The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1845-01-11
THE Farmer.
From the Boston Culliya.or.
WOODLANDS.

There arc very few things in which far.
mers in general exhibit such gross waste
and want Of lore,hought, as IN their treat
menl Of tl.eir woodlands. In the man.
agemeni Of our woodlands some things
are deserving Of notice, tina, are TOO gen.
orally entirely overlooked.
The first thing, and !, is an indispen-
sable one, Is, that the woodlands should
be well fenced We can never have a
growth Of young timber, particularly on
lands originally covered with Leech and
maple, and their kindred trees, unless
this is done. 1t is true, thousands of
young trees will geImlnale, bu, so fond
are cattle and sheep of lheiry Dung foliage
that none 10 which these animals can
have access, will be permitted to grow.--
1t is only after 4 thick growth Of UNDER
wood, sufficiently tall to be beyond the
reach Of cattle, has been secured tina, any
animal should be admitted to the wood
lots. We have seen a beautiful wood lot
Oh which thousands Of thrifty young
trees from three 10 five feet in height were
growing, reduced in year or two to the
condition 81 an open wood and the young
growth entirely destroyed, by being care.
lessly thrown into cattle range; and
here is scarcely any wood lot, however
destitute OF yoErg trees it NAV now be.
that will not be covered with them in Il
short time, iGkcpl safe from Ile nlrusons
of animals.
The second thing to be remembered is,
never TO cut tree needIessIy. There
are many who, when they want piece
of timber no mater how small il NAV he,
instead of frs, seeing whether the want
canno, be supplied from some already
fallen, or timber already ON hand, take
their axe and lmprovdently PROSTATE any
tree they can make subserve their present
purpose, without reference to future value
or USE. Never fall tree until you have
ascerlained its vulue for general purposes,
for fuel, and not ill YOU have found it alb
solulely necessary.
Another thing no, TO be forgotten in the
treatment of woodlands is, always to se>
iecl those trees which have arrived al ma
luii,y, are the slowest in their growth, or
have begun to decay. In d thrifty wood
land. the greatest amount of growth is
usually with the younger timber, for tho
there will be some large trees that will
increase as fas! as smaller ones, and con-
sequen,ly give much greater annual in
crease of wood from their greater diane
ter, and yet there will also be many with
no percep,ibIe growth, or ON which the
process OF decay has actually commenced
Such are the trees that should be selected
for timber or fuel; and double advantage
viii result from this course, thrifty timber
will be saved, and The younger growth
benefited by more ample exposure 10 tie
sun and air.
1t will he found of essential service il.
the preservation of woodlands. and in,
creasing their value, to keep all vacancies
that may occur, either naturally, or by
The falling Of trees, filled by lransp'anling
We know Of some farmers who keep a
nursery of locusls for tho express pur.
pose of increasing the value Of :heir wood
lots by transporting this excellent timber
tree wherever an opening offers. Oilers
use those kinds of young trees which are
readicst al command. or to which the soil
seems mos, congenial. The kind Of tree
transpIaneJ is oicompara,ively little CON
sequence, provided ii is of sure and quick
growth, and is fit when grown, for either
timber Or for fuel Ry attention to the
points we have here indicated the value
of our wood lots might no! only be grea,
ly increased, but the scarcity Of wood
with which So many Of our farmers ale
already severely threatened, be ayer,cd.