UTILIZATION OF ASIT. 



MACHINE CONSTRUCTION. 



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Ash is suitable for frames in machine construction and machine 

 parts because it is a strong, tough, dependable wood, and is straight- 

 grained and easily worked. Considerable ash of upper grades is 

 used. The price paid averages about $45 per 1,000 board feet, de- 

 livered at the factory. ^^Hiite ash is used most. Two-thirds of the 

 total amount of ash in this industry is used in Illinois, and a quarter 

 of it in New York and Wisconsin. 



PUMPS. 



The chief use for ash in pumps is for sucker rods, for which it is 

 adaptable because its straight grain and workableness make possi- 

 ble the cutting out of strong rods of small diameters. Considerable 

 black ash is used. Tennessee uses over half of the total. The price 

 paid is low — from $14 to $25 per 1,000 board feet — because fac- 

 tories are located near the source of supply and buy material in 

 the log. 



TOYS. 



Ash is of considerable importance in the toy-making industry in 

 New York, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. The average price paid 

 for the ash lumber used is about $33. Old-growth ash, especially 

 black ash, wilh usuallj'^ best fulfill the requirements, as it holds glue 

 better than second-growth and is not so likely to warp. 



TANKS, SILOS, AND WINDMILL PARTS. 



VYliite ash is used to a minor extent for tanks, silos, and windwill 

 parts in New York, Illinois, and Wisconsin. In New York it is 

 low-grade material for tanks and silos; in Illinois and Wisconsin 

 it is high-priced ash for vvindmill parts. The average price for ash 

 in this industry is about $33. 



PLUMBERS' WOODWORK. 



Ash is used for plumbers' woodwork in Vermont, Pennsylvania, 

 Ohio, and Illinois. Drainboards, connected with sinks, are often 

 made of ash, as it is exceedingly well adapted for this use. The 

 average price paid for lumber used in this industry is about $25 per 

 1,000 board feet. 



TRUNKS. 



Ash is a desirable wood for trunks, although only a small amount 

 of it is used in proportion to some other species. The greater part 

 of a trunk is usually made out of some lighter wood, such as bass- 

 wood. Ash is suitable for bottoms, corners, tops, and slats. The 

 price paid averages about $35 per 1,000 board feet. 



