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Different kinds of seasoned lumber contain the following number of pounds in 1,000 feet.
Kind of Lumber. | Pounds. |
Pitch Pine.............. | 4,150 |
Maple................. | 4,000 |
Beech................. | 4,000 |
Hickory................ | 3,960 |
Locust................. | 3,800 |
Dogwood.............. | 3,960 |
Cherry................. | 3,720 |
Walnut................ | 3,690 |
Oak................... | 3,675 |
Ash................... | 3,550 |
Chypress.............. | 3,350 |
Elm.................. | 3,220 |
Chestnut.............. | 3,170 |
Red Pine.............. | 3,075 |
Poplar................ | 3,056 |
Birch................. | 2,950 |
Cedar................. | 2,925 |
Yellow Pine............ | 2,890 |
White Pine............. | 2,880 |
Willow................ | 2,780 |
Norway Sqruce.......... | 2,670 |
Hemlock............... | 2,350 |
Butternut............... | 1,960 |
 
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