The Republican journal., 1870-04-21
Farm, Garden, and Household,
For the journal.
FIRE W 90 D

This is very important subject to every one
that has house to warm. in this ''Wooder
Country; and this is the season that gives the
most leisure to prepare, and provide the years sup
ply of fuel. Many of our farmers. and many o
other eaIlings do not provide for Il wears supply
hut go on the ''hand to mouth" principle. 1t is one
of the surcst signs of sacknesS TO be always short
of good amount of frewood, and especially so in
the country At least wood enough to last one
year should be provided and fitted every winter
and spring. Economy and convenience demand
that this be done; green wood is expensive TO burn
aud if used in stoves is destructive to them, warp
ing and rending the doors and sides. by the COM
huStion. 1t takes far greater quantity to gener-
ate the same amount of heat These long days OF
sprngtme should be devoted to the preparation ot
the coming years stock Of wood While the land
is wet and soft travelling mpractcabe. andthe care
of our hochs and herds requires increased attention
and our presence, seems to be peculiarly adapted
To this very necessary and useful work. A portion
of the wood should De prepared with reference to
smmSr se split fine, and of the kinds that are of
less heating properties. An excellent varieyo sum-
mer fuel can he prepared easily from Old logs,
stumps, and the fallen wood OF the lot. Those Old
Settlers that have lain encumhcring the ground
so long will give Il good account of themselves
when prepared, dried and housed for summer use.
such wood makes quick fires easily kindled, short
lived and soon out-thc three essential requisites
ina u good summer fuel, when fires are only needed
t,r household purposes. I think that our lady
f.nds win ioin us in This areumcnt in favor of mt
,;,,,,. ..,,c,,e, wood Almost any kind OF wood Is
GOOD for fuel when properly seasoned; poplar
white birch spruce. fir, hcmlock, alder willow
and elIu-al chang wonderfully when prepared
and seasoned 1t i trne that it will take more in
quantity to produce the same results, and it is also
trnc that they are more easily prepared and pro-
cured than the harder varieties Of maple, beech,
birch, oak and ash. In the older portions OF the
state wood > becoming scarce; many farms have
not Il suitable supply. This deficiency should be
attended to. plantations of wood started; willow,
Balm of Gilead, poplar and other fast growing
varieties should be started TT once, and Will ma
ttire while the slow growers are coming on.
Maple, oak, ash, beech birch, elm and locust can
he easily transplanted or grown from seed. II
every farm of 80 acres and over had row of trees
one rod apart around the borders, an immense adj
dton would be made to the wood producing inter-
est to the beauty and productireneSs of the farm.
This result lies within the reach of every farmer.
such row, surrounding farm OF 10 acres, would
contain nearly 32j trees; and if these were maple,
in a few years nice sugar orchard would be the
result from which every spring, with but little cX-
pense, the years supply of sweets could be manu-
futurcl. Trees thus disposed would line the high
ways and division fences, shelter the land, and re-
turn by way of dropping leaves as much rs they
take from the soil, and for last return when unfit
for ought else, would give their bolics 10 be
burned
do not envy the farmer his lot, who Il cold
morning turns ont Of Il warm bed TO build a fire
with green, frozen wood; even if he has "A few pre-
pared kindlingS at hand, it seems to me he must
grumble and should think he would vow, and
carry the vow into execution, to have better wood
llrn nnrcl flI. Winter's use in fuiurn. Y