HAR,DBOARD PLYWOOD INSULATION R.5. PTYWOOD COMPANY

lnstolls Two Moore Kilns

Like other sawmill and lumber manufacturers, the Nagel pleted in early April of 1953 and are no\\'' handling the Lumber & Timber Company in Winslow, Arizona, have upper grades directly from the sar,"'mill. very good air drying r'veather many months of the year. Ho'ivever, some portions of the year this air drying is very slo,lv and although good for common grades, causes excessive degrade of the clear and shop grades due to splits, cup, trvist and check.

After carefully analyzing this degrade problem, Mr. and Mrs. George H. Nagel, owners, and George Brown, manager, decided that Moore Cross-Circulation Kilns would reduce the loss from degrade, properly set pitch and recondition lumber for remanufacture and provide them with a means by 'ivhich they could produce a better manufactured product throughout the year. The kilns were com-

The Nagel Lumber & Timber Company have operated for many vears and have continually striven towards the manufacture of properly sawn, seasoned and manufactured forest products. In addition to the sarvmill, drv kilns, manufacturing facilities and car loading equipment, the Nagel operation also has truck shipments for deliveries as rvell as eastern consumers.

The two nerv Moore Cross-Circulation Kilns are of the single track design and each kiln holds 24 packages of 16' lumber. Tracks at both ends of the Kiln facilitate loading and unloading as the kilns are operating 24 hours per day and 30 days a month.