Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1857-01-24

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MrssRs. EplroRs Formers have different
opinions about cutting of the produce Of forests
from land designed for the sole use Of produc.
ing wood and timber. The practice Of cutting
OF all the growth, little and great, has been
the popular custom in this vicinity for many
wears past ii is true that where the design is
to continue a growth from the sprouts Of the
siumps from which the wood has been recently
taken, that cutting clean might be the better
way, but when we are TO depend upon seed to
furnish us with sapllngs for tho next growth, ]
for ole should dissent from cutting all young
and thrifty trees. have been in the practice
Of cutting of wood for nearly forty years, for
the market, as one of the most profitable pro-
duciious Of my farm and have paid critical at
,ention to the succeeding growth the original
growth on my tarm was principally the differ
ent varieties Of oak and pitch pine. At the
time Of removing the old growth, young white
pines had sprung up, aud advanced in all sizes
from one foot, up 10 some twenty in height, on
some Of my lots on other lots there was no
appearance Of yong progeny. We were
very careful to save all the young trees posi-
be instead of indlscrinnae havock. The
advantage of saving the saplngs will be readi-
ly discerned by every practical wood-grOwer
the young trees carefully preserved from injury,
while cutting off the old growth, will soon take
start and be in advance Of the forest which is
to spring from the seed some 5, 10, Is or 90
years; this advance in the growth is no small
item in the farmers income. On lots where
none of these young saplings had taken root,
have been careful TO select suitable seed trees
of the varieties | wished to propagate, and
spared one or more on every acre | wished 10
replenish with a future growth In this way
| have been saved the labor of sowing seed, OF
transplaniing trees, and have found about the
third or fourth year from the emitting of, q
plentiful supply OF young trees shelving them
selves, but greatly in the rear of those lots
where the young saplines were saved.
Every person who can discern the signs Of
the times can foresee the importance OF enconr-
aging the growth of wood upon every scrap OF
land which is not wanted for cultivation. With
all the effort, care, and economy which New
England farmers are capable of putting into ex
ercise, they need be under no doubtful appre
tensions Of producing an over supply of wood
There is natural propensity in forest lands IL
exhaust themselves Of the chemical principle:
which produce any one variety of forest trees
when that is the case, numerous saplings o.
some other variety will show themselves, pre-
viously 10 removing The former growth, which
is sure indication that i; is necessary for
rotation to succeed, and that the old variet,
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uent ingredients to produce another crop of til,
same variety.
Where land has long time been covere,
with the different varieties of trees that she,
their leaves in the fall, plenty of evergreen
will spring up for another crop which requir
different constituent ingredients. While tn
I properties in the earth which favor the produc
lion of hard wood are being exhausted, tn
properties which are required for the iormatio
Of the softer woods, lay dormant in the earth
increasing yearly and making ready 10 suppl
a substitute for the former growth by fores
Of evergreens
To multiply and replenish the earth seem
10 have been an injunction more readily obeye
than almost any other commando we see il cor
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highest grade of animals down to the mos
troublesome weed which iniests our fields I'll
Q tendency TO restoration or natural effort to 10
covery, we see throughout the physical world
no sooner do we lay our forests low, than d
others spring up TO take their places exhaust
ed plains which have been worn to serility ar
governed by the same law, and by ''almospher
lc influences tend to restoration, II | hay
D perpelrated repetition or contradiction il
/ this communication 10 any thing had former
a ly written, think | must be excusable on tn
ground that have heard reputed good sermon
S izcrs culpable of the same Inconsistencies. Ne,
e readers, young and old, of agricultural papers
are annually increasing, and every one has 90
TO study for himself, the knowledge of the ex
d perlenced passes away with them knowledge
= as an Inheritance, cannot be transmitted to a
: heir or friend by will or deed, and there
lore every one in quest of il has 10 strnggl
10 through the same course of investigation to oh
tain 1t that his predecessors did. II the accu
n mulaied knowledge Of The father could be com
y munlcaled TO the son by heirship, without study
d the son, commencing with the fathers experi
/ ence, might continue the chain of progression
+. I'LL his measure was full, or TO perfection, an
a large amount of the labor of life, apparently
might be dispensed with; bu, for wise ends GU
Creator did not see fit to endow us with such
gift. S. R