The following table shows the comparative value of firewoods for fuel in a seasoned state, or when burnt to charcoal. Shellbark Hickory being taken at 100 as the standard.

Name

Value

Weight

American Chestnut

. 52 .....................

..2,333

American Holly.........

. 57 .....................

..2,091

American Hornbeam

, 65 .....................

..3,218

Apple

. 70 .....................

..3,115

Baren Oak

. 66

..3,102

Barren Scrub Oak.......

. 73 .....................

..3,339

Black Birch...........

. 63.....................

..3,115

Black Walnut...........

. 65

. ..3,044

Butternut..............

. 51 .....................

...2,534

Chestnut White Oak.....

86

3,955

Godwood

75

..3,043

Hard Maple.............

60 .....................

..2,878

Jersey Pine

48 .....................

..2,137

Large Magnolia

50 .....................

..2,704

Mountain Laurel

. 66

. .2,963

Pignut Hickory

95 .....................

. .4,241

Pine Oak

71

3,339

Pitch Pine...............

43 .....................

.. 1,900

Post Oak................

74 .....................

. .3,464

Persimmon

69 .....................

..3,178

Red Oak.................

, 69

..3,254

Rock Chestnut Oak

56 .....................

...2,525

Service-tree or shade-bush

61 .....................

. .3,030

Service-tree or shade-bush.

. 84 .....................

..3,964

Scrub Black Oak

. 71 .....................

. .3,254

Sassafras

59 ...................

. .2,762

Shellbark Hickory

,100 .'....................

. .4,469

Soft Maple

54 .....................

..2,008

Sour-gum

.67

..3,142

Spanish Oak

52 ........................

. .2,449

Swamp Whortleberry

73

3,361

Sweet-gum

57 .....................

. .2,834

Sycamore

52 .....................

..2,391

Western Hickory

81.....................

3,705

White Beech

65 .....................

..3,236

White Birch

48 .....................

..2,369

White Elm.............

58 .....................

..2,592

White Ash...............

77....................

3,450

White Oak...............

81 .....................

..3,821

White Pine..............

42 .....................

..1,868

Witch Hazel.............

72 .....................

..3,505

Wild Cherry..............

55 .....................

..2,668

Yellow Oak..............

60 .....................

..2,919

Yellow Pine, soft

54 .......;.............

. .2,463

Yellow Poplar

52 .....................

..2,516