UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

 BULLETIN No. 523 



Contribntion from the Forest Service 

 HENRY S. GRAVES. Forester 



Washington, D. C. 



PROFESSIONAL PAPER 



June 29, 1917 



UTILIZATION OF ASH 



By 



W. D. STERRETT, Forest Examiner 



CONTENTS 



Introduction 1 



Commercial Species . 2 



Demand and Supply 7 



Cbaracteristics of Asli Wood 15 



Page 



Utilization by Industries 27 



Lumber and Stumpage Values .... 39 

 Summary of Important Points .... 47 

 Appendix 49 



WASHINGTON 



GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 



1917 



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