THE SEASONING OF WOOD. 
Table II. — Average shrinkage of various species of wood — Continued. 
Species and locality. 
Shrinkage from a green to an 
oven-dry condition (per 
cent of dimensions when 
green). 
Volume. 
Radial. 
■ 
14.5 
4.2 
13.1 
3.7 
(0 
0) 
15.3 
3.7 
16.4 
5.2 
16.3 
4.5 
17.7 
5.5 
0) 
0) 
16.4 
4.2 
15.8 
6.2 
14.3 
4.9 
16.0 
4.8 
16.9 
5.4 
18.9 
5.0 
14.2 
4.5 
0) 
0) 
8.9 
C 1 ) 
11.4 
4.1 
16.2 
6.3 
10.3 
4.0 
18.7 
6.7 
12.6 
3.8 
15.2 
6.3 
0) 
0) 
13.5 
5.0 
14.8 
5.2 
12.4 
4.4 
13.0 
4.4 
11.3 
5.2 
13.8 
2.9 
13.3 
2.2 
18.8 
0) 
8 
a 
h 
C 1 ) 
7.6 
2.5 
8.6 
2.5 
7.0 
2.1 
11.5 
3.8 
0) 
0) 
11.7 
4.5 
0) 
0) 
10.9 
3.7 
13.2 
5.7 
12.5 
4.4 
12.3 
5.0 
0) 
ft 
0) 
0) 
0) 
(f) 
14.1 
4.5 
Tangen- 
tial. 
hardwoods— continued. 
Oak — Continued. 
Red- 
Stone County, Ark 
Hendricks County, Ind 
Richland Parish, La 
Sevier County, Tenn 
Spanish — 
Lowland, Winn Parish, La 
Highland, Winn Parish, La 
Swamp white, Hendricks County, Ind 
Tanbark, Willits, Cal 
Water, Winn Parish, La 
White- 
Stone County, Ark 
Hendricks County, Ind 
Richland Parish, La 
Winn Parish, La 
Willow, Winn Parish, La 
Yellow- 
Stone County, Ark 
Marathon County, Wis 
Osage orange, Morgan County, Ind 
Poplar, yellow, Sevier County, Tenn 
Rhododendron, great, Sevier County, Tenn 
Sassafras, Sevier County, Tenn 
Serviceberry, Sevier County, Tenn 
Silverbell tree, Sevier County, Tenn 
Sourwood, Sevier County, Tenn 
Sumach, staghorn, Sauk County, Wis 
Sycamore: 
Hendricks County, Ind 
Sevier County, Tenn 
Tupelo, St. John the Baptist Parish, La 
Umbrella, Fraser, Sevier County, Tenn 
Walnut, black, Kentucky 
Willow: 
Western black, Dduglas County, Oreg 
Black, Sauk County, Wis 
Witch hazel, Sevier County, Tenn 
CONIFERS. 
Cedar: 
Incense — 
Lane County, Oreg 
Weed, Cal 
Port Orford, Douglas County, Oreg 
Western red— 
Missoula County, Mont 
Snohomish County, Wash 
White, Shawano County, Wis 
Cypress: 
Bald, St. John the Baptist Parish, La 
Yellow, Lane County, Oreg 
Douglas fir: 
Plumas County, Cal 
Humboldt County, Cal 
Johnson County, Wyo 
Lane County, Oreg 
Chehalis County, Wash 
Lewis County, Wash 
Washington and Oregon 
Missoula County, Mont 
Fir: 
Amabilis — 
Dee, Oreg 
Snohomish County, Wash 
i No figures available 
87732°— Bull. 552—17 2 
0) 
8.3 
3.3 
0) 
10.8 
8.7 
10.0 
8.3 
9.0 
9.2 
9.5 
0) 
C 1 ) 
J. 7 
8.7 
6.2 
10.8 
7.6 
8.9 
0) 
0) 
7.3 
7.9 
7.9 
12.5 
7.1 
9.0 
3.2 
0) 
I 
(■) 
4.t 
5.6 
4.7 
3.0 
0) 
0) 
7.6 
7.4 
.3 
0) 
10. G 
