Show FORES SERVICE WILL MAKE experiments OF WOOD an important series of tests to termine the relative fuel value of woods found in the national forests of the united states will aili bv b begun after janu january ary 1908 1908 b a the for f i ben enice ice in operation cooperation co mth the geological burey burney the tests te ats mill 1111 bo be in charge of the experts of the ter technologic branch of the SIr survey vey I 1 I 1 and the tho branch of forest products of the dowst service the tests will be made to shon the relative fuel slaps of woods most largely used tor fuel on the forests as compared with such mineral m aeral fuels i ai are brought into competition w with th them jt it is expected that much will be lear earned lied about the fuel values lues of wo woi ds which are now low neg neglected i by many users of tl th forests in certain cert t nin sections it is probable that that many i in n the work N v ill tit bhoj fenior species of tre trees es can be economically nom no cagl it is the th e policy of the tile government to put thia work ork on a hughly practical basis luis A portable ou outfit tait with a it twenty tinty five or fifty horew steam boiler will be carried power where wood is already being to places used as fuel and in this way it will be possible to compare results and get an absolutely accurate determination of pf the amount tf eteau deve developed I 1 0 axa by the daffe different rent af f burning wood laboratory teals to determine the fuel values of the different woods will aliw au be alide by te tle geological survey if these testa tests show that cordwood brwn knotty top and limbs of saw species are of higher value than the trunks of the tree heavy users of wood for fuel will be lie induced to make the fullest use of vilry 1 part of the tree 11 it Is likely that a market study of alt all kind kindi of fuel in the different localities vill will be bernadett berna made deat at me time of theae these fuel tats if the tests of the boods roods u ayed wd for acl prove aa at successful ns as the teats tests of the mineral fucia fuels recently made hy the government grovern ment they wll will moult rc in rhe the savins saving of of dollars gh the utilization of yoda twe now wastel oc or negri eted lc tel bee all i forcht users ure unacquainted with their values |