The Horticulturist and journal of rural art and rural taste . Irtstrljatiott at t\t W&Qa^s m)i |artsts. HE questions, how long, at the present rate of waste andconsumption, will it be before the woods and forests of theUnited States will have disappeared, and what will be theconsequences, seem to us well worthy of attention at thepresent time. Ten years ago, good hai\i wood—Beech, Maple, Hick-ory, &c. — sold in the market here for $ to $3 per the present time, it commands $5 to $6; and that, too,while a very large portion of the population is using coal instead of wood for
The Horticulturist and journal of rural art and rural taste . Irtstrljatiott at t\t W&Qa^s m)i |artsts. HE questions, how long, at the present rate of waste andconsumption, will it be before the woods and forests of theUnited States will have disappeared, and what will be theconsequences, seem to us well worthy of attention at thepresent time. Ten years ago, good hai\i wood—Beech, Maple, Hick-ory, &c. — sold in the market here for $ to $3 per the present time, it commands $5 to $6; and that, too,while a very large portion of the population is using coal instead of wood for stoves now offered for sale throughout the city, are nearly all constructed for coalburning; and were it not for the general prejudice against coal as fuel, among thosewho have never used it, the use of wood would be totally abandoned. In a very fewyears it will be so. The wood-market in Rochester was formerly a great feature inits street commerce; now it is scarcely noticeable. Under these circumstances, thehigh price wood commands shows most
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