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Buckeye has properties so similar to Bass- 



Wood wood and Ttilip Poplar that it is acceptable 



of in many places as a substitute. It is prac- 



Buckeye tically the same weight, is soft and fine 



grained, but is difficult to split. On accoimt 



of this and its light color it gets into the market as Tulip Sapwood 



and finds its way into high grade boxes, such as used for candy. 



Also it goes into trunks and sample cases. Some of it is made 



into ceiling, cornice, sash, door and window frames; a little goes 



into headings in slack cooperage, veneer for baskets, and excelsior. 



The census of 1912 shows 14 million board feet used, but this is 



probably somewhat imder the actual amount consumed. 



O. L. S. 

 Hardwood Record, October, 1914. 



Fifty practical questions answered by 179 



Dry Kiln Yellow Pine operators regarding kiln drying 



Information are compiled in the November 1, 1914, issue 



of the Lumber Trade Joiu-nal. Among the 



answers some of the prominent points that stand out are as follows : 



1. Size of rooms — 20 by 104 feet and 20 by 120 feet seem to be 

 in favor; fifty different sizes are reported. 



2. Kind of building — 60 per cent, brick, 30 per cent, wood and 

 10 per cent, concrete. Two-thirds have composition roofing. 



3. Green stock kiln dried by eighty-five firms; partially air 

 dried by two firms. 



4. Seventy-one firms use crosswise piling; sixty-seven use end- 

 wise piling. 



5. Length of time to dry 1 inch limiber: 

 48 firms, 60 to 80 hours. 



10 firms, 80 to 100 hours. 

 1 firm, over 100 hours. 



6. Weight of dried 1-inch lumber: 



10 firms dried to 2000 to 2500 poimds per thousand. 



24 firms dried to 2600 to 3000 poimds per thousand. 



44 firms dried to 3100 to 3500 pounds per thousand. 



6 firms dried to 3600 to 4000 pounds per thousand. 



7. Air passage through lumber: 

 124 firms leave air passage. 



20 firms do not. 



