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PROPORTIONS 



3. Red Cedar (Junvperus virginiana) . 



Sap wood. 



Water 41-94 



Dry wood 5S-06 



Ash 0-15 



Organic matter - - - • - 57 - 91 



Heart wood. 



Bark.* 



17-50 



20-90 



82-50 



79-10 



0-04 





82-46 



8-42 



Hemlock (Abies canadensis) , seasoned. 



Water 



Dry wood ..... 

 Ash 



18-00 



82-00 



0-61 



II. THE HARD WOODS. 



1. White 



Oak (Querais alba) . 











Sap wood. Heart wood. 



Bark of the trunk 



Bark of twigs. 



Small limbs. 



Water - 



35-440 30-900 



27-71 



40-30 



35-000 



Dry 



64-460 69-100 



72-29 



59-70 



65-000 



Ash 



0-640 0-180 



11-30 



4-72 



0-550 



Organic matter, 



63-920 68-920 



69-39 



54-98 



64-450 



Calculated dry, 



0-991 0-261 



15-63 



7-90 



0-S46 



2. Black 



Walnut (Juglans nigra) . 











Sap wood. Heart wood. 



Bark of the trunk. 



Bark of the twigs. Wood of the t 



Water 



38-900 45-050 



48-75 



49-260 



39-65 



Dry 



61-100 54-950 



51-25 



50-800 



60-35 



Ash 



0-540 0-360 



3-99 



3-715 



1-20 



Organic matter, 



59-936 47-285 









Calculated dry, 



0-950 0-919 









Taj, 



i root of the young tree. 













Wood of the root. Bark of the root. 



Water 







- 



56-17 



58-60 



Dry ■ 







43-83 



41-40 



Ash 









1-10 



Common Butternut (Juglans cinerea) . Branch one inch in diameter. 



Wood. Bark. 



Water 38-50 40-00 



Dry 61-50 60-00 



Ash 0-37 2-80 



* Seasoned stick 32 years old. 



