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Specifications and prices , 304 



Logging and production of poles and piles 310 



General considerations 310 



Stumjiage values 312 



Felling and peeling 313 



Skidding 314 



Hauling and other forms of transportation 314 



Yarding, seasoning and shipping 314 



Summary of costs 31S 



Length of service untreated 319 



The preservative treatment of poles and piling 321 



Substitutes for poles and piling 325 



CH.\PTER XI\'. POSTS 326 



CHAPTER XV. MIXE TIMBERS 



General 330 



Kinds and amounts of woods used 331 



Specifications and prices 333 



CHAPTER X\ I. FUELWOOD 



General 336 



Amount used 337 



Sources of supply : 340 



Fuel values 341 



Principal markets 344 



Amount of solid wood per cord 344 



Cutting, hauling and delivering to market 345 



Prices 34S 



CHAPTER X\TI. SHINGLES .AXD SH.\KES 



History 351 



Qualifications of shingle woods 352 



Annual production 353 



Raw material 354 



Shingle machines 356 



Manufacture of shingles 35S 



Specifications and grading rules 360 



The la)-ing of shingles 364 



Packing and shipping 365 



Shingle substitutes 367 



Durability and prevention of decay 36S 



Shake making 370 



