Introduction. 
CONTENTS 
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Economic Importance of Wood. 75 
Qualities of Wood. 76 
Color, Luster or Gloss, Texture, Grain, Odor, Weight, Moisture, 
Volume, Shrinkage, Checking, Toughness, Durability, Fuel Value, 
Miscellaneous Qualities. 
Table I—Weight and Specific Gravity. 84 
Capacity of Wood to Absorb Moisture. 85 
Methods of Testing. 87 
Explanatory Notes . 89 
Summary of Results. 90 
Absorption and Volumetric. 
Table II —Rate and Percent of Absorption and Expansion. .. 92 
Experiments with Coniferous Woods.. 94 
Method and Summary. 
Table III —Results in Percentages. 96 
Table IV —Air Drying Compared with Kiln Drying. 96 
Kinds and Quantity of Woods Used in Ohio. 96 
Classification of the Uses of Wood. 98 
Building and Construction Work, Sashes Doors and Mantles, 
Boxes, Barrels, Crates, Cars, Wagons. Boats, Furniture and Cabinet 
Work, Veneers, Agricultural Implements, Fencing Material, Rail¬ 
road Crossties, Telegraph and Telephone Poles, Household Utensils 
and Wooden Ware, Mining Industry, Caskets and Coffins, Wood 
Pulp and Paper, Street Paving, Wood Distillation, Fuel. 
Woods Used for Specific Purposes. 109 
Products from Wood and Trees. Ill 
