Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-12-21
NINE "DoNT's" FOR WOOD.
LOT OWNERS.
Goods Things to Avoid In Using the
Home supply Of Wood ON the Farm.

Home supply OF W OOO OH tne E0Enls
There is a right way to do everything,
and the care Of the woodlot is not an
exception to the rule. The right way,
moreover, is often quite simple, the good
results which follow being ont of all
proportion 10 the time or labor expended.
TOO many woodlots are simply neglected,
and by far the greater number OF them
arc misuscd for want of foresight or
true appreciation of their value.
The first principles of right woodlot
forestry may he summarized in brief
list Of donts, by which every woodlot
owner may profit with very little trouble.
Don't dispose of your woodlot. You
need it for your own use. 1t can he
made to give you fuel. posts. poles. fence
rails. even such timber, boards. and Shin
giles as Will keep the farmstead and barns
in repair With Il little encouragement,
its value for home supply will increase
year by year. While you use it. 1t will
renew itself, and the price of its prod
ucts are certainly not dccrcas sing.
Don't thin your woodlot too heavily.
If you do, large openings are made
through which the sunlight streams in,
drying the soil and encouraging the
growth of grass, which should never be
suffered to replace the spongy humus
that forms the natural top layer of soil
in a healthy forest. A crown canopy,
formed by the leaves and branches,
should always shade the forest moor. 100
much light encourages the FORMATION OIL
branching, short-Stemmcd trees.
| Don't burn over the woodlot. 1t has
been pointed out that the woodlot - not
mt for pasture purposes nut even II IL
were. the burning over Oh the SOIL would
still do irreparabic damage 10 young
growth. consume tie Htter "hich ought
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