The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1854-02-18
WOOD AND TIMBER LANDS.

In many sections Of the country. the scar
,.'y IT timber for the practical and economic
t,gi .,c.s presenting an alarming fcaturc.-
L. many portions ofthr country too the use
o-:rl isso fist Increasing, that The enquiry,
II V a:c q. ninG generations to he provided
,m..h more than ani,llc question. Yet the
Ak /, ,'., swift in its work of destruction. and.
VIA. is more lanrntaNlc. tlic useless manner
Ia which W. Hands are allowed 10 remain.
in too n7ny instances, frrni,ha. but poor
rDont. anti ;1tc't!cir renewal.
With mar. it i a practice, in getting their
m.w. supply Of fuel. to get one tree in tai,
,ea a',l another in that. thus running over
H.. territory of trees, and, Of course marking
lie vholc with paths, which, if multiplied
tccomc waste land. and occupy an alarming
portion Of the wocllot Then. again. where
Il" ''ary tree is taken. quantity of snail
er,.m! is broken down. so that. in fact. the
g"ttnG OF >!tgle tree amounts to aclcarinc
arl a clearing il is apt TO remain the cras,
conc, in and in dnc time. TIE premises cx
Ain; the appearance OF pasture.
We are pleased to see that with more oh
serving and careful owners Of wood lands. :
liter system Of :hincs is introducing itself
la,'cai oi ,racti'inH this wa,tcul, ill-look in,
>'>tclH, they commence clearing. or cuttne
every Ting clean in remote part of the lot
AZ! thus, each year. working nearer home
rr.'i the whole is cut over 4 rev Gro,
$, ring. up on Lard thus cleared. which. il
'r.r-tcl from animals, will. in from fiitrc,
to thirty wears. accorcin. to the soil and 10
c2.iir. Weld heavy burthcn. and aran in
'.te n" AMMAN to its shade. Tie a,!van
tags cf this system are Obvious. Tie rcy
~ With i an even one: and there Is no los
otunIfcr from hi-h winds, as is always III,
ease III these forests. as the new growth pro
tectS itsclfirom their influence.
HERE is grcat saving of lands in tn
matter OF paths; for one path through tn
TT Is sufficient, and as the operation adan
,c> homcward that becomes useless. and il
<e.t ,rows up to trees. The new crowt
shades Itself, and thus retains su!iici" nt mo-,
ture i'll times Of hrou"h.. and Also ,ro,..
..-,lf Fr,,,,, ,,l
increases in size, 'hc frcb,cr Shoot, IL. on
anl tlI"in,rl'c, become. bv decay. food i;
those that remain,
Nature dictates the time when forcs.S-trc.
should he cut off. in order, either to kill IL
terminating principle, or to renew then
,r.'cs. We have Ion. noticed that whc
trees are cut while the sap is in half faciv
ha't rmant state, as through the frcczi
'hI thawn. season of spring, or for ft
weeks a''cr the fall of the leaf in autumn. +,
'rolHrt'on is hardly 20 be expected. III
'.'ai energy cf The roots all runs out in 4,
H." 90: Tie sap. or bleeding from the pores.
'' any time in winter, chopin. nav l
'H'''', Performed with view to reprolurtio,
''''' i'"'A the time Of the Development O
t.' leaf To Is fall Timlvr cut in June. !
invested Of lis bark, acquires. by seasonln.
-rr1' t'mnc>> and Durability. Wood cut !
August an! September, if seasoned in tn
Zen ar is more valuable fuel than that G.,
III March for it has ample time for season
~ an retains all It's goodness In addition
u" .r'wth Of a scn<on is saved bv allowing
10 saul over srmmcr-Plo"qh. Loom On
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