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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
DEPARTMENT BULLETIN No. 1437 
Washington, D. C. T September, 1926 
RED ALDER OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST 
ITS UTILIZATION, WITH NOTES ON 
GROWTH AND MANAGEMENT 
HERMAN M. JOHNSON, Forest Inspector, EDWARD J. HANZLIK, Forest Inspector, and 
WILLIAM H. GIBBONS, in Charge, Office of Forest Products, Portland, Oreg. 
Forest Service 
CONTENTS 
Page 
Importance ■. t 1 
Supply 3 
Annual Consumption 5 
Properties of Red Alder Wood . . 5 
Seasoning • 10 
Utilization by Industries «... 15 
Methods of Lumbering 25 
Transportation .... 29 
Stumpage, Log, and Lumber Values 31 
Characteristics, Growth, and Yield of Red Alder 32 
Perpetuation of Supply 37 
Volume Tables 40 
Summary 42 
Classified List of Uses 43 
Directory of Producers and Consumers 44 
WASHINGTON 
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 
1926 
