. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture -- United States. jw^^^-rt. BULLETIN No. 523 i Contribution from the Forest Service •-. HENRY S. GRAVES, Forester. Washington, D. C. PROFESSIONAL PAPER June 29, 1917 UTILIZATION OF ASH. By W. D. Steekett, Forest Examiner. CONTENTS. Introduction Commercial species Demand and supply Characteristics of ash wood. Page. 1 2 7 15 Utilization by industries Lumber and stumpage values. Summary of important points. Appendix INTRODUCTION. Ash is one of the leading commercial hardwoods of the United States. Its importance is due to
. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture -- United States. jw^^^-rt. BULLETIN No. 523 i Contribution from the Forest Service •-. HENRY S. GRAVES, Forester. Washington, D. C. PROFESSIONAL PAPER June 29, 1917 UTILIZATION OF ASH. By W. D. Steekett, Forest Examiner. CONTENTS. Introduction Commercial species Demand and supply Characteristics of ash wood. Page. 1 2 7 15 Utilization by industries Lumber and stumpage values. Summary of important points. Appendix INTRODUCTION. Ash is one of the leading commercial hardwoods of the United States. Its importance is due to the intrinsic qualities of its wood; for the quantity cut annually and the available supply of standing timber are small in comparison with the output and supply of a num- ber of other American hardwoods. United States census figures for the last 15 years indicate that, in the production of lumber, ash ranks eleventh among hardwoods, the annual cut amounting to from 2^ to 3 per cent of the hardwood lumber output and to less than 1 per cent of the total cut of all species. The peculiar merits of the wood, how- ever, make it very valuable for a number of articles, such as handles, butter tubs, vehicles, and refrigerators. Thus it offers a wide range of possibilities for profitable utilization, and for that reason is an extremely desirable tree to encourage in woodlots. The value of ash for different uses and the amount of the different species of ash used in various industries are given in this bulletin, and methods are indicated by which owners may utilize their ash timber profitably. This bulletin also contains an account of the properties of ash wood. The paragraphs on its mechanical properties are taken from a report by J. A. Ncwlin, engineer in the Forest Products Laboratory at Madison, Wis. Mr. Newlin's report is based on timber tests conducted by the laboratory on specimens mostly col- lected by the author. That part of the bulletin which deals with utilization by indus
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