

 is lighter than either of the hickories named, and if compared 

 with them on the basis of weight, the differences in strength 

 would not be so great. 



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