. Biennial report of the Southeastern Forest Experiment Station for the years 1947 and 1948. Forests and forestry Southern States. IMPROVED SEASONING PRACTICES REDUCE WASTE Because kiln-drying waste at furniture plants amounts to millions of board feet annually, kiln-drying courses were organized in cooperation with Forest Products Laboratory and the Southern Furniture Manufacturers Associa- tion to improve seasoning practices. A Wood Seasoning Conference was also arranged. Both were successful, as indicated by the increased interest of manufacturers in reducing seasoning losses and by the num
. Biennial report of the Southeastern Forest Experiment Station for the years 1947 and 1948. Forests and forestry Southern States. IMPROVED SEASONING PRACTICES REDUCE WASTE Because kiln-drying waste at furniture plants amounts to millions of board feet annually, kiln-drying courses were organized in cooperation with Forest Products Laboratory and the Southern Furniture Manufacturers Associa- tion to improve seasoning practices. A Wood Seasoning Conference was also arranged. Both were successful, as indicated by the increased interest of manufacturers in reducing seasoning losses and by the numerous requests for the "Proceedings" of the Conference. EXPANSION OF SMALL RURAL FOREST INDUSTRIES ENCOURAGED To aid in the better utilization of timber, the Station prepared a bulletin on "Opportunities in Rural Industries - Wood," in cooperation with the North Carolina Department of Conservation and Development, describing the opportunities for small forest industries in North Carolina and giving special consideration to ample permanent timber Bundles of fence posts ready to be dipped into a vat of hot creosote at a typical small Georgia plant for preservative treatment. - 16 -. 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 Southeastern Forest Experiment Station (Asheville, N. C. ). Asheville, N. C. : Southeastern Forest Experiment Station
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