The Ohio union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1849-1854, 1854-03-08
8utHlsrs, Column.
How best the Farmers simple hfe-
Ear from the noise, Of the City's strife. y,RrfrY
From the Ohio Farmerl
WHEN SHOULD TIMBER BE CUT3

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This, in our estimation, is a most valu.
able article, and one that ought TO go the
rounds of The Presf. Our "Pioneer'
friend has our heartiesi thanks for il. Will
he not let us have other Of his experiences
for The benefit Of The rising generation"
of farmers I! t'is 7's'
Mr.. BRowN Having seen, in your
valuable paper, several articles on the sub
iecl OF cutting timber, which seem to be
somewhat interesting, / wish TO make a
suggestion or W from my W experience
aud observation: ~ r..,. IGl
My father emigraied TO the Western Re-
serve, with his family, in July, 1904. AT
that time, on Lake Erie, there were binl
two or three schooners. which constituted
the whole Of The sailing craft. We came in
an open row boat from Buffalo, aud entered
the mouth o Cuyahoga River, then iringed
with willows and brushwood almosIimpen.
elrable. when there were buIIhTee log cab
in shanlies in Cleveland. We settled in
Aurora, making The third family-Ihe IwO
others were Judge Toward and Esq. Shrl-
don. ltwas then four hard days work 10
&C to Cleveland and home again, which we
now call hardly as many hours drive
As soon as we could lit an axe, we boys
had 10 work, il being very necessary that
every hand should feed It's oWu mouth
| recollecl when choPPirg, ZONE distance
from our log hut Of splitirg my foot open
with an axe, and being So small that my
father carried me home in his arms.
We saw almos, the irsttree cut and the
first rail made in this section Of country,
and there has not a year passed since
1904, but we have used the axe and maui,
and been drlvng away unil The FOiest
City has appeared with It's 10000 POpula-
ZION, and the wilderness has become a
garden. have seen and made raids Of
almost every kind OF timber except Pep
peridge, and it has been a matter oil some
interest with me, also. 10 ascertain phich
is The best timber, and chin is the besl
time for cutting and making rails.
There are rails now, sounl and Of god
size, made twenty-five years ago this vii :
le-, on the old farm where we took our
first lessons with tools that modern boys
would hardly know what they were DE-
signed Tor; but Uncle John has laid up
his hammer and we no more go TO his
shop for iron pitch forks, log plows, and
scyihes that would make a man have the
back ache to look at, and we have TO &C
knowledge progress and improvement.
As regards cutting timber, there appear
10 be two seasons, in the course Of The
ye;r, that timber can be cut, and have il
last good and sound for years. For in
stance, an axe heIye maker will select and
cut hi timber in winter, whel timber is
most dormant. IL Gu, after sap starts, TO-
wards spring or in The spring, il certainly
will be worm eaten /; and any time near
July the bark will eletve of, and if left
on the ground, will o o show evident
signs of decay. This is applicable to most
kinds Of timber. For instance, when
%chopping has been done in the winter, for
clearing, everybody knows-if they dom
they might know-ihat trees will certain.
ly sproui at the roo, for several years, and
The roots Of the stump will continue Tor a
long time green ; thus il has been an OBJ.
jecl with us 10 have our lands for clearing
on improvements chopped in the spring
or after The saps Starts, TO have the stump,
rot. This is especially applicable, Il
: beech and maple, where, on clay soil, III,
! roots lie near The surface, and will sool
7 decay and be fit for the pillow.
i, II timbered lands are chopped in jam
airy or February for logging and burning
the logs will hold the sap and bark, ant
even after harvesting, at the time for clear
ing them off in the season for wheat
growing, we generally find the iimbe
green, heavy aud slow 10 burn. This il
considered very unproilable management
: Thus my experience teaches me, and ",
have bad many a hafdlesson in the woods
=" and if should say how many acres W.
= have chopped andlifled into piles for burn
: ing, some Of our lily fingered gents nigh
be skepilcal. In August. timber is nearl,
as dormant as in January or February
and will hold the bark, and is seldom worn
. eaten, and will las, nearly as long wilhou
decay. In short, | would not cut limbe
ina growing state, 10 have it durable.
,,... A. PIONEER.
/, AURORA, January, 1854. ,lg,g $3.50 90