Wood Weight
Description
This section is from the book "Hill's Manual Of Social And Business Forms: A Guide To Correct Writing", by Thos. E. Hill. Also available from Amazon: Hill's Manual Of Social And Business Forms: The How-To-Do-Everything Book Of Victorian America.
Wood Weight
Substance. | Lbs. | Oz. |
Lignum Viaæ............ | 83 | 5 |
Ebony................. | 83 | 5 |
Boxwood..... | 75 | 2 |
Mahogany..... | 66 | 7 |
White Oak.... | 53 | 12 |
Ash........ | 52 | 13 |
Red Hickory............ | 52 | 6 |
Apple.................. | 49 | 9 |
Maple................. | 46 | 14 |
Cherry................ | 44 | 11 |
Shellbark Hickory. | 43 | 2 |
Pitch Pine.... | 41 | 4 |
Chestnut................ | 38 | 2 |
Birch....... | 35 | 7 |
Cedar................. | 35 | 1 |
White Poplar............. | 33 | 1 |
Spruce................. | 31 | 4 |
Yellow Pine... | 28 | 13 |
Butternut..... | 23 | 8 |
Cork....... | 15 | .... |
Difference In Weight Of Wood, Green And Dry. Green
Substance. | Lbs. | Oz. |
English Oak... | 71 | 10 |
Beech....... | 60 | 3 |
Ash ....... | 58 | 3 |
American Pine. | 44 | 12 |
DRY.
English Oak... | 43 | 8 |
Beech................. | 53 | 4 |
Ash........ | 52 | 6 |
American Pine......... | 30 | 11 |
Woods For Fuel
Taking shellbark hickory as the highest standard of our forest trees, and calling that one hundred other trees will compare with it in real value, for fuel, as follows.
Shellbark Hickory... | 100 |
Pignut Hickory... ................ | 95 |
White Oak....... | 84 |
White Ash....... | 77 |
Dogwood.................... | 75 |
Scrub-Oak.................... | 73 |
White Hazel................... | 72 |
Apple Tree.................... | 70 |
whiteBeech................... | 69 |
Black Birch................... | 65 |
Hard Maple................... | 65 |
Black Walnut.................. | 62 |
Yellow Oak................... | 60 |
White Elm.................... | 58 |
Red Oak...................... | 56 |
Red Cedar.................... | 56 |
Wild Cherry...... | 55 |
Yellow Pine................... | 54 |
Chestnut..................... | 52 |
Yellow Poplar.................. | 51 |
Butternut...................... | 43 |
White Birch...... | 43 |
White Pine..................... | 30 |
Quantity Per Acre
The following shows the average yield of different grasses and vegetables per acre.
Amount. | |
Barley................ | 30 bushels |
Buckwheat............. | 25 bushels |
Beans, bush............ | 20 bushels |
Beets................. | 10 tons |
Cabbages, without stalks............... | 20 tons |
Carrots................ | 10 tons |
Corn.................. | 30 bushels |
Clover hay............ | 2 tons |
Millet seed............ | 50 bushels |
Meadow hay........... | 1 1/2 tons |
Oats................. | 40 bushels |
Peas................. | 20 bushels |
Parsnips.............. | 10 tons |
Potatoes.............. | 200 bushels |
Rice................. | 25 bushels |
Rye................. | 20 bushels |
Rutabagas............. | 10 tons |
Turnips............... | 10 tons |
Wheat................. | 20 bushels |
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