. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. P64F Fig. 2.—Lumber piled at the water's edge on the Atlantic coast. High waves sweep over this during storms, wetting the lumber and producing rot. miDs are located either on streams or along the low and swampy Atlantic or Gulf coasts. Very often higher dry land is not available for storage purposes and then, particu- larly in the South, the conditions for decay are excellent. In some instances at- tempts have been made to fill in this low land with saw- dust, bark debris, etc., with the result that the soil is made o
. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. P64F Fig. 2.—Lumber piled at the water's edge on the Atlantic coast. High waves sweep over this during storms, wetting the lumber and producing rot. miDs are located either on streams or along the low and swampy Atlantic or Gulf coasts. Very often higher dry land is not available for storage purposes and then, particu- larly in the South, the conditions for decay are excellent. In some instances at- tempts have been made to fill in this low land with saw- dust, bark debris, etc., with the result that the soil is made over into a most ex- cellent culture me- dium for the devel- o p m e n t of wood- destroying fungi. In other cases yards, even when on comparatively high ground, are so graded as to allow drainage into the yard rather than away from it. In the coastal regions, where mills are at times located just above the level of high tide, storm waves frequently beat in from the sea. Vu;. 3.—Silt deposited in the base of a lumber stack during a Mississippi River flood. This condition permits the lumber to rot 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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