4 BULLETIN 1231, IT. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



Table 1. — Treatment and description of stalces, etc. — Continued. 



Treatment and stake 

 No. 



Species 

 of pine. 



Weight 

 before 

 treat- 



Weight after r! 

 treatment. |' 



ib- 

 rp- 

 6n. 



Num- 

 ber of 

 annual 

 rings 



Condition. 



Dimen- 

 sions of 

 cross 



Square 



inches 



of 







ment. 





per 

 inch. 





section. 



sap- 

 wood. 



Brush treatment, 3 



















coats coal-tar creo- 



















sote (shipment No. 







Pounds. 













154): 





Pounds. 



I II III 1 



6s. 







Indies. 





Stake 49 



Longleaf. 

 ...do 



4.10 



4. 16 4. 17 4. 17 



07 



12 



1 knot 



1.95X3.90 

 2.17X4.20 



None. 



50 



5.99 



6. 03 6. 04 6. 04 



05 



16 





None. 



51 



...do 



4.49 



4. 56 4. 57 4. 58 



09 



12 



do 



2.06X3.82 



1 



52 



Shortleaf. 

 ...do 



3.93 

 3.79 



3. 98 3. 99 4. 00 

 3. 84 3. 84 3. 84 



07 

 05 



5 

 7 





2.20X4.16 

 2.05X3.90 



None. 



53 



None. 



54 



...do 



4.31 



4. 37 4. 38 4. 39 



08 



6 





2.08X4.00 



None. 



55 



...do 



3.37 



3. 44 3. 45 3. 46 



09 



5 





1.98X4.00 



None. 



56 



...do 



3.99 



4. 02 4. 02 4. 02 



03 



7 



do 



1.95X4.10 



None. 







3.56 



3. 61 3. 61 3. 60 



04 



7 



do 



1.90X3.95 



None. 



58 





3.62 



3. 68 3. 69 3. 69 



07 



6 



1 knot 



2.00X3.85 



None. 





Longleaf. 



3.94 



4. 01 4. 03 4. 04 



10 



15 





2.10X3.80 



0.4 



60 



Shortleaf. 



3.49 



3.55 3.56 3.56 



07 



6 



do...... 



1.94X3.82 



.5 



Dipping, wood creo- 





sote (shipment No. 

 126): 

 Stake61 



















Longleaf. 

 ...do 



5.22 

 4.37 



5.33 



4.46 



11 



09 



17 



8 



Checked 



2. 16X4. 25 

 2.08X3.90 



None. 



62 



None. 



63 



...do 



5.13 



5.35 



22 



9 



do 



2.10X4.18 



3.2 



64 



Shortleaf. 

 ...do 



4.27 

 4.23 



4.36 

 4.31 



09 

 08 



7 

 6 



do 



2.00X4.10 

 2.12X3.98 



None. 



65 



None. 



66 



Longleaf. 

 ...do 



5.16 

 4.01 



5.23 

 4.10 



07 



09 



16 

 11 





2.02X4.10 

 1.98X3.90 



None. 



67 



.4 



68 



...do 



6.03 



6.11 



08 



16 





2.25X4.18 



None. 



69 



...do 



5.23 



5.36 



13 



16 



Slight check 



2.23X4.25 



None. 



701 



Shortleaf. 



3.86 



3.94 



08 



5 





2.00X3.90 



None. 



71 



...do 



4.21 



4.28 



07 



7 





2.00X4.17 



None. 



72 



Longleaf. 



4.08 



4.16 



OS 



8 





2.00X4.00 



None. 



Brush, wood creosote 



















(shipmentNo.126), 



















three coats: 







I II III 













Stake 73 



...do 



5.49 



5.58 5.60 5.61 



12 



13 



do...... 



2. 08X4. 20 



2 



74 



...do 



5.68 



5. 79 5. 82 5. 84 



16 



13 



2 small 



knots. 



2.23X4.15 



2 



75 



Shortleaf. 

 Longleaf. 

 Shortleaf. 

 Longleaf. 

 ...do 



3.71 

 5.88 

 3.93 

 4.63 

 4.16 



3. 78 3. 79 3. 80 



5. 98 6. 00 6. 02 



3. 99 4. 00 4. 00 

 4. 71 4. 74 4. 75 

 4.2424.27 4.26 



09 



14 

 07 

 12 

 10 



6 

 13 



5 

 11 



7 



do 



Large knot. 



do 



1. 93X4. 10 

 2.40X4.12 

 2. 00X3. 92 

 2.08X4.05 

 2.10X4.08 



None. 



76 



.5 



77 



None. 



78 



. 2 



79 



None. 



80 



Shortleaf. 

 Longleaf . 

 ...do 



4.63 

 6.16 

 5.11 



4. 70 4. 72 4. 73 

 6. 26 6. 29 6. 31 

 5. 20 5. 22 5. 23 



10 



15 

 12 



6 

 11 



18 



do 



Large knot. 



2. 11X4. 18 

 2.35X4.23 

 2.10X4.10 



1 



81 



.3 



82 



.6 



83 



...do 



4.05 



4. 11 4. 13 4. 13 



08 



8 



2 small 



knots. 



1. 95X4. 09 



None. 



84. .. 



Shortleaf. 



3.72 



3. 78 3. 80 3. 80 



08 



5 



do 



2.05X4.13 



None. 



Brush, carbolineum, 





three coats: 



















Stake 85 



...do 



4.47 



4. 53 4. 54 4. 54 



07 



7 





2. 00X4. 53 



None. 



86 



...do 



4.39 



4. 47 4. 50 4. 50 



11 



7 



do 



1. 96X4. 23 



None. 



87 



...do 



4.26 



4. 34 4. 35 4. 36 



10 



7 



Small knot. 



1.95X4.23 



None. 



88 



...do 



3.95 



4.01 4.0324.02 



07 



4 



Sound 



1. 95X3. 85 



None. 



89 



...do 



4.46 



4. 5224. 53 4. 52 



06 



7 



do 



2.00X4.52 



None. 



90 



...do 



3.53 



3. 59 3. 60 3. 60 



07 



7 



do 



2.00X4.10 



None. 



91 



...do 



3.54 



3. 63 3. 63 3. 63 



09 



8 



do 



2.07X4.15 



None. 



92 



...do 



3.86 



3. 9323. 95 3. 94 



OS 



4 



do 



1.99X3.87 



None. 



93 



...do 



4.27 



4. 35 4. 37 4. 37 



10 



6 



do 



2.02X4.20 



None. 



94 



...do 



4.44 



4. 52 4. 55 4. 55 



11 



6 



do 



2.00X4.20 



None. 



95 



...do 



3.96 



4.0324.05 4.04 



OS 



6 



do 



2. 10X4. 20 



None. 



96 



...do 



4.40 



4.4424.47 4.46 



06 



5 



do 



2. 00X3. 85 



None. 



1 Attacked by termites. 



2 The apparent discrepancies in Table 1 between the weights of the specimens before and after brush 

 treatments with creosote and similar oils are very likely due to loss of moisture from the wood during the 

 time which elapsed between coats of preservatives. It is quite possible that the wood was brought into 

 the laboratory from outdoors in order to apply the treatments . The laboratory conditions were probably 

 drier than outdoor conditions and the tendency of the wood to lose moisture would be rather marked. 

 It would be quite possible for the wood to lose an amount of moisture greater than the weight of creosote 

 applied in any one brushing. 



