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BULLETIN 129, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



Table 4. — Yields of commercial alcohol and acetate from various species per cord of wood. 

 YIELD OF WOOD ALCOHOL (82 PER CENT). 



Species. 



Locality. 



Heart- 

 wood. 



Slab 

 wood. 



Lum- 

 ber. 



Mean 

 heart- 

 wood 

 and 

 slab 

 wood. 



Aver- 

 age 

 lumber 

 and 

 heart- 

 wood. 



Other forms. 



Beech.. . - 





Gals. 

 11.8 

 13.5 

 8.3 

 9.3 

 11.8 

 11.85 

 9.4 

 3.7 



Gals. 

 10.9 

 12.6 

 8.9 

 9,1 

 11.6 

 10.7 

 9.2 

 3.6 



Gals. 

 12.2 



9.6 



9.87 



i.5.3 

 10.4 



Gals. 

 11.4 

 13. 15 

 8.6 

 9.2 

 11.7 

 11.3 

 9.3 

 3.6 



Gals. 

 12.05 



8.9 



10.9 



Sap wood.. 



Limbs. . . 

 Limbs. . . 



Gals. 

 . 11.9 



Do 



Pennsylvania. .. 



Wisconsin 



Pennsylvania. .. 



Wisconsin 



Pennsylvania. .. 





Birch 





Do 









Do 









Chestnut 



New Jersey 



3.9 





do 



9.2 

 9.2 



1 8. 75 



9.2 

 10. 1 

 10.4 



9.2 



9.65 



9.1 



9.9 





Do 



Arkansas 







. 9.2 









1 Single unchecked determination. 

 YIELD OF ACETATE OF LIME (80 PER CENT). 



Species. 



Locality. 



Heart- 

 wood. 



Slab 

 wood. 



Lum- 

 ber. 



Mean 

 heart- 

 wood 

 and 

 slab 

 wood. 



Aver- 

 age 

 lumber 

 and 

 heart- 

 wood. 



Other forms. 



Weight 

 per cord 1 



(15 

 per cent 

 moist- 

 ure). 





Indiana 



Pennsylvania. .. 



Wisconsin 



Pennsylvania... 



Wisconsin 



Pennsylvania. .. 



Missouri 



New Jersey 



Lbs. 

 301 

 313 

 346 

 319 

 301 

 314 

 269 

 198 



Lbs. 

 335 

 337 

 355 

 314 

 284 

 302 

 247 

 190 



Lbs. 

 313 



341 



310 



3.32 

 300 



Lbs. 

 318 

 325 

 350 

 316 

 293 

 308 

 258 

 194 



301 

 265 

 243 



Lbs. 

 307 



Lbs. 

 Sapwood... 361 



Lbs. 

 3,785 



Do 



3,785 





343 





3,600 



Do 





3,600 

 3,875 

 3,875 

 3,300 





305 





Do 





Red gum 







Chestnut 



Hickory 



332 

 305 



Limbs 232 



2,520 



4,590 



White oak 



do 



308 

 262 

 226 



295 

 269 

 260 





4,320 



Do 



Arkansas 



Missouri 





4,320 



Tupelo.. . 





Limbs 2S3 



3,510 





1 The weights per cord are derived as explained on p. 6. 



Table 5. — Relative yields of commercial alcohol and acetate per cord of wood of various 



species. 1 



[Average yields - from heartwood and lumber of beech, birch, and maple from Wisconsin equals 100 per 



cent.] 



Species. 



Locality. 



Y 



eld of acetate of lime 

 (80 per cent). 



Yield of wood alcohol 

 (82 per cent). 



Heart- 

 wood. 



Slab 

 wood. 



Other forms. 



Heart- 

 wood. 



Slab 

 wood. 



Other forms. 





Indiana 



Gals. 

 94.6 

 98.2 



108. 5 



100.0 

 94.7 

 98.5 

 84.4 

 62.1 



104.1 

 96.6 

 82.2 

 70.9 



Gals. 

 105.0 

 105.7 

 111. 3 

 98.5 

 89.1 

 94.7 

 77.6 

 59.6 



Gals. 

 Sapwood. 113.1 



Gals. 

 108.2 

 124. 

 76.2 

 85.4 

 108.2 

 108. 8 

 86.2 

 33.9 

 140.5 

 84.5 

 84.5 

 80.3 



Gals. 



100.0 



115.6 

 81.6 

 83.5 



106.5 

 98.2 

 84.5 

 33.0 



'""84.'5' 

 92.7 

 95.5 



Gals. 

 Sapwood 109.1 



Do 



Pennsylvania. . . 



Wisconsin 



Pennsylvania.. . 



Wisconsin 



Pennsylvania. .. 

 Missouri 



Birch 







Do 







Maple 







Do 







Red gum 







Chestnut. . . 



Limbs... 72.8 





Hickorv 





White oak 



do 



92.5 

 84.4 

 81.6 







Do 



Arkansas 







Tupelo 



Limbs... 88.8 



Limbs 84 A 









1 The weights per cord are derived as explained on p. 6. 



2 Acetate oflime, 80 per cent, 319 pounds; alcohol, 82 per cent, 10.9 gallons. 



