Kiln Drying Lumber in the United States. A Survey of Volume, Species, Kiln Capacity, Equipment, and Procedures, 1992-1993

摘要

A survey was conducted of primary and secondary manufacturing firms that have at least one dry kiln and process approximately 2 million board feet or more of lumber annually. More than 1,500 surveys were completed, representing manufacturers in 43 states. According to the survey respondents, approximately 5 billion board feet of hardwood lumber and 24 billion board feet of software lumber were kiln dried annually. Drying data were collected for 48 commerical species or species groups and volume information was reported by state and region. The 13-state southern region dried more than twice as much wood as any other area.