Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-05-21

There is still considerable spruce timber in
the mountainous regions of this state. The
old growth has mostly been removed, but
there are many trees large enough for saw
logs that have grown since the memory OF
men now living, and old pastures in which
there is thick growth of young spruce, that
will soon become large enough for timber, are
not uncommon. Some of these tracts that
are now considered of little worth will in
time become valuable. Spruce appears to be
rather growing in favor, selling relatively
higher in the market than other kinds of lum-
Der. The editor of the lumber and forestry
column in the Boston Cultivator says it is a
somewhat suggestive fact to see spruce lum-
Der, ordinary yard sizes, selling in New York
the past winter at within 81 per thousand of
as much as southern pine.
or late years large quantities of spruce
have been used for making paper pulp. The
writer referred to says that when the first pa
per was made from wood pulp it was thought
that poplar was the best and perhaps the
only wood that could be used, but during the
last few years it has been found that spruce
wood made better and stronger pulp than
poplar. Poplar will always be a much cheap
er wood than spruce, because it grows very
rapidly and has but few economical uses out
side the grinding up for pulp and the making
of excelsior. Poplar never grows very large,
but grows quite rapidly. growth of poplar
1G to IS inches through at the butt is consid.
cred very good growth, although some few
specimens may be found of larger growth.
has 81 -, bo
England soils, it seems to lose vitality and f.
nally die. Those who use poplar for pulp
wood cut down some very small trees-even
down to a few inches in diameter 1t is COM
monty cut into four-foot lengths and sold by
the cord, New Hampshire lots fetching from
81 to So per cord-probably averaging about
81 per Cord. Spruce logs cut up into four
foot lengths are selling at the same time at
from So to SO so per cord, delivered on the
cars in various parts of New Hampshire. 1t
is claimed by some that spruce wood does not
make so white pulp as the poplar, and that
the chemicals for bleaching are somewhat
more expensive in the case of the spruce, but
it is much sought for on account of the
strength of its fibre and the better character
of the wood. Lumbermen are quite ready 10
get out a certain percentage of spruce for the
wood pulp grinders, because they will take
seamy trees when reasonably clear and Of
good growth. Such sesmy trees are not pro
titabe for saving into any kind of lumber
There is a great difference in the color Of
spruce, that which is very white being much
more desirable for the wood-pulp people
Trees of the same variety seem to differ il
Wilderness or color, probably owing to the
soil upon which they grow. Hence some lot
are really worth a dollar a cord more to man
ufacture into wood pulp than other lots, whil'
both might be worth equal prices for manu-
featuring into ordinary lumber. The pull
business is destined 10 grow more rapidly il
the future even than in the past, for the user
of pulp paper and cardboard are becoming
multiplied every year. The inventive geniu
of the Yankee discovers many new applica
tions for product like this almost every day
and the time is rapidly drawing near when
large quantity of spruce and poplar will b
required to meet the demands of wood-pull
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