Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-09-26
Cutting Timber and Weed.

The durability ot timber, al admit, u
more or lees influenced by the time OF cut.
ting. bat al, are not 80 well agreed what j.
the be-, time. Every farmer must have ob.
served iha, che-Uut rails in hls fences. in
some instances, remain entirely sound Tor
many years ihA; there seems bu! little dit.
ference in the durability OF the sap, or outer
part Of the tree. ans the heart or inner part.
All becomes hard. Tho bark, in time,
comes od. bat shows. no decay or worm.
holes. In other instances. the zap soon be-
comes rotten and abound. in worms. and
the whole Of the rail soon psri.hes.
80 Of shiu:le. In some lots the sap will
las, well. in others, the Grs; shower will
show a difference Of appearance, ahd after a
lew month. 1t will let the water through
the roof.
waluu, and beech timber soms,im-s be-
come. worm eaten (powder po-i) in few
mouths. Other specimens will lie with
them and remain untouched for years. In
,hl. market q load OF wood will be offered,
beech. birch or maple. with srli' surfaces
and end, brish, and free from m'lisw. cor.
roboratin: the assurance Of the owner ,ha,
i, has been Gu, but "a few months, and that
!, va. piled Immediately where 1t bad a fair
exposure TO the sun and air, aud We, when
YOU handle /, you End /; light. when you
.Aw and ,pli, i, you end i, changed IN tex.
,urs and color. and its elasticity all gone
In tbe ere It passes away rapidly with but
little heat. Other lots Of the same species
Of wood. cut an equal length OF time. and
.eason.d under the slme circumstances, and
,howin. no better on the surface. will be
found much heavier on handling, unchanged
IN structure and color and highly elastic Us
the saw and axe expose fresh surfaces. and
giving bright. lively Gre when you burn
IL, aud worth from a quarter to third. and
some,ims- half more than the hrst lot -
These are all familiar instances, and all DO
pend on the season when the trees are cut.
II We are correct in a.eribins such results to
the time Of cutting the timber. IL is q que--
,ion Of very srea, importance. "wha, Is the
De-, ,ime?"
wO are not very cOnfden. cf our, ability
70 answer the question, bu, will mako one
or two suggestions and leave IL for the
present. asking for facts from the oi serva.
tions OF our readers.
Ia the frs, place il seems in some way
connected with the sap in the wood a, the
time Of cutting. We should like to see the
results Of experiments, showing tho difier-
sRse in amour, OF zap in the sane species o'
wool OF equal age and thrift. at different
season. OF the year. We think the least
would be found when the treo was in full
leaf. We know ,ha, woodland Gu, over a,
thi. time gives bat few sprouts, and tha, il
YOU wish 10 destroy bushes. this is the time
| 20 cut them, while II YOU wish to remove
the timber from piece OF ground and have
4, crow up again the winter is the time to
do il. The tapping OF the maple ia the
early spring shows that there Is large
amount Of sap win,ering IN the tree, both
body and roots. Le, person Gu, green
and dry tree at this season. and he will
Gbi by eouparison, that there is vast
amoun, Of sap frozen up in the in,er-,ice'
Of the green wood. As the leaf is develop.
ed. the sap ssase. to aow from wounded
place. and when the leaf Is perfected both
on the old twiss and those Of the present
year. growth. and the growth Of new wood
!. completed for the season, there Is an e1'
haas,ion Of activity. Cut the tree and u
sends up. II any. few sickly sprouts. Th'