Sauk Rapids frontierman. [volume] (Sauk Rapids, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1860, 1856-01-17
EtNsE.ASONABLEF & FIJEK.

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zero either night Or morning and ssver.11
| al times down 10 30 and even 36
hbeldw zero We have found our pile ofI
| sbJd dry wood very acceptable and oc-
IcasionaalIs nave thought Of some faru-
ers who, are burning green scrub oak i;
Ithera ua5 be pslicy 10 having i scant
kllIlt pf woed and srsen II ti,at but we
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ls!lsssing 0n the subject We clip
fffh6, The Eagle:
Afew calculations relative to the com
Ipardtive yalue ~ green and seasoned
wood for fuel may serve To remind those
interested of the Importance Of attention
iofahe subject.
y Every body knows that green wood
ii poor stuff to ki,dle q fire, though
some contend that it will keep up as we'll
AZ seasoned if applied constantly, not
suffering the heat to go down. That is,
if you have good FIRE to season il ID,
you can burn green wood as we'll as
ldry But to the calculations
I "a green stick Of wood weighing 100
lbs, when seasoned weighs only 66 lbs,
tor such is about the average Of wood
lcommonly used for fuel. In seasoned
lstick you have all the wood-all that
Twill support the combustion have
only got rid Of "a lbs Of water.
Now, water will not burn, and If pres
ent III fuel ii has to BE converted into
steam, atthe expense Of that fuel, and
lit will take Ave times as much heat to
make steam Of water as it will simply 10
bring it to y aboiIing point Here is seen
lat once the poor economy Of burning
green wood. s7ts37 sitf'3@ At.f.@s t'4
I'VE have shown that about two-thirds
I|iofthe weight Of green wood is water !;
now, how many barrels Of water are
there in cord Of wood /? There are
tI28 cubic feetsm ID cord, which, allow
ing two-ffths for vacant space between
the sticks, leaves ~ feet of solid wood,
one-third Of which. is watcr-equal to
more thau six barrels Of water in every
cord Of green wood The heat, requir-
ed 70 eyaporate this water would bring
thirty barrels to the boiling point. And
this, y not the only expense. If the
wood was cut, properly piled and seas
oned il the woods, the cost Of drawing
il would Be nearly one-third less. Any
way you can look At it-the economy Of
burning green wood IS more than ques-
Ii nable
Every farmer should leok at Il, and
sisss1t stiahnls n; ksa'sp l stock of wood On
llslsaaa. sisiFicienf q last ona year At least.
i.;AaA he aaau take smother lbDk 1T the
difference ,rtNia e.lfseftd, seasoned Just
llea9iaaia ala d under cover, and that which
mas EIfi oilts aaI,,S until sli tie SD sip-wood
mas bee aaae rtt. dltine-halfits value
II.osen l,st by 4 exposure to the weather.
II Exchange. M ,s..ss..s g.5 |
| That's, lTRUrH. And we have wond-
cred that farmers could content them
lsevles, as many do. with green or un-
seasoned wood, and that TOO with hardly
enough oft to last from day to day.
INofarmer should let the spring open
upon him without q pile Of wood at the
door, sufficient for the years supply,
| and that too, well prepared for the fire.
Ifsheltered from the weather, so mnch
the better. AT allevents the wood sh Id
be there. How Much time there is lost
IN the busy time Of seeding, hoeing, har-
vesting, &C.. to run with the team to
gather up little wood, and then to stop
an hour or two almost every day to pre-
pare enough for the days supply, or
more, and compel, by neglect, the house
wife to pick up her fuel as best she can.
The winter is tl1e.farmer's leisure sea-
son. He should improve i by supply
| ing himself with abundance Of fuel and
doing such other jobs as can be done,
and which will further the spring and
summer . work, and give him then, when
every moment is literally 4 golden one,
/ the full command Of his time. Thus do
ing. he will find himself 9 greater mast
| er of his opportunities than he had be-
fore dreamed ofunder his policy oftakeI
itleasy -as-he-goes. q ss
- We are glad to learn that the
lproprietors Of the Michigan Farmer con-
Template, Ia the course Of the ensuing
year, to commence the publication Of 1
.wsekly Farmer, provided ~ ffiesds who
are, ,in arrears pay up ~ they should.
The famers Of Michigan ought 70 give q