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BULLETIN 129, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



TABLE 4. Yields of commercial alcohol ana acetate from various species per cord of wood. 

 YIELD OF WOOD ALCOHOL (82 PER CENT). 



1 Single unchecked determination. 

 YIELD OF ACETATE OF LIME (80 PER CENT). 



1 The weights per cord are derived as explained on p. 6. 



TABLE 5. Relative yields of commercial alcohol and acetate per cord of wood of various 



species. 1 



[Average yields 2 from heartwood and lumber of beech, birch, and maple from Wisconsin equals 100 per 



cent.] 



1 The weights per cord are derived as explained on p. 6. 



2 Acetate of lime, 80 per cent, 319 pounds; alcohol, 82 per cent, 10.9 gallons. 



