The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1866-10-26
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The following article in reference TO the
proper season for cutting timber is from
vDr. wmour, of Mahmee City, as published
30 the Express Of that place. Farmers and
'ldmbor uioii may profit by the observations
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.HggY MAvaeR CIrY,0, Sept q, 1866.
Eight or nine years ago, after two on
throo years. experiments and observations
together with what | learned from Others
/ arrived at the following conclusions
Let. TO have timber last well, expuscd to
tsthe weather, ma in buildings for shingles
fencing rail timber, aud in the ground foi
p ists fet 90 stakes 40, AMI to be most p r
iect for strength aud 0cxbility. and TO pre-
vent Choking, shrinking, swelling, and tc
be most desirable in wagon tinbcr, and
machinery; to secure the m0st heat ma.
teral in iire-wOod by heavy per cent. the
best timo to cut, in tLis locality, is during
September and October. To secure the
hest result, cut after few dry days, as
rain starts the sap 60 flowing.
Timber cut in these months viii 10 solid
and lirm; tho sap will mostly dly IN the
timber, filing up the iutcrstices between
fibers aud growIhs, rendering the timber
or lumber heavy, shrinking and checking
very LITTLE, with very tenacious fiber.
The sap is in 80 high a state OF conccutra.
.tion that beat aud moisture affect it very
little.
I'd. To havo timber decay most rapidly,
cut in April, May aud juno, This is tao
best time 70 deajen or cut Off shrubs to
have the stumps rot out soon.
3D.. To theorize littlo more fully rs a
guido to aug variation in cutting from the
time have mentioned, to suit varying sea
SONS, locality and also convenience, re-
mark that freezing somewhat changes or
breaks up the perfect relatol between the
celia, tibers and growths ; and a succession
of freezing aud thawiug certainly changes
the chemical or ChemjcO.vilal condition OF
the sap (which is doubtless tho preserving
principle OF ovory variety OF wood render
ing it thin and free.
During tho freezing aud thawiug season
tho earth ia saturated with water tho root
lrts absorb this water freely and mixing it
with the Ssup ofghe tree impoycrshins it
sill more,
The sap during the growing season,
March, April, May, jane and Jolly, is thin,
aud when the timber is cut aud let lay in
tho log. is TOO weak and imperfect 10 resist
the influence OF heat moisture. oxygen, &c,
it ferments, sours tho sap wood soon
rots. TO split e0wup and season as soon
ns cut, the larger share of the zap viii dry
ont, the wood shrinliiuk aud checking worry
much it will be light, brittle AMI opeu
grained.
In the growing months the proccsacs OF
tho treo seem to bo preparing for the new
yearly growth. Also hardeaiRg on Mich
oaing Of tie sap is going on, especially in
Jnno, July, and August LIST, by tbs in.
halatou of carbon through tho leaves in
the night time AID the exhalltion of oxygen.
2t, by the action OF the light aud the heat
.Ol the sun in evaporating watery portions,
&c. The agency Of the sun light and heat
in perfecting growth of timber is well
shown by trees standing in open ground.
Growth 10 flushed some time in August,
though varied by tho varying weather and
especially by much wet III this mouth,
Hence put September IA lato enough tn
secure completed growth, and October as
early enough to obviato the freezing and
thnwing. November in some seasons aud
places would do WE'LL and oven December,
or January, would bo better than Mlrch, sc,
| first observed that timber cut in the
Spring would shrink moro than when cut
III the Fall. Once said to u friend: The
timber OF this AK handle was cut in the
Spring The handle was sm lller than usual
aud the grain moro open. When was
this cut showing me another. 0bserv.
ing its weight, full size and close texture,
! said, This was cut IN the Fall, much
10 his surprise.
When SEQ very dark colorcd lumber in
a bridge, understand that fermentation Of
the sap from Spring cutting made it So
and comparatively OF muchl loss value, The
proper color is OF a lighter shade.
~ On one occasion cut few sycamore
trees in the Spring; wishing ono of them
tor use, found it so badly dcoayed the
next Fall as TO be worthless. In contrast
with this, a sycamore oil about tho same
growth, GU. aS early | think, ~ tho Rtcr
part of August, | found the following Sun
mer to be in a good state of preservAt on
Tor use The sap wood, and even the limbs
were sound
s4 | could give humorous experiments, but
have said enough that you and lricn IS
may test INV views in practice; even in
Your far fl Oregon, whero winter rains,
Oregon mists," AMI summer dry, make
growth OF timber vary, pcrhapy, aui may
ca slight variation il the time of telling.
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