BULLETIN" 552, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



Table II. — Average shrinkage of various species of wood — Continued. 



Species and locality. 



hardwoods— continued. 

 Gum: 



Black, Sevier County, Tenn 



Blue, Alameda County, Cal 



Red- 

 New Madrid County. Mo 



Pemiscot County, Mo 



Hackberry: 



Hendricks County, Ind 



Sauk County, Wis 



Haw, pear, Sauk County, Wis 



Hickory: 



Shellbark— 



Sardis, Miss 



Napoleon, Ohio 



Bitternut, Napoleon, Ohio 



Mockernut— 



Sardis, Miss 



Chester County, Pa 



Webster County, W. Va 



Nutmeg, Sardis, Miss 



Pignut— 



Sardis, Miss 



Napoleon, Ohio 



Chester County, Pa 



Webster County, W. Va 



Shagbark— 



Sardis, Miss 



Napoleon, Ohio 



Chester County, Pa 



Webster County, W. Va 



Water, Sardis, Miss 



Holly, American, Sevier County, Tenn 



Hornbeam, Rusk County, Wis '. 



Laurel: 



California, Douglas County, Oreg 



Mountain, Sevier County, Tenn 



Locust: 



Black, Sevier County, Term 



Honey, Hendricks County, Ind 



Madrona: 



Butte County, Cal 



Douglas County, Oreg 



Maple: 



Broadleaf, Snohomish Countv, Wash 



Red- 

 Marathon Countv, Wis 



Potter County, Pa 



Silver, Sauk County, Wis 



Sugar — 



Hendricks County, Ind 



Potter County, Pa 



Marathon County, Wis 



Magnolia (evergreen), Winn Parish, La 



Oak , bur, Sauk County, Wis 



California black — ' 



Butte County, Cal 



Douglas County, Oreg 



Canyon live, Butte' Countv, Cal 



Chestnut, Sevier County, Tenn 



Cow, Winn Parish , La 



Laurel, Winn Parish, La 



Pacific post, Douglas County , Oreg 



Post- 

 Stone County, Ark 



Winn Parish, La 



1 No figures available 



Shrinkage from a green to an 

 oven-dry condition (per 

 cent of dimensions when 

 green). 



8.6 



13.9 



4.4 



22.5 



7.6 



t 1 ) 





(') 



14.0 



4.2 



13.8 



4.9 



C 1 ) 



0) 



17.6 



7.4 



20.9 



7.9 



C 1 ) 



0) 



16.5 



6.9 



18.9 



8.4 



(') 



i 1 } 



(') 



0) 



15.0 



5.6 



15.3 



6.3 



16.9 



6.8 



21.2 



8.5 



16.0 



6.5 



18.4 



7.9 



(») 



C 1 ) 



15.5 



6.5 



(») 



(') 



16.2 



4.5 



0) 



8.2 



O) 



0) 



14.4 



5.6 



(>) 



16.2 



5.1 



17.6 



5.5 



11.6 



3.7 



f 1 ) 



0) 



12.5 



3.8 



12.0 



3.0 



14.3 



4.9 



14.7 



4.8 



(') 



( l ) 



12.3 



5.4 



12.7 



4.4 



13.6 



4.1 



0) 



(') 



16.2 



8.0 



16.7 



5.5 



19.4 



5.9 



19.0 



3.9 



(') 



0) 



16.0 



5.7 



16.5 



5.2 



