. Cyclopedia of farm crops. Farm produce; Agriculture. Harvesting planted Cottonwood. The logs were cut out as Fig. 477. Harvesting the forest crop in western Washington. The undercut on a giant ceilar nearly completed; tlie tree Tvill soon be felled. of skidding tongs, which are similar to ice-ton^s but heavy enough to stand the strain of one or more teams of horses. They are used to get logs out of inconvenient places. Chain is bought by the keg and made up by the blacksmith as needed. Cant-hooks for rolling logs by hand are always in evidence. Cross-cut saws are made ready for u
. Cyclopedia of farm crops. Farm produce; Agriculture. Harvesting planted Cottonwood. The logs were cut out as Fig. 477. Harvesting the forest crop in western Washington. The undercut on a giant ceilar nearly completed; tlie tree Tvill soon be felled. of skidding tongs, which are similar to ice-ton^s but heavy enough to stand the strain of one or more teams of horses. They are used to get logs out of inconvenient places. Chain is bought by the keg and made up by the blacksmith as needed. Cant-hooks for rolling logs by hand are always in evidence. Cross-cut saws are made ready for use by a man who is employed much of the time keep- ing them in order. Axes are bought by the dozen. A good strong man wants a four- to axe. The style known as double-bit is best liked by most choppers. The flattened handle and evenly balanced blades make guiding easier, and the edge capacity is double that of the single-bit or poled axe. Transportation to market and mill. (Figs. 481- 485.) Water.—In the New England and lake states Water has performed an important part in the transportation of logs to the mill. Logs have been thrown into the lakes and streams and carried many miles, where the lumber was available to canal, steam-boat or railway. Often the logs were left in the water for months, until some of them became water-logged and sank to the bottom. In such a bountiful harvest these were but straws and were never missed, but now companies are formed and rights are purchased for the purpose of raising these "; The logs are peeled and piled on the bank to dry for a year, when they are again put into the water and floated to the mill, and cut into lumber, which is scarcely inferior to that which the logs would have made had they not sunk. Hard-wood logs are so heavy that they are not often driven for long distances in the water. In the southern states, cypress trees are often felled into the water and towed or poled to the bank. This is know
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