UTILIZATION OF BASSWOOD. 53 



sections of the country where factories using basswood are located, 

 logs, bolts, and lumber generally find a ready sale. As a rule, it is 

 preferable for the small timber owner to market basswood timber 

 in the log rather than to saw it into boards and planks, because the 

 factories using logs can utilize the timber in this form to much 

 greater advantage (PL VI). 



Basswood logs are marketed to best advantage in the winter time, 

 because the timber is less apt to become stained and decayed in cold 

 weather through the action of molds and wood-destroying fungi. 

 In warm weather logs should not be allowed to lie in contact with the 

 ground for more than a few days, but should rest on skids, and should 

 not remain in a damp situation for an extended length of time, 

 because basswood deteriorates very rapidly under such circumstances. 

 Farmers usually find it most convenient to cut their timber and haul 

 it to the railroad during the winter months. In disposing of their 

 timber, owners of small tracts will find it to their advantage to get 

 in touch with their State forestry departments in order to obtain 

 names of possible purchasers, prices, and specifications. 



Since many firms quote prices at the mill or factory, the following 

 weights of basswood in various forms are given, from which freight 

 costs may be figured: 



Rough lumber, 1 inch thick, 1,000 board feet: Pounds. 



Green 3 4,200 



Dry 3 2, 500 



Logs, 1,000 board feet, log scale, Doyle Rule: 



Diameter inside butt at small end, 6 inches — 



Green . 43, 800 



Dry - 27, 800 



Diameter inside butt at small end, 12 inches — ■ 



Green 9, 400 



Dry 6, 000 



Diameter inside butt at small end, 18 inches- 

 Green 6, 600 



Dry 4, 200 



Diameter inside butt at small end, 24 inches — 



Green 5, 600 



Dry 3, 500 



Bolts, butts, etc., 1 cord of 128 4 cubic feet: 



Green 3, 700 



Dry 2, 300 



LUMBER. 



Basswood lumber, if well manufactured, is readily salable to a 

 large number of industries. High-grade stock is in demand by 

 manufacturers of musical instruments, apiarists' supplies, and cigar 

 boxes. For piano keys, thick stock is required which should be white 



3 Official standard weights of the National Hardwood Lumber Association. 

 * Figured on the basis of 90 cubic feet of solid wood content. 



