The story of Pittsburgh: Education

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Identifikator:: 1831622599

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Title:: The story of Pittsburgh

Place of publication:: Pittsburgh

Publisher:: First National Bank

Year of publication:: 1919-1930

Collection:: Economics Books

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Identifikator:: 1831623714

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-241132

Document type:: Volume

Title:: Education

Volume count:: Vol. 1, nr. 14

Place of publication:: Pittsburgh

Publisher:: First National Bank

Year of publication:: 1928

Scope:: [ca. 80] Seiten

Digitisation:: 2022

Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: The western theological seminary

Collection:: Economics Books

Lumbering and Forest Products 111 United States Forest Serotce Fig. 110. A mill plant with a capacity of 200,000 feet (board measure) of lumber a day. OUESTIONS, EXERCISES, AND PROBLEMS A. To illustrate the uses of wood. 1. The following is a rough classification of wood according to its uses: (a) Unworked wood (logs, etc.), as for posts. (b) Worked wood (cut and prepared), as for buildings. (¢) Burnt wood, as for the ashes. (d) Pulp wood, as for paper. (e) Wood extracts, as for medicine. (f) Waste wood, as for excelsior. Find from two to five illustrations of each use. B. 1 The forest resources of the United States. The ten states that led in lumber production in 1926 were Washington, Oregon, Mississippi, Louisiana, California, Alabama, Texas, Arkansas, Georgia, North Carolina. In which of the five forest regions of the United States is each of the states? Give three reasons why Washington is the leading state in lumber pro- duction. Why is Nevada the least productive ? In what part of the United States do you think wood for a house may be purchased cheapest? In what part do you think it would be most ex- pensive? Explain. Study the coal map of the United States (Fig. 98), in connection with the map of forest regions (Fig. 107), and decide whether coal or wood is probably the chief fuel for household use in (a) California. (b) Maine, (¢) Florida, (d) Illinois, (e) Nebraska. Alaska has been called the ‘ Norway of the United States.” What does this phrase suggest as to the character of the forests of Alaska? For what purpose do we now import wood from Norway? What quality J 3 3.

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