(?)—Results of tests for transverse strain, across the fibre, in tons per square inch- 
United Provinces Sal. 
[Note.—A verage of up to 6 tests in eac-h case.] 
Part YI] Pearson : Note on Shorea robusta (Sal) Timber. 
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Radial and tangen¬ 
tial cuts. 
Do. 
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Radial, tangential and 
oblique cuts. 
Radial and tangen¬ 
tial cuts. 
Do. 
Do. 
Tons per 
square 
inch. 
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Actual 
weight 
applied to 
cause 
fracture, 
in tons. 
00 
1-73 
1-56 
1-58 
1-61 
1-95 
1-52 
Percent- I 
age of 
moisture 
in timber 
at time 
of testing. 
21-69 
19- 36 
18-11 
18-68 
20- 38 
23-60 
in! 
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24" X 2" X 2" 
Do. . 
Do. . 
Do. . 
Do. . 
Do. 
Time of 
felling. 
to 
June 
Do. . 
Do. 
Do. 
December 
Do. . 
Method of seasoning. 
T* 
Seasoned in the log for 3 years 
and 9 months in the open, 
then converted into scant¬ 
lings and seasoned in shade 
for 1 year and 3 months. 
Do. . 
Seasoned in the log for 4 years 
and 9 months in the open, 
then converted into scant¬ 
lings and seasoned in shade 
for 1 year and 3 months. 
Seasoned in the log for 3 years 
and 8 months in the open, 
then converted into scant¬ 
lings and seasoned in shade 
for 1 year and 3 months. 
Seasoned in the leg for 4 years 
and 3 months in the open, 
then converted into scant¬ 
lings and seasoned in shade 
for l year and 3 months. 
Do. . 
Average 
Origin of 
timber. 
CO 
1 
Not known , | 
Do. . 
Do. . 
Seedling 
Not known . 
Do. . 
Locality where 
grown. 
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Plains-grown Sal, 
from the Jaulasal 
Range of the 
Haldwani Divi¬ 
sion, United 
Provinces. 
Plains-grown Sal, 
from the Hiakaha 
Range, of ti*e Hal¬ 
dwani Division, 
United Provinces. 
Plains-grown Sal, 
from the Hald¬ 
wani Division, 
United Provinces. 
Plains-grown Sal, 
from the Kheri 
Division, United 
Provinces. 
Plains-grown Sal, 
from the Jaulasal 
Range of the Hal¬ 
dwani Division, 
United Provinces. 
Plains-grown Sal, 
from the Lakh- 
manmandi Block, 
of the Haidwani 
Division, United 
Provinces. 
¥ 
tH 
15 
16 
17 
18 
19 
20 
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