274 TIMBER AND TIMBER TREES. (cu. XXX. 
TABLE CXLVII. 
Vertical Experiments on cubes of— 
Number x Inch. 2 Inches. 3 Inches. | 4 Inches. 
of the : 
specimen. |Crushed with|Crushed with|Crushed with Crushed with 
Tons. Tons. Tons. 7 Tons. 
13—16 2°375 8000 21°875 34°00 
17, 18 3°500 8°500 _ _ 
19, 20 3'250 8-250 _— _ 
21, 22 37500 8-750 _ _— 
23, 24 3°750 8-375, = = 
25, 26 37500 8°875 _ = 
Total . 19°875 50°75 — — 
Average . 3°312 8°46 21°875 34°00 
Do. per in. | 3°312 2115 2°431 2°125 
Nos. 27 To 30.—Four pieces, each 2 x 2‘inches, and respectively 1, 2, 
3, and 4 inches in length, crushed with 9°375, 8°460, 8250, and 9°50 Tons. 
E = 588900. 
S = 1715. 
Contracts are annually made for the supply of 
Canada Red Pine timber for the Royal Navy, according 
to the following specification and condition, namely :— 
The Red Pine timber to be of the first quality, fresh cut, 
good, sound, merchantable, and well-conditioned, from 
II to 15 inches square, averaging 121% inches, 20 feet 
and upwards in length, and the spine must be seen from 
the butt to the top on each of the four sides. 
