HARDWOOD RECORD 



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I. F. yinderson at South "Boardman. 



.M. ANDERSON 

 ROMAN. 



LUMBER YARD, 

 ANY, BUCKLEY. 



The cliief .sources of supply for black a.sli 

 are Canada, Mieliigan and Wisconsin. Tlie 

 wood resembles that of oak in that there arc 

 bands of open pores in both, but ash is 

 coarser, less attractive, easier to work, tough, 

 elastic and somewhat ligliter than oak. It 

 seasons well but does not last when exposed 

 to the weather. The light orownish wood has 

 a beautiful grain and is heavy, although not 

 very strong. The wood separates easily into 

 layers, and one feature not frequently en- 

 countered is excrescences known as burls; 

 their distorted and involved grain causes them 

 to be highly prized for veneers. In hardness 

 black afh compares with beech and chestnut. 

 It is used generally in the furniture and 

 refrigerator trade, for interior finish, bairel 

 hoops, splint baskets and chair bottoms. 



Hemlock. 



Tsuya Canadensis. 



Hendock ranges in height from sixty to 

 one hundred feet; the trunk is straight and 

 symmetrical, usually two to three feet in 

 diameter, but sometimes much larger. It 

 thrives best on dry, rocky ridges, generally 

 facing north. Under these conditions it often 

 forms dense forests in which no other wood 

 is found. Less frequently hemlock is found 

 on the border of swamps in rich deep soil. 



The bark becomes rough and deeply fur- 

 rowed with age; it is ricli in tannin and is the 

 principal material used in the northern states 

 for tanning leather. In the White Mountains 

 and parts of Michigan and Wisconsin many 

 trees have been destroyed solely for this pur- 



LOG LOADER AT WORK NEAR SOUTH 

 BOARDMAN. 



A WHITK MAPLE DRYING SHED. WEXFORD 

 LUMBRR COMPANY, BUCKLEY. 



