Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1911-09-01
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the oldtime lumbermen of Maine and Michi'
gan Instead these Pacific coast fellows con-
struct shelf" on the side of the tree to be
felled and at such a height that the chopping
and saving is done at point at least ten or
twelve feet above ground The result is, or
course to leave a huge stump containing
enough material to build a small house. The
lumbermen Justify their action by the tradi-
ton that the swell" at the base of one OF
those bip trees is of inferior matera-pre-
sumabIv too poor to bother with. However,
most of the expert foresters OF the country
saw that this is not true. at least not IN the
majority of cases and that this method OF
mutilating timber in the cutting is flag
rantly Wasteful one.
One of the most seriously wastetul methoos
Of numbering in vogue in the United States
looked at from the standpoint of future gener'
ations-is the practice of taking from forest
annually an amount Of lumber far IN excess
of new growth Obviously this Will serve 10
either speedily wipe out a forest or else 10
render It of little value for many years 10
come whereas it might be made TO serve DIS
a regular and permanent source Oh Income.
Indeed. this plan of intelligent harVesIihs IN
the timber with reference to the supply OF III
ture wears is what ders so steadily pront-
able the admirably con ducted forests OF Ger
many and Switzerland
of course the American lumberman Is Gu
o,oood in logging as a source of livelihood ana
his main defense against every chai &c "
wasteful numbering is that there is so much
timber in proportion to the population that 1t
doos NOT nav as a business proposluoh, 10
+o1,a anv more than the better part OF each
+roo fe1led IJnuueStionable there is gram
of truth in this, provided a lumpermah 10
thinking only of prosperity III the present e0n
Grafton hut at the same time there is much
1vocte in numbering that is not only unneces-
earv but is actually costly to the zimmerman
himself. However, conservative lumperlhs III
making Roadway and is suppiantlns the olu
wasteful methods in many secuohs ol 'n0
country The new ideas of conservative lun
- ora based on three principles. First
4h forest Is treated as working capltal the
.rrosa ~ which Is to produce successive
arons Second systematic working plan IL
followed in harvesting the forest crop. Ihlru'
the work in the woods is carried on IN sucn
manner as to leave the standing trees anu
the Young growth as nearly unharneu ny 'no
numbering as is possible. In the actual oper-
atoms of tree telling the new policy calls lot
greater care. so that no tree trunk may Oe
snlit or broken in falling and likewise are
tbere precautions so that the bark of valuable
c+ardine trees will not be rubbed or torn Dy
the tree trunks that are being "skidded out
~ tho forest Finally a ban has been placed
on the wasteful practice Of cutting promising
vouns trees for corduroy or skids simply De-
cause these happen to be convenient ana are
straight Under the old plan the waste does
not end when a log gets to the saw MILL
There is a further loss of nearly all the slabs
and edgings and all the sawdust not useu LOT
fuel so that it is doubtful II more than half
of the cubic contents of the standing tree Is
finally used.