46 BULLETIN 556, L T . S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



LIST OF PUBLICATIONS AND PAPERS DEALING WITH THE 

 MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF TIMBER. 



1. GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS. Date of 



issue. 

 Red Gum, with Discussion of Mechanical Properties of Red Gum Wood, Forest 



Service Bulletin 58. 15 cents .. ly05 



Holding Force of Railroad Spikes in Wooden Ties, Forest Service Circular 46. 



5 cents 1906 



Effect of Moisture on Strength and Stiffness of Wood, Forest Service Bulletin 70. 



15 cents 1903 



Tests of Vehicle and Implements Woods, Forest Service Circular 142. 5 cents. 190 S 



*Properties and Uses of Southern Pines, Forest Service Circular 164. 5 cents. . 1909 



The Commercial Hickories, Forest Service Bulletin 80. 15 cents 1910 



Properties and Uses of Douglas Fir, Forest Service Bulletin 88. 15 cents 1911 



Uses of Commercial Woods of United States — Cedars, Cypresses, and Sequoias, 



Forest Service Bulletin 95. 10 cents 1911 



Uses of Commercial Woods of United States — Pines, Forest Service Bulletin 99. 



15 cents 1911 



Manufacture and Utilization of Hickory, Forest Service Circular 187. 5 cents. . 1911 



Tests of Structural Timbers, Forest Service Bulletin 108. 20 cents 1912 



Fire- Killed Douglas Fir: A Study of Its Rate of Deterioration, Usability, and 



Strength, Forest Sendee Bulletin 112. 10 cents 1912 



Strength Values for Structural Timbers, Forest Service Circular 189. 5 cents.. 1912 



Mechanical Properties of Redwood, Forest Service Circular 193. 5 cents 1912 



^Strength Tests of Cross- Arms, Forest Service Circular 204. 5 cents 1912 



Mechanical Properties of Western Hemlock, Forest Service Bulletin 115. 15 



cents 1913 



Mechanical Properties of Western Larch, Forest Service Bulletin 122. 10 cents. 1913 

 Mechanical Properties of Woods Grown in United States, Forest Service Circular 



213. 5 cents 1913 



Tests of Packing Boxes, Forest Service Circular 214. 5 cents 1913 



Uses of Commercial Woods of United States — Beech, Birches, and Maples, De- 

 partment Bulletin 12. 10 cents 1913 



Tests of Rocky Mountain Woods for Telephone Poles, Department Bulletin 67. 



5 cents 1914 



Rocky Mountain Mine Timbers, Department Bulletin 77. 5 cents 1914 



Tests of Wooden Barrels, Department Bulletin 86. 5 cents 1914 



Strength Tests of Structural Timber Treated by Commercial Wood Preserving 



Processes, Department Bulletin 286. 5 cents 1915 



* Indicates supply is exhausted. 



Department Bulletin 552. — "The Seasoning of Wood" is also of special interest to those handling 

 timber. It can be obtained from the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, 

 Washington, D. C. 



Note. — Publications out of print can be consulted at many public libraries. In a number of cases they 

 have been superseded by more recent publications. Others can be obtained from the Superintendent of 

 Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington. D. C, at the price stated, untU the supply is 

 exhausted. Remittances should be made by money order, or in coin (at sender's risk); stamps can not 

 be accepted. 



