Archive image from page 384 of Cyclopedia of farm crops . Cyclopedia of farm crops : a popular survey of crops and crop-making methods in the United States and Canada cyclopediaoffarm00bailuoft Year: 1922, c1907 Fig. 483. The use of big wheels in harvesting of southern hard-woods. The commou method of biiugiug in large white oak, gum and other hard-woods in the tide-water region of Virginia. their best. This is particularly true of white pine, for which there is always a demand. This species makes its best growth from the thirtieth to the eightieth year, but good proiit on clear stuff in the
Archive image from page 384 of Cyclopedia of farm crops . Cyclopedia of farm crops : a popular survey of crops and crop-making methods in the United States and Canada cyclopediaoffarm00bailuoft Year: 1922, c1907 Fig. 483. The use of big wheels in harvesting of southern hard-woods. The commou method of biiugiug in large white oak, gum and other hard-woods in the tide-water region of Virginia. their best. This is particularly true of white pine, for which there is always a demand. This species makes its best growth from the thirtieth to the eightieth year, but good proiit on clear stuff in the future is often sacri- ficed for box material at present. Species that are prone to decay while standing should be cut when in full vigor. The owner of small pieces of timber will adapt such appliances as best suit his needs, and choose such time or season for harvest as will most eco- nomically meet his de- mands. Harveding the woodlot. luch of what has been said applies to the farm woodlot. A few facts of special significance to the woodlot, however, should be pointed out. The farmer very frequently finds himself with a poor, thin wood crop. The best species have been removed, and the crooked and im- perfect trees have been left; and this, too, without any justification. The main demand on the woodlot is for firewood, posts and poles, and, occasionally, a little dimension stuff. This can all be had to the improve- ment of the woodlot, when the har- vesting is done judiciously. The point to keep in mind in handling the farm woodlot is to perpetuate it and make it a constant source of income. The method of harvesting will finally be determined by the purpose for which the product is desired. Clean cutting is admissable only when there are a number of mature, valuable trees, with little or no undergrowth, and when the protection afforded by the woods is not important. If the area is to be con- tinued as a woodland, then replanting by seed or seedlings is resorted to. Under o
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