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International Paper Company Photograph Albums, 20th Century, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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Albums containing photographs taken at various paper and pulp mills in Maine belonging to the International Paper Co. Included are the Umbagog mill, Riley mill, Rumford Falls mill and Otis mill. Two photographs of the Continental Paper Bag Co. in Rumford Falls, Maine, are also included.

Pulp And Paper Foundation (University Of Maine) Records, 1914-1990, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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The University of Maine began offering a pulp and paper in 1912-1913 under Dr. Ralph H. McKee making it the first program in the United States. In 1949, University of Maine pulp and paper alumni and paper company executives met with representatives from UMaine to discuss the need for more and better trained workers in the pulp and paper industry. The result of this meeting was the establishment in 1950 of the University of Maine Pulp & Paper Foundation.

The records include annual meeting minutes, bylaws, goals and missions, conference and event publicity material and programs, papers on the pulp …

Pusey And Jones Corporation Records, 1976-1986, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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Pusey and Jones Corporation was a major shipbuilder and industrial equipment manufacturer located in Wilmington, Delaware. Shipbuilding was the primary focus from 1853 until the end of World War II. While manufacturing and fabrication of papermaking machinery was a part of the company from nearly the beginning, after World War II, the company closed the shipyard and converted the shipyard's facilities to manufacture papermaking machinery exclusively. The company closed in 1959.

Records pertain mainly to machinery for the pulp and paper business. Also included are papers related to Penntech, a corporation with which the donor was associated.

Forest Resources Institute, Arthur Temple College Of Forestry And Agriculture

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Wood Measurement Rules, Maine Department Of Agriculture, Food & Rural Resources

Maine Collection

Wood Measurement Rules

Maine Department of Agriculture, Food & Rural Resources, Division of Quality Assurance & Regulations, Augusta, Maine, 2006.

Contents: Chapter 380: General Provisions / Chapter 381: General Requirements for Wood Transactions / Chapter 382: Measurement of Wood and Declaration of Quantity / Chapter 383: Measurement and Prompt Furnishing of Measurement Tally Sheets / Chapter 384: Complaints and Investigations / Chapter 385: Licensing of Wood Scalers / Appendix

Significant Accomplishments And Milestones: 2002-2005, Arthur Temple College Of Forestry And Agriculture

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Development, Testing, And Implementation Of The Temple-Inland, Inc. Sustainable Forest Management System (Tinsms), 2001, Arthur Temple College Of Forestry And Agriculture

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Cutting Your Timberland Taxes, May 19-20, 2000, Arthur Temple College Of Forestry And Agriculture

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Forestland: A Good Investment April 9-10, 1999, Arthur Temple College Of Forestry And Agriculture

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Tb152: The Effect Of Juvenile Wood On The Properties Of Aspen Flakeboard, Kenneth D. Roos, James E. Shottafer, Robert K. Shepard

Technical Bulletins

While the effects of juvenile wood tissue on solid wood products and paper have been known for some time, little information is available regarding its influence on structural flakeboard. Juvenile and mature wood tissue were identified b y their physical and mechanical properties in quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides Michx.). Sections of juvenile and mature wood were separated from 1-foot bolts of aspen. These sections were used to prepare three distinct types of structural flakeboard : juvenile wood-based, mature wood-based, and one formed from an equal mixture of the two. The panels were tested for selected mechanical and physical properties. The …

Tb149: Wood Property-Age Relationships Of Natural And Plantation-Grown Red Pine, Robert K. Shepard, James E. Shottafer

Technical Bulletins

This study examined changes in specific gravity, modulus of rupture, and modulus of elasticity with age for a natural stand and two plantations. It also examined differences in wood properties between the three stands and the effects of important variables on, and their interactions with, wood properties. Wood property data were obtained from microbending specimens selected at breast height from five trees in each stand.

Tb139: Stand Age And Density Effects On Volume And Specific Gravity Of Black Spruce, Robert K. Shepard, James E. Shottafer, William C. Bragg

Technical Bulletins

Ten dominant or codominant trees were sampled from a 29-year-old black spruce stand, released at age 19, and ten of comparable dbh from a 77-year-old, unthinned stand. A variety of characteristics, including taper, volume, and specific gravity of the bole, as well as the change in specific gravity with age at breast height, were determined for trees from both stands. The older trees had significantly less taper, shorter crowns, approximately 1.9 times more merchantable volume and 10% higher specific gravity. The juvenile period for specific gravity was approximately 60 years. The higher specific gravity and merchantable volume of the older …

Tb127: Age And Thinning Effects On Wood Properties Of Red Spruce (Picea Rubens Sarg.), Michael P. Wolcott, Robert K. Shepard, James E. Shottafer

Technical Bulletins

Ten overstory red spruce were selected from a thinned stand and 1 0 from an unthinned stand. Average age of sample trees was approximately 80 years. Specific gravity reached a maximum at age 53 in the thinned stand and age 72 in the unthinned stand, after which it remained relatively constant. Stiffness reached a maximum at ages 35 and 50, and bending strength at ages 41 and 54; both remained relatively constant with further increases in age. Stiffness showed the largest relative difference between juvenile and mature wood, 22%, and specific gravity the smallest difference, 8%. Thinning did not adversely …

Proceedings : A Forest Based Economy - Carrying A Tradition Into The Future, Blaine House Conference On Forestry (December 6-7, 1984)

Maine Collection

Proceedings : A Forest Based Economy - Carrying A Tradition Into the Future

Blaine House Conference on Forestry (December 6-7, 1984)

Department of Conservation, State House Station 22, Augusta, Maine 04333, August 1986.

Contents: Table of Contents / Letter of Transmittal / The Forest 2020--Visions Of A Sustainable Forest / Forestry Resurvey: What Does It Say? How Can We Use It? / Can We Improve Maine's Timber Supply? / Atmospheric Deposition And Forests Of The Northeast / A National Perspective: What Is Maine's Competitive Niche? / The Future of Hardwood Markets / The Future of Softwood Markets / The State …

Tb104: An Analysis Of Moisture Content Variation In Eastern Spruce And Balsam Fir In Maine, James E. Shottafer, Allen M. Brackley

Technical Bulletins

This study was undertaken as an attempt to develop some estimate of the characteristic moisture content of green eastern spruce (Picea spp.) and balsam fir (Abies balsame a (L. ) Mill.), employing the methods prescribed under the Maine Weights and Measures Law. Certain procedural factors and conditions of growth were also considered, to evaluate their effect on the moisture content of the wood at the time of harvesting or shortly after cutting.

B734: Availability Of Wood Residue From Processing Plants In Maine, Craig E. Shuler, Barry J. Kotek

Bulletins

This bulletin presents the results of a survey conducted in Maine to gather data regarding location, availability, and types of primary mill and secondary plant residues currently being generated.

Tb82: The Potential Of Softwood Thinnings And Standing Dead Softwoods As A Source Of Wood Pulp, Andrew J. Chase, Harold F. Young

Technical Bulletins

This study was made to determine the potential of softwood thinnings and standing dead softwood as a source of wood pulp, employing the kraft process. In the thinning studies examined eastern white pine, eastern hemlock, balsam fir, norway spruce, red pine, eastern larch, and northern white cedar. The stem (wood and bark) and the top (wood, bark, and needles) and the stem and top combined were pulped. When compared with pulp from a commercial-size softwood species, the thinnings provided pulps of good strength that were slightly undercooked and that had significantly lower yields. The stem portion pulps were superior in …

Tb74: Eastern Spruce Flakeboard Resin Distribution And Decorative Panel Evaluation, Robert A. Kelly, Norman P. Kutscha, Craig E. Shuler

Technical Bulletins

A standard urea-formaldehyde liquid adhesive was used in the manufacture of eastern spruce flakeboard panels. The resin application system, resin viscosity, furnish moisture content, and application period were all conducive to the formation of a fine resin spray. The average resin droplet diameter was approximately 20 microns, while the average resin are a coverage, over the entire wood furnish, was 8.05%. Resin distribution in the microscopically observed panel specimens appeared in the form of “spot-welds” and intermittent glue lines. The use of various histological and commercial stains was effective in producing decorative panels.

Tb73: Estimating Heat Consumption In Kiln Drying Lumber, James E. Shottafer, Craig E. Shuler

Technical Bulletins

This report presents one method for systematically estimating heat consumption in a dry kiln. The basis for evaluating heat use is presented along with a description of the specific elements of heat consumption. All necessary physical relationships are described in detail for those who wish to employ them. One point of interest here is the fact that the system described will readily lend itself to the construction of a mathematical model.

Tb71: Fiber Analysis And Distribution In The Leaves, Juvenile Stems And Roots Of Ten Maine Trees And Shrubs, Fay Hyland

Technical Bulletins

The value of woody plants in the paper-making industry is unquestioned. As our present supply of the readily accessible and more valuable species of this natural resource dwindles, it may become necessary to use shrubs and waste from logging operations. This study focuses on the juvenile wood eastern white pine, red spruce, balsam fir, eastern hemlock, gray birch, red maple, quaking aspen, pin cherry, speckled alder, and slender willow.

Tb67: Pilot Study Of The Use Of Pulpwood Chipping Residue For Producing Particleboard In Maine, Craig E. Shuler

Technical Bulletins

The study was conducted at the School of Forest Resources, University of Maine at Orono, as part of an extended project on the use of northeastern species for particleboard. This particular investigation served as a means to establish a laboratory board-production system, and to gather useful information regarding a specific wood resource of the state of Maine.

Tb62: The Suitability Of Using Fluorescence Microscopy For Studying Lignification In Balsam Fir, Norman P. Kutscha, Raymond R. Mcormond

Technical Bulletins

This publication discusses the advantages and disadvantages of primary and secondary fluorescence when examining lignification in balsam fir.

Tb61: Properties Of Plantation Grown Red Pine Related To Its Utilization, James E. Shottafer, Norman P. Kutscha, Richard A. Hale

Technical Bulletins

This report describes a study that was conducted to evaluate the static bending and compression parallel to the grain properties evident within and among material from 19 plantation-grown red pine trees, and to determine what effect position in the tree, latewood percentage, fibril angle, specific gravity and rate of growth might have on these mechanical properties. The second phase of the study was conducted concurrently with the first to determine what effect position in the tree and specific gravity might have on the characteristics of red pine Kraft pulp. A third investigation evaluated the effect of three dry kiln schedules …

Tb53: The Suitability Of Certain Stains For Studying Lignification In Balsam Fir, Abies Balsamea (L.) Mill, Norman Kutscha, James R. Gray

Technical Bulletins

An investigation was conducted to examine the suitability of ten staining reactions for studying lignification in balsam fir, Abies balsamea (L.) Mill. Two experiments were carried out on material collected on two different dates. In each experiment slides of fresh, FAA-killed and FAA-killed celloldin-embedded material of normal and compression wood were stained and evaluated.

Tb49: Puckerbrush Pulping Studies, Andrew J. Chase, Fay Hyland, Harold E. Young

Technical Bulletins

A study was made of the potential of weed trees and shrubs, called "puckerbrush," native to the state of Maine as a source of fiber for the paper industry. Six species—gray birch, red maple, pin cherry, aspen, alder, and willow—were used in the study. All components of each species were studied separately, including stemwood, branches, roots, and stump. In addition, two mixtures of components of each species were studied: Composite 1, a representative mixture of stem, branches, roots and stump, and Composite 2, a mixture of stem and branches.

Tb47: The Relationship Of Fibril Angle To Certain Factors In Plantation-Grown Red Pine, R. S. Shumway, Norman P. Kutscha, J. E. Shottafer

Technical Bulletins

The purpose of this study was to make an estimate of the average ring fibril angle within the stem of 48-year old plantation-grown red pine (Pinus resinosa, Ait.). It was also conducted to determine the degreed relationship between this estimated average ring fibril angle and various factors such as position in the tree, latewood percent, specific gravity, and growth rate.

Tb45: Foreign Woods Utilized In Maine, Norman P. Kutscha, L. L. Emery

Technical Bulletins

The purpose of this study was to (a) evaluate the extent to which foreign woods are used in the state of Maine, (b) to see if any problems exist in the use of these woods, (c) to compile information on the characteristics of the species used and provide this information to the users by supplying them with a copy of this bulletin, and (d) to provide for a better understanding of the significance of foreign wood use in the state.

Tb41: The Potential Of Lignin Research, Norman P. Kutscha, James R. Gray

Technical Bulletins

Lignin constitutes a vast natural resource, which can be found in various forms depending on where it is obtained and how it is isolated. To most easily isolate lignin, we must understand more thoroughly its chemical structure and how it is bound to the other wall components. To use lignin more effectively and develop new uses for it, we must understand its properties. Likewise, the most effective use of lignin-containing materials such as wood and wood products depends on understanding how their properties are affected by the properties of lignin.

Tb28: Weight, Nutrient Element And Productivity Studies Of Seedlings And Saplings Of Eight Tree Species In Natural Ecosystems, Harold E. Young, Paul M. Carpenter

Technical Bulletins

The objective of this study was to obtain weight and nutrient element information on complete trees ranging from 1 to 35 ft in height above ground for the same eight species (red spruce, balsam fir, white pine, hemlock, northern white cedar, white birch, red maple and aspen) as a downward extension in size classes.

Tb27: Fresh And Dry Weight, Nutrient Elements And Pulping Characteristics Of Northern White Cedar, Thuja Occidentalis, Richard F. Dyer

Technical Bulletins

Northern white cedar was selected as an eighth species for complete tree investigation of weight, nutrient elements and pulping characteristics because it comprises approximately 13% of the total softwood growing stock in Maine, but only amounts to about 2% of the total softwood timber cut for all purposes. It is hoped that the information in this bulletin will provide basic information permitting northern white cedar to become a more meaningful segment of the Maine forest economy.