The greatest strength increase due to drying is in the ultimate crushing strength, and strength at elastic limit in endwise compression; these are followed by the modulus of rupture, and stress at elastic limit in cross-bending, while the modulus of elasticity is least affected.
Is there an answer to this question (If it cannot be answered, say "unanswerable"): What type of "ultimate" strength is one of the two types increased the most by drying wood?
crushing