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be found in reducing the ash logs, soon after they are felled, into planks 

 or boards for seasoning, since, if left for only a short time in the round 

 state, deep shakes open from the surface, which involves a very heavy 

 loss when brought on later for conversion. The advantage of converting 



A Large Ash Burr after digging out. 



ash logs into planks and so forth at the earUest possible moment after 

 felling cannot be overestimated. 



Among Enghsh woods, ash is without equal for toughness and 

 power of withstanding sudden shock. The finest English ash is sought 

 for to make hockey sticks, tennis racquets, gymnasium poles, and other 

 athletic appliances. Since the advent of the automobile it has been 



