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BULLETIN 129, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



In Table 5 arc given the relative yields from the different forms 

 and species, taking the average of the heartwood and lumber runs 







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20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120 

 PERCENTAGE 



Fig. 2. — Relative yields of acetate of lime per cord. (Average yield from heartwood 

 and lumber of beech, birch, and maple from Wisconsin =100 per cent.) 



on beech, birch, and maple from Wisconsin as the standard (100 per 

 cent). The same values are shown graphically in figures 2 and 3 for 

 acetate and alcohol, respectively. 



