Table 1.-- 



-Summary^ 



of average percent 



moisture content 



and 



specific gravity of test 





specimens 



taken from small 



lodgepole pine posts 



cut from dead 



trees before 





preservative 



trea tment 













TatictI'Vi ct'F 







Average moisture content 





Average specific gravity 



treatment 







Heartwood 



Sapwood 





Heartwood 



Sapwood 



Hours 







_ _ _ _ 



Percent - - - - 









0.5 







18. 1 





1/1 7. 





0.439 



0.404 



1.0 







15.9 





14.4 





.436 



.419 



1.5 







15.9 





14.3 





.459 



,463 



2.0 







1/1 9 





12.3 





.459 



,458 



2.5 







14.3 





19 7 





/I 1 9 



,410 



3.0 







14.4 





13.2 





.423 



,426 



3.5 







16.5 





16.7 





.438 



,449 



4.0 







16.3 





17.3 





.425 



,403 



4.5 







16. 1 





18.3 





.438 



.424 



5 







16.2 





14.0 





.425 



.391 



5.5 







15. 1 





13.9 





.391 



.429 



6.0 







16.5 





14.0 





.439 



.370 



Average 







15.8 





14.6 





0.432 



0.421 



■'■Each value is 



the 



average of six determinations. 









Table 2.-- 



-Summary^ 



of average percent 



moisture content 



and 



specific gravity of test 





specimens 



taken from large 



lodgepole pine posts 



cut from dead 



trees before 





preservative 



trea tment 













Length of 







Average 



moisture content 





Average sp 



ecific gravity 



treatment 







Heartwood 



Sapwood 





Heartwood 



Sapwood 



Hours 









Percent - - - - 









0.5 







23. 7 





20.3 





0.444 



0.416 



1.0 







21.9 





19.4 





.443 



,472 



1.5 







21.0 





17.9 





.402 



,387 



2,0. 







26.4 





21. 1 





.440 



,461 



2.5 







18.8 





17.5 





.443 



,402 



3.0 







23.8 





21.7 





.412 



,396 



3.5 







20.5 





17.4 





.424 



,402 



4.0 







24.9 





23.8 





.433 



.424 



4.5 







27.5 





22. 1 





.451 



.443 



5.0 







23.3 





18.5 





.431 



,400 



5.5 







20.4 





16.5 





.411 



,415 



6,0 







23.5 





21.8 





.432 



,405 



Average 







23.0 





19.8 





0.430 



0,419 



Each value is the average of six determinations. 



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