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investigations are conducted primarily at the Forest 



?ts Laboratory and at other stations which are provided with facilities 

 for conducting experimental work. The study of commercial application is 

 conducted in localities which may be most suitable for the specific problems 

 under investigation. 



In the study of the properties of wood, the selection of the species, form, 

 and condition of material for investigation is the important consideration. 

 The work will be confined mainly (1) to species at present used extensively in 

 this country, and for which further knowledge of their properties, uses, and 

 suitability for various uses is needed; (2) to species not at present used ex- 

 tensively in this country, but of which there is a sufficient supply to render 

 them of commercial importance: (3) to various forms of waste which occur 

 in sufficient quantity to be of commercial importance. 



In the study of processes and methods, the selection of the processes and the 

 fundamental features in their operation is the important consideration. The 

 work should be confined mainly to (1) processes at present established and 



