The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1902-08-02

j ~ lne last meeting of the Deer Creek Farm
s.fT, OinD the principal subject discussed wa;
n nSs ~ gonef' We append the views of som
Egis: - -'p0-''U - INC DUAL
th mr.. James Lee said that at first he did no
! on M lnat there was much that could be sal
I pn .1e subject but investigation had convince
I'M In 70 the contrary. The cutting of trees ha
n4s gone too far, but he felt that it had not bee
wisely done. There is still an Immense amoun
OF valuable timber but in getting ii ready 70
i ine market many young trees have been need
s sT1fS;y destroyed. For the past few years tn
Ell aoIIecI OF forestry has been receiving a grea
tb eal VI attention. 1t is said that at Bitmore
b SaH north Carolina home of millionaire Wander
fra III, ~ mao been made to pay to cut the rip
fESes, ana leave as fiourishing woodland as be
lore; Good work could be done here if w,
h %Utlu go about it in the right manner. We hat
ovsr shape up our woodland that has been Gu
o1Sr 10 prepare 1t to again make forest.
oo mi. " m. L. Amoss thought that Mr.. Lee haC
vo I'VE the ground very thoroughly. If forests
c COLI exempted he was sure that it would en-
courage farmers to grow woodlands as there ii
n ne reason why this generation should be com
Pene9 TO pay for what would be such vas
beas 70 posterity. The question has recently
suits are likely to follow The weather ofHciai.
cialm that the destruction of woodland does
inch amecS the supply of water and that many
in Sl VIII fall In one ten years as another.
.,5 Mr. Harry Silver said that there had been con
snuelra9le cutting. which had made the price
m tI.h lower, than it ought to have been. The
TIMBER supply ought to be managed in a syste,
f matic manner, and there was always demand
81 q, reasonable amount. Trees could be plant
e eu "a many places. He thought the cutting OF
tinDer had some effect ON the water supply,
M M. l.. VanBibber was not well acquainted
WIN the subject, but was wondering whether
a at!y more was being cut now than forty years
ago, when the furnaces were in full blast in This
county. Many acres of land were then stripped
f 1a every tree, aud they have grown up into
dMWgreSts with as good timber in them as before
Inc lands near Principle Furnace had been cut
orer t1ree different times. The forest on the
properly OF the late Captain Webster had been
CUT on in the last forty years and there was
now some fine timber on it.
Mr.. j. Wilson Moore said that the cultivation
any protection of forests was now claiming the
aItent1on of many Western States. The farm
ers are encouraged to plant and protect the
frees. This is also true Of the New England
did not affect the fall, it has something to do
| with the supply of water. In York county
1armer had told him, that they used to have
more water than they do now. Forests also pre-
vent tAestorms from assuming too great fury.
Mr; T.. II. Jacobs always hated to hear of q
tree Delne cut down. He had recently received
cepting it. Timber seemed to be scarce, as the
sawmen ar looking for it. 1t is all right to cut
ripe tree. but he did not like to see the woods
Mr.. William Silver feltlike Mr., Jacobs. When
trees become ripe they go back, but discretion
should pc used in outing only those thatare fit.
lpmDermen dc not care if they do. In some of
the OLD countries they require tree to be
planted sta fo OF every one cut down. He Cited an
talll1g put an adjacent forest was destroyed and
now the owner il often compelled to haul water
Mr. =; =. Bruins had cut some woodland and
DeneVeu tnat IT lurt the water supply, as he
sees great difference in the springs. There is
plenty of timber that ought to be cut but it
ought not to be slaughtered. Very often what
the axe leaves is broken down by the careless
manner in which the trees are thrown. He said
that there is now two hundred acres of wood
land on the Homestead that should be cut as it
Is q IA WAY To sail 1tor
Is by the 1000 feet. He would also make an eff
tort to save the young timber, unless he was
going to clean up the land.
Mr.. VIM. Munnikhuysen thought that much
tlmDer goes to waste by standing too long. The
falling OF decayed limbs destroys many young
trees. If ripe lumber is taken out the forest
will soon grow up. Trees have no effect on
the moisture; if anything, they dry it up. He
knew or springs that went dry years ago, but
are all right now, although the woods around
them have been cleaned up.
Mr.. Harry Silver had thought for the past ten
years that # the cutting kept on the husband.
looked the matter up and found that forests do
not affect the rainfall. France among other
countries. has made an experiment with this
result. Carelessness is the most important
thing to be guarded against Twenty Years of
growth VIII almost replace the forest that has
been 1udiciously cut over
Mr. s. a. Williams had lately been in CONVEX
satiOn with lumberman who said that one half
of Hartford county had heen cut In the past
twenty-five years. and there is still much fine
work should be done regularly and that all
should not be taken off, but only from time to
time as they ripen. The influence of the forest
on the moisture is not in the quantity but dis
tribution.. He spoke of civil engineer who
said that in making calculation on water
shed, one-fif is allowed to be absorbed by the
trees. Their absence makes the flow irregular
and may cause floods. We should make use OF
the ripe timber but protect ourselves by retain
ing the forests.
Mr.. ]. B, Wysong saw no objection to cutting
the ripe timber, and the removal of the forests
has had no effect on the quantity of rainfall.
He did not think it was good idea to leave the
OLD trees stand II we can get half dozen IN
their place. His woods that was cut over ten
years ago Is now growing nicely. There is nc
80 much worthless timber.
Mr.. j. D. Worthingtou said that some people
claimed that timber land should never be cut
He had recently been talking to Mr.. Holdings
worth, who said that he knew of forest that
contained 1000 hickory trees which were not
worth one-tenth as much as they were ten years
abU on account of not being harvested when
ripe There is time to harvest timber the
same as everything else, Most persons wait
until tits too late. When the tree stops profit
A great mistake that is now being made is that
lumber is being sold too cheap. It should bring
a much better price. The rainfall is not affected
by the destruction of the forests but the distri.
button is. The evaporation does not go on SO
rapidly as the roots entangle the water.
Mr.; Joseph 1; Hopes thought that timber
should be out when ripe SO as to give the young
stuff chance to grow, The saw mill men are
reckless and their work should be regulated
He thought that the trees hold the moisture
He mentioned spring that had failed when the
adjacent land had been cleaned off,
Mr.. W. w. Finney said that there was time
In the life of tree when it ought to be cut
The forest should be taken care of afterwards
Nearly all the shoots should be trimmed off OF
the stump, especially chestnuts. Mountains and
streams have more influence with rainfall than
trees.
Mr.. John Moores agreed that no more trees
should be cut than possible. After a certain
After it gets ripe it will not make as good tim
Der or posts. He did not know what it was, but
something had spoiled fine spring for him.
A Relic of the Revolution.-The Balti'
more american publishes picture of the old
Cockeysville cannon and says: This castiron
cannon, a six-pounder, is believed to be relic
of the Revolutionary War. 1t has just been
painted and vanished with bands of gold eai
and placed on a revolving frame under the
window of the Cockeysville National Bank
The gun is said to have been in the possession
of Joshua f. Cockey, grandfather of the pres
ent Joshua f. Cockey, ST., president of the
Cockeysville National Bank, who was in the
Revolution. The name of Joshua f. Cockey
has passed down through five generations
three of which exist now. This old piece OF
ordnance was used in the political campaign
of 1856 The gun was put into cart and
drawn bv a mule around the neighborhood
nal was made deaf by the conclusion. The
present Joshua f. Cockey, ST., had the gun
spiked some forty years ago to prevent it from
being fred, as it was very destructive to win
dow glass. Some thirty years ago Mr.. Cockey
placed the gun, with the muzzle in the ground
near his general store, since converted into 6
bank, and used the relic for hitching post
The ground gradually receded until the CUR
Law on the surface. Mr.. j. F. Tracey, coach.
maker, of Cockeysville, and an ex-soldier Of
the Civil War, volunteered to move the gun tt
his shop, across the York turnpike, where ht
painted and mounted it. 1t weighs 700 pounds
and is so placed that child can make it re
volve. The gun can be pointed in any given
direction"
An Improvement Association That is
Accomplishing Good.-The Walbrook I'm
provement Association having administered &
stimulant to the denziens of its pretty suburb
in the shape of prize for the best kept lawn
Walbroox is now engaged in a lawn mower
tournament of gigantic proportions.