The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1841-11-13
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From The Farmers Cabinet.

BEST TIME FOR CUTTING TIMBER.
For many years my attention has been
turned to ascertain the proper time to cut
timber to insure its greatest durability. |
am satisfied that the spring, when the sap
flows freely, is the best time to fall TIM
ber am borne out in this opinion by
the following statements that have col
lectcd.
! informed me that de-
tachment OF British troops crossed from
Philadelphia the lst day of May. in III,
and OH the I'd commenced cutting down
his woods for the supply of the army:
and at the same time to burn up his lcnc-
ing, which they complete ly accomplished.
But" said he, ':thcy taught me the pro-
per time to cut timber to make it last.
Alter lhay marched off, found many
trees that were not cut into cord wood;
those split into rails, believing, at the
same time, they would soon decay, from
their being cut in the spring-but have
been agreeably Observation-Disclosures Of
them are as sound now as when made
into fence" This he related ive-aud-
twenty Or thirty years after the peace of
8. .
Conversing with an old gentleman in
the neighborhood of Haddonlield, he
told me that in the spring Of the year he
was making fence. 'sMy fences" said
he, ''are all OF cedar, but falling short Of
cedar rails, and having none from the
swamp, was induced to cut down pine
tree and convert it into rails to finish out
my fence; they were the only pine rails |
ever made use Of. Ten or twelve years
after this. when resetling my fence, ] found
the pine rails so sound that let them re-
main, since then have not seen them,
having left my tarm." proposed TAX
ing ride to look if any of them were
remaining. We did so, and found num-
Der in the fence perfectly sound. ask
ed how long they had been there. He re-
piled, between IS to 80 years.
An old friend related the following
II served my apprenticeship to a carpen-
ter.--During my apprenticeship my en-
ployer was sent for to build barn for a
farmer in the neighborhood' who was
very particular to have every thing done
in the best manner. In the old of the
moon, in the month of February, he cut
down and hailed the logs ne cessary for
the frame. In the spring my employer
was sent for, and when he came to hcw
the stills, one was SO defective we were
compelled to get another from the woods
to supply its place. Whilst we were
building the barn he would freely lament
the loss Of the sill! he cut in the winter,
saying, in few years shall have to put
IN new sill, for this one will rot point
ing to the one cut in the spring. But,
said this old friend, lived to see the same
barn moved, and before it could be e1cc-
ted, they were compelled to put three
new stills under; they were all rotton ex-
cept the one cut in the spring" This sat
lslied me that the spring was the proper
time to fall timber to insure its lasting
well.
Being at Egg IIarbor, fitting out YES
sci, and in company with several persons.
the conversation turned as to the proper
time to cut timber for ship building-an
old man related the following:-I we'll lc-
member a gentleman coming from PhIa-
delphla to Egg Harbour, and sending for
a ship-corpenter to build him schooon-
er. When they entered into a contract
the gentleman bound him up to cut down
all the timber when the sap run, and then
take his own tine to build her, provided
he would get her round to Phladelphia
before the winter set in. We all thought
he knew but little about cutting timber
and would soon have rotten vessel
Eighteen years after, said he, saw the
same vessel opened. Her timbers were
then sound, and in good condition.
Yours, SC.