8 BULLETIN 552, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
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. 
hardwoods — continued. 
Gum: 
Black, Sevier County, Tenn 
Blue, Alameda County, Cal 
Red- 
New Madrid County. Mo 
Pemiscot County, Mo 
Hackberry: 
Hendricks County, Ind 
Sauk County, Wis 
Haw. pear, Sauk County, Wis 
Hick or v: 
Shellbark— 
Sardis, Miss 
Napoleon, Ohio 
Bitternut, Napoleon, Ohio 
Mockernut— 
Sardis, Miss 
Chester County, Pa 
Webster County, W. Va 
Nutmeg, Sardis, Miss 
Pignut— 
Sardis, Miss ." 
Napoleon, Ohio 
Chester County, Pa 
Webster County, W . Va 
Shagbark— 
Sardis, Miss 
Napoleon, Ohio 
Chester Countv, Pa 
Webster County, W. Va 
Water, Sardis, Miss 
Holly, American, Sevier County, Tenn 
Hornbeam, Rusk County, Wis 
Laurel: 
California. Douglas County, Oreg 
Mountain, Sevier County, Tenn 
Locust: 
Black, Sevier County, Tenn 
Honey, Hendricks County, Ind 
Madrofia: 
Butte County. Cal 
Douglas County, Oreg 
Maple: 
Broadleaf, Snohomish Countv, Wash 
Red- 
Marathon Countv, Wis 
Potter County, Pa 
Silver, Sauk County, Wis 
Sugar— 
Hendricks Countv, Ind 
Potter County, Pa 
Marathon County, Wis 
Magnolia (evergreen), Winn Parish, La 
Oak, bur, Sauk County, Wis ..." 
California black— 
Butte County. Cal 
Douglas Comity, Oreg 
Canyon live. Butte' County, Cal 
Chestnut, Sevier County, Tenn 
Cow, Winn Parish, La." 
Laurel, Winn Parish, La 
Pacific post, Douglas County, Oreg 
Post- 
Stone County, Ark 
Winn Parish, La 
J l No figures available 
13.9 
22.5 
C 1 ) 
pj 
14.0 
13.8 
P) 
1.7.6 
20.9 
P) 
16.5 
18.9 
Pj 
P) 
15.0 
15.3 
16.9 
21.2 
16.0 
18.4 
P) 
15.5 
16.2 
0) 
P) 
14.4 
9.8 
16.2 
17.6 
11.6 
P) 
12.5 
12.0 
14.3 
14.7 
P) 
12.3 
12.7 
13.6 
P) 
16.2 
16.7 
19.4 
19.0 
P) 
16.0 
16.5 
4.4 
7.6 
4.2 
4.9 
0) 
7.4 
7.9 
0) 
6.9 
8.4 
P) 
0) 
5.6 
6.3 
6.5 
7.9 
P) 
6 
( ! ) 
4.5 
8.2 
P) 
P) 
5.1 
5.5 
3.7 
P) 
3.8 
3.0 
4.9 
4.8 
P) 
5.4 
4.4 
4.1 
0) 
3.0 
5.5 
5.9 
3.9 
P) 
5.7 
5.2 
