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THE TROPICAL AGRICULTURIST. 
[July 1, 1899. 
Table III.— CKUSHING STEENGTII, 
No. of 
Specimen, 
1 
2 ic) 
3 (c) 
4 (c) 
4 (c) 
4(0?) 
5 
6 
7 
8 
9 
1 
10 
11 
12 
13 
14 
15 
16 
17 
18 
29 
20 
21 
22 
ic) 
Name. 
8a pu 
Panah Ka 
Gurukina 
Vuinanku 
Do 
Do 
Satin wood 
Milla 
Hauthai (2) .. 
Mandora (i) .. 
Ubberiya (i) .. 
Jawenna (S) . . 
Dawata (i) . . 
Marp;osa (i) . . 
Lnnuniidella(i) 
Walukina (*) 
Kanai(2) 
Cliomunti (i) 
Suriya (*) 
Jak (2) 
Del (1) 
Halniilla 
Siu-iya Mara (i) 
Nedun (i) ... 
Area of 
Crushing 
Dimensions in 
inches. 
crushed 
Stress. 
Locality. 
section. 
Tons per 
sq. in. 
Section. 
TT • 
Height. 
sq. in. 
Ceylon 
3 '049 by 3*0o7 
8-130 
9-320 
1-570 (^) 
(io 
3 175 by 3 j59 
8-075 
10*020 
2-768 
do 
3 061 by 3 034 
8 085 
9-285 
2-408 C^) 
do 
2 892 by 2 8/4 
7 984 
8-312 
1 -932 
do 
2 891 by 2 892 
8-057 
8-360 
1-942 
do 
2 917 by 2'87o 
7-967 
8-389 
1-927 
do 
3 151 by 3106 
8-008 
9-974 
3 -.374 
do 
2 890 liy 2 92o 
8-007 
8-453 
3-118 
do 
3 100 by 2'D/z 
8146 
8-283 
2-778 
do 
3 194 by 3'068 
8-139 
9-799 
2-619 
do 
3 033 by 3 '026 
8-140 
9-178 
3-433 
do 
3 043 by 3'034 
8-152 
9 "2.32 
3-454 
do 
2'879 by 2'862 
8-0.34 
8-240 
2-670 
do 
3-086 by 2'497 
8-171 
7- 706 
2-9-7 
do 
2 872 by 2'850 
8-037 
8-166 
1-358 
do 
2*910 by 2*819 
8-026 
8 -203 
2-743 
do 
2"S63 by 2'888 
8-015 
8-268 
2 605 
UO 
7 -974 
0 001 
do 
2-976 by 2-833 
8-0.36 
8-430 
2-818 
do 
2-897 by 2-873 
7-910 
8-323 
3-400 
do 
2-896 by 2-869 
7-925 
8-308 
2-932 
do 
3-012 by 2-996 
8-146 
9-024 
3-442 
do 
2-881 by 2-851 
8-012 
8-214 
4-184 
do 
2.884 by 2-851 
7-933 
8-222 
3-919 
(4) Split along the grain, 
(5) Knot in specimen. 
No. of 
Specimen. 
Gave way by shearing. 
Gave way by shearing and splitting. 
Split before testing. Gave way by shearing. 
Table IV —TRANSVERSE STRENGTH. 
Dimensions in 
^ "'cl^e^- Span 
Locality. 
Name, 
Centre 
Breaking 
Load. 
Co efficient of 
Transverse 
Strength, 
1 (rt) 
Sapu . . 
1(b) 
Do .. 
2(«) 
Panah Ka 
2 ib) 
Do 
3(«) 
Gurukina 
3(b) 
Do 
4(«) 
Vuinauku 
4(6) 
Do 
5(a) 
Satinw'ood 
5{b) 
Do 
6(«) 
Milla .. 
6(b) 
Do .. 
7 
Hauthai 
8 
Mandora 
9 
Ubberiya 
10 
Jawenna 
11 
Dawata (i) 
12 
Margosa 
13 
Lunumidella (i) 
14 
Walukina 
15 
Ranai (i) 
16 
Chomunti {^) 
17 
Suriya .. 
18 
Jak (^ .. 
19 
Del (M .. 
20 
llalmilla (i) 
21 
Suriya Mara 
22 
Nedun (1) 
Breadth. 
Depth. 
Pounds. 
Pounds 
per sq. in. 
Tons per 
sq. in. 
Ceylon. 
2-925 
3-378 
42 
4,000 
7,551 
3-370 
do 
2-924 
3-387 
42 
4,300 
Means 
8,078 
7,815 
3-606 
3-488 
do 
2-915 
3 -.378 
48 
5,860 
12,690 
5-661 
do 
2-919 
3-383 
48 
6,140 
Means 
13,230 
12,960 
5-907* 
5-784 
do 
2-909 
3-378 
48 
4,980 
10,800 
4-820 
do 
2-920 
3-385 
48 
3,100 
Means 
6,673 
8,737 
2- 979 
3- 900 
do 
2-914 
3-387 
48 
4,455 
9,596 
4-284 
do 
2-853 
S-369 
48 
4,240 
9,432 
4-210 
Means 
9,514 
4-247 
do 
2-914 
3-381 
48 
5,840 
12,630 
5-635 
do 
2 916 
3-375 
48 
6,890 
Means 
14,930 
6-665 
13,780 
6-150 
do 
2'912 
3-376 
48 
6,780 
14,710 
6-564 
do 
2 919 
3-363 
48 
6,790 
Means 
14,810 
14,760 
6-612 
6-588 
do 
2 873 
3-274 
40 
4,000 
7,793 
3-479 
do 
2 859 
3-287 
40 
7,060 
13,710 
6-125 
do 
2-886 
3-299 
40 
5,285 
10,090 
4-505 
do 
2-868 
3-282 
40 
4,154 
8,068 
3-6(2 
do 
2-875 
3-275 
40 
5,560 
10,815 
4-83 
do 
2-865 
3-286 
40 
5,921 
11,480 
5-125 
do 
2-842 
3-266 
40 
2,890 
5,720 
2-55 
do 
2 814 
3-269 
40 
4,490 
9,014 
4-024 
do 
2-868 
3-273 
40 
5.410 
10,565 
4-71 
do 
2-861 
3-231 
40 
7,210 
14,485 
6-46 
do 
2-859 
3-262 
40 
5,913 
11,660 
5-206 
do 
2-872 
3-270 
40 
3,500 
6,839 
3-053 
do 
2-871 
3-284 
40 
4,806 
9,307 
4-155 
do 
2-844 
3-090 
40 
6,995 
15,450 
6-898 
do 
2-869 
3-238 
40 
7,.322 
14,600 
6-518 
do 
2-850 
3-059 
40 
7,130 
16,040 
7-161 
* liroken by sliearing and tenison. 
( 2j Split diagonally 
alon; 
(1) Broken by tearing 
the grain. 
on tension side. 
