Kiln Cars and Method of Loading Same--The "Cross-wise" Piling Method--The "End-wise" Piling Method--The "Edge-wise" Piling Method--The Automatic Lumber Stacker--The Unstacker Car--Stave Piling--Shingle Piling--Stave Bolt Trucks--Different Types of Kiln Cars--Different Types of Transfer Cars--Dry Kiln Doors--Different Types of Kiln Door Carriers 206-236 SECTION XIV HELPFUL APPLIANCES IN KILN DRYING The Humidity Diagram--Examples of Use--The Hygrodeik--The Recording Hygrometer--The Registering Hygrometer--The Recording Thermometer--The Registering Thermometer--The Recording Steam Gauge--The Troemroid Scalometer--Test Samples--Weighing--Examples of Use--Records of Moisture Content--Saw Mills--Factories--The Electric Heater 237-250 SECTION XV Bibliography--Glossary--Index of Latin Names--Index of Common Names 251-257 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS FIG. PAGE 1. Board of pine 13 2. Wood of spruce 14 3. Group of fibres from pine wood 15 4. Block of oak 31 5. Board of oak 32 6. Cross-section of oak highly magnified 32 7. Highly magnified fibres of wood 33 8. Isolated fibres and cells of wood 34 9. Cross-section of basswood 35 10. A large red gum 52 11. A tupelo gum slough 53 12. Second growth red gum 57 13. A cypress slough in dry season 58 14. A large cottonwood 78 15. Spiral grain in wood 87 16. Alternating spiral grain in cypress 87 17. Wavy grain in beech 88 18. Section of wood showing position of the grain at base of limb 89 19. Cross-section of a group of wood fibres 91 20. Isolated fibres of wood 91 21. Orientation of wood samples 93 22. Work of ambrosia beetles in tulip or yellow poplar 100 23. Work of ambrosia beetles in oak 100 24. Work of round-headed and flat-headed borers in pine 102 25. Work of timber worms in oak 103 26.