St. Landry democrat., 1886-03-06
tCoMmuutca.ad.i
kfE EDITOR /:

1tIAuo the remarks on tho subject. It j,
.iut onfy necessary to have good timber
tut it il also important that it be cut
vin the right season and be we'll seasoned
,boforn using.
Il recollect Alright the navy yards OF
.t,e United States require that timber
b" not cut until after the month Of Au-
gust AID before tho last of January in
the district comprising lower Virginia
and Nertsi Carolrs, in this latitude
would say that it would be better il cut
during tho time between the middle Of
November and the middle OF January.
Our growtli being longer, it must not
tn drscd Ill the sun to season, for If SO
dried. it splits or cracks. 1t should be
dried in tie shade, then it will shrink
uniformity and compActly. and much
"i! be gained by waiting.
, Tir ,or has been experimental upon
tyr years in many countries, in respect
to q preScrvativc and all that has been
reported indicate crcosotc as r&cclline
all others both against rot and worms
Tie drying oils, such as iinseed, nutsor
cotton seed oils, will not last 50 long. as
they perish quicker as seen in paints and
varnlsfus.
In using the crCosote, it is nlltre. OF
the first Importance ta first drive out
the sap, then tn force in the crcos"te,
which latter requires costly apparatus,
hence We have 10 use q simpler means.
The following method is given for
what it is worth, naulely,-atter short
period uf seasoning, taking u large pole
or log for illustration. it il laid on the
ground. A firs OF chips and shavings
is kir,ilcd underneath. and tIit post oI
LOG is reyolved slowly uutil cl'arred all
around and more than will be buried
in the ground If for posts if tn. silIs it
ssouId be c,a,red all over.
Az il is said that the English Haw-
thorn will not flourish in this climate
and the attempt TO import II failed,
since by l,eiug gathered before ripe, 1t
smiIdewed. Some oft was thrown ever
board on tle Banks OF Newfoundland,
but no one attempted to learn whether
it grew or not. From what have seen,
thina tilnt the Usage Orange is the
best hedge for this section; but 1t re-
duiles trimming ds the Hawthorn Is
trimmed. All the hedges hercabouts
art trimmed off some three feet above
the ground A lttlS observation will
show that il they were cut three inches
from tie ground, the sprouts OF shoots
.ssouid makfs a thick hedge from the
ground up, but So dense and thick us ,
to dcstlny the tree. "a /
The common thorn Of this section |
has very large thorn, much larger
than that Of the English; it has also a !
vigorous, growth aud | think tha it |
would make 4 substantial hedge: like !
wise the Cherokee Rose. But al these
hedges require attention and trIm- +
mine,-caIo which is seldom given |
them. I
When Mr. MeGinley trimmed his
hedge begged him to trim 1t low
cannot wait, must cut it high,-there Ia
tho result.
/ give my method OF detecting mean
brush wood in carriages and wagons
Notwithstanding that it may bring
cnrses from factors and statesmen :
screw thu, bolts and clips up tightly and
il In. wood is soft and brash the head
of the bolt will break the grain and
sink into the wood; also, the clips. 10
aou,e extent, will sink in likewise. In
hard. solid wood, the bolt will twist OFT
before, it will sink into tho wood. With
moor wond the work will not remain
tight but il constantly working loose
henee shrewd dealer, knowing tssis,
will deliver work loosely scNWed up
In this connection it is proper TO meh-
f;on the loss TO owner and suffering To
horses occasioncd by the use nt axle
gresse containing tar Or rOslf. LII coid !
UeatIler. such hardens, holds dirt, cuts !
the axle, and obstruets the revolution
re the wheels: in fact, the wheels are
30 firmly set at times as to require the I
use Of malIet and chlseI Inc crueity {
imDosed on animals should be sufficient
reason for refusing to use poor axle ,
grease. Several good grease oils may 9
be mentioned castor OIL beef-faf,
lard oil; il too thin in summer, NIX
With lampblack, which latter can al
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