. Timber storage conditions in the eastern and southern states with reference to decay problems. ng about the yard. that clean clay or sandy soil will serve the purpose admirably. Whilesandy soil allows fungi to spread within it more rapidly than offers the advantage of rapid seepage, and where the surface is amply ventilated nodifficulty should beexperienced. (PL X,figs 1 and 3.) The principal needis to have the yardsso laid out that sur-face water will not ac-cumulate. Ordinaryashes are not consid-sidered a good fillingor surfacing material,since they absorbmoisture readily andhold i
. Timber storage conditions in the eastern and southern states with reference to decay problems. ng about the yard. that clean clay or sandy soil will serve the purpose admirably. Whilesandy soil allows fungi to spread within it more rapidly than offers the advantage of rapid seepage, and where the surface is amply ventilated nodifficulty should beexperienced. (PL X,figs 1 and 3.) The principal needis to have the yardsso laid out that sur-face water will not ac-cumulate. Ordinaryashes are not consid-sidered a good fillingor surfacing material,since they absorbmoisture readily andhold it tenaciously,particularly w h e nthey are in a finely pulverized condition. Less finely divided mate-rial, such as coarse cinders, gravel, or slag, is better adapted onaccount of the rapid seepage. Moreoverappear to growthrough ashes quitereadily when theyare in a moist condi-tion. In fact, thewriter has a recordof one case wherefungi developed lux-uriantly in a pileof ashes in the openw h e n exposed toprolonged rainyweather. (PL IX,fig. 3.) METHODS OF STACKINGLUMBER. wood-destroying fungi. Lumber piled inthe open must be al-lowed ventilationaround the individ-ual pieces, and this Fig. 21.—Pecky cypress foundations in use at a mill inSouth Carolina. Each large square contains from 500 toGOO board feet. This type of construction does notallow sufficient ventilation beneath the piles. is usually arranged for in storage practice. In some instances, however, this necessity is ignored in certain TIMBEK STORAGE IN THE EASTERN AND SOUTHERN STATES. 23 retail yards where it is the custom to dispose of the stock withinvery short periods, say, two or three months. In some of thenorthern retail yards along the Atlantic coast, where southern pinecomes in by boat in a comparatively green condition, this prac-tice often leads to severe fungous infections throughout entirepiles. This infection undoubtedly gets a good start in the holdof the vessel during transit and propagates further when
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