1,380,000.

Modulus of Rupture.

13,100 (average of 218 tests by U. S. Forestry Div.).[16]

12,800.

Remarks.

A tree of the first economic importance. The most widely employed of all American oaks. Name refers to appearance of bark. The supply diminishing because of value of timber, also the sweetness of nuts cause them to be eaten by animals. [p014]

FOOTNOTE

[16] See [page 6].

Cow Oak. Quercus michauxii Nutt.

Nomenclature. (Sudworth.)