The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1910-05-05
Vermont Mills Saving Smaller Logs
And More Hardwood.

There are some who say that For
| estry In Vermont Is unnecessary
that our forests are growing fas
Ter than they are cut. II this were
rue IL would be no argument
against increasing the forest pro.
ductivity OF the State any more
than II would be an argument
against better dairying to say that
our cows are producing milk as fast
Az We are using IL. Unfortunate
~ IL Is not true, for although the
annual cut OF lumber In the State
las remained about the same for
he past twenty-five years, II is be-
ing SO maintained by the cutting OF
small trees and by the substitution
Of hardwoods. laundering the hard
woods has only been made possible
IN most districts during the past
few years because OF the growing
scarcity OF softwoods throughout the
country and consequently rise In
prices OF hardwoods Many OF the
sawmills OF the State are now equip
ped with machinery for making bob
bins. clothes-pins or some Other
small articles, thus enabling them
10 utilize the portions OF hardwood
logs which afew years ago were
wasted.
The State Forest Service, In or
der to form some accurate idea
Of the size OF the logs now be-
ing manufactured, made study
of two mills: one belonging to Mr..
knight of Underhill and the other
to Mr.. Wheeler In Waterbury. OF
the million and half feet OF logs
IN the yard OF the Underhill mill
900, 000 feet are hardwoods and
500 600 feet softwoods. OF the lat
ter only about 100000 feet are
spruce, here AT the foot OF Mount
at mill whose annual
cut OF spruce was million feet ten
Gears ago. All OF these logs were |
purchased many OF them being haul
ed ten or twelve miles; and some |
II them at least were from sugar |
orchards.
A great many logs on the skid
gays OF these two mills were meas
AIRED Just as they came and repre-
sent probably the average run OF
ogs In this portion OF the State,
4 not OF the whole State or the
spruce logs at one mill 10 per cent.
we're less than 10 inches in diane
er; rs per cent, Ibis inches;
ser cent, 1920 inches. AT the
,ther mill, So per cent were less
han 10 inches. s3 per cent, ll-l5
nches; ~ per cent 1920 inches.
lui Of 800 spruce logs measured II
would only be possible 10 saw two
boards 20 inches wide. II is also
To note that In the
after mill. where So per cent. OF
he spruce logs were less than 10
inches, these logs only scaled 20 pei
,ent OF the lumber. while the
ogs il-l5 inches scaled 40 pei
,ent. and those 1920 inches So pei
.ent
While the hemlock logs run some
what larger than spruce about IN,
anne proportions obtain. namely. 81
Der cent. less than 10 inches. 3.
ier cent. il-l5 inches, 8 per cent.
$50 inches; per cent. over %
inches. or course the hardwoodf
ire not sawed so small and tbt
biggest proportion OF the logs are
therefore, between IL and Is in
hes
In SO far as the small softwoot
ogr represent tops which woult
ave been wasted ten years ago. mil /
Practice has improved; but most OF
hese small logs represent also small
rrss; and hereinlies the explanation
4 the fact that the lumber cut OF
Vermont has not yet materially
Iropped off: but the equally esi
l~nt proof that IL will drop of
cry materially during the next feS
ears
II the lambermen Of the STATE
ave records OF the sixes OF theii /,
sgs Ia pas, years comparison OF
hese siEes with those OF the pre-
eni would be very interesting and
be State Forester would be glae
) learn Of such data 4