. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. TIMBER STORAGE IN THE EASTERN AND SOUTHERN STATES. 23 retail yards where it is the custom to dispose of the stock within very short periods, say, two or three months. In some of the northern retail yards along the Atlantic coast, where southern pine comes in by boat in a comparatively green condition, this prac- tice often leads to severe fungous infections throughout entire piles. This infection undoubtedly gets a good start in the hold of the vessel during transit and propagates further when close piled in congested
. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. TIMBER STORAGE IN THE EASTERN AND SOUTHERN STATES. 23 retail yards where it is the custom to dispose of the stock within very short periods, say, two or three months. In some of the northern retail yards along the Atlantic coast, where southern pine comes in by boat in a comparatively green condition, this prac- tice often leads to severe fungous infections throughout entire piles. This infection undoubtedly gets a good start in the hold of the vessel during transit and propagates further when close piled in congested lumberyards. Such a pile of diseased pine is. Fig. 22.—Foundations at Mobile, Ala., built to conform to an ordinance requiring all structures to be raised at least 12 inches off the ground and left open underneath. shown in Plate III, figure T, where the infection extends up high into the stack. It is not the intention in the present bulletin to enter into a dis- cussion of detailed methods of stacking lumber. The primary con- cern, from the standpoint of sanitation, is to dry the lumber as rapidly as possible and maintain it in this condition. However, other considerations, such as checking and warping, must be taken into account in many instances. The humidity or dryness of the climate will be of great weight in determining the proper amount of ventilation to give the best results from all Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original United States. Dept. of Agriculture. [Washington, D. C. ?] : The Dept. : Supt. of Docs. , G. P. O.
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