BRANCH OF PRODUCTS. 



WM. L.. HALL., Assistant Forester, in Charge. 



OFFICE OF WOOD UTILIZATION. 



R. S. KELLOGG, Chief. 



Computing, E. A. ZIEGLER. 

 Drafting, C. A. KOLB. 



Wood Chemistry, H. S. BRISTOL. 

 Wood Uses, M. CLINE. 



IVEtOJIEOTJS. 



California 



Tests of the strength of eucalyptus, redwood, and tanbark oak, in cooperation 

 with the University of California and the Northwestern Redwood Company 

 L. E. HUNT, Berkeley; assistant, G. R. GESSERT. 



C onne cticut 



Timber tests, with special reference to the influence of method of drying on the 

 strength of timber, in cooperation with Yale University H. D. TIEMANN, Yale 

 Station, New Haven; assistant, CORNELIUS BARRY. 



Florida 

 Turpentine orcharding experiments P. D. EDMUNDS, Green Cove Springs. 



Indiana 



Tests of structural timbers and a number of species of hickory, in cooperation with 

 Purdue University W. K. HATT, Lafayette; assistants, J. A. NEWLIN and J. 0. 

 BIXBY. 



Mississippi 



Selection and treatment of longleaf and loblolly pine stringers, for treated-timber 

 tests H. S. BETTS. 



Washing-ton 



Tests of western hemlock and National Forest woods, in cooperation with the 

 University of Washington; also selection of Douglas fir stringers for treated-timber 

 tests O. P. M. Goss, University Station, Seattle; assistant, A. L. HEIM. 



General Studies 



Washington office, timber tests H. S. BETTS, in charge; assistants, T. W. VENB- 

 MANN and H. E. McKENziE. 



Design of impact testing machine ROLF THELEN, Washington, D. C. 



Properties and utilization of Douglas fir J. B. KNAPP, Washington, D. C. 



Collection of statistics of forest products, in cooperation with' the Bureau of the 

 Census W. B. BARROWS, Washington, D. C.; GEORGE K. SMITH, Lumbermen's 

 Building, St. Louis, Mo. 



Study of commercial processes of wood distillation L. F. HAWLEY, Washington, 

 D. C. 



Study of chemical problems in wood utilization ERNEST BATEMAN and E. SUTER- 

 MEISTER, Washington, D. C. ; A. L. DEAN, 93 Broad street, Boston, Mass. 



Studies in the heat conductivity of wood FREDERICK DUNLAP, Washington, D. C. 



Study of National Forest woods H. B. HOLROYD, Washington, D. C. 



Study of the uses of western hardwoods H. S. SACKETT, Washington, D. C. 



OFFICE OF WOOD PRESERVATION. 



CARL G. CRAWFORD, Chief: 



Alabama 



Preservative treatment of fence posts and other farm timbers, in cooperation with 

 the State Agricultural Experiment Stations C. L. HILL, Washington, D. C., until 

 January 15. 



