Bui. 1298, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture 
Plate VIII 
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Fig. 1.— Pulp wood piles marked with date of arrival at the mill, to be used in rotation 
Fig. 2. — Bark accumulation resulting from the hand peeling of hardwoods, a source of infection 
to wood piled on it. It was several feet thick over the entire yard 
Fig. 3. — A storage yard on swampy ground. Pulp and pulp wood can not be stored under 
such conditions without heavy loss. Certain portions of the yard were being raised several 
feet with barker waste, surfaced with cinders. Earth and cinders would serve the purpose 
much better 
Fig. 4. — Wood yard surfaced with cinders and located on a well-drained slope. The company 
recognizes the value of cleanliness and employs a crew to rake up and remove all accumulated 
bark and rotten wood. Workman '"spudding" out grass and weeds and leveling the cinders. 
Wood is not usually stored longer than a year, and there is no appreciable loss from decay 
