. Bulletin. Forests and forestry -- United States. CONSERVATIVE LUMBERING. 43 The amount of hcinn done to the forest by the cut- ting depends considerably upon the season of the year when the work in the woods is carried on. Less damage results to the 3'oung growth and the trees left standing if the lumbering is done after the growing season is over than if it goes on in the spring and sum- mer, while the bark is loose and the leaves and twigs are Fig. 25.—Low stuinii logging. A tree may be felled either with the ax or with the saw. In either case the iirst thing to consider is the he
. Bulletin. Forests and forestry -- United States. CONSERVATIVE LUMBERING. 43 The amount of hcinn done to the forest by the cut- ting depends considerably upon the season of the year when the work in the woods is carried on. Less damage results to the 3'oung growth and the trees left standing if the lumbering is done after the growing season is over than if it goes on in the spring and sum- mer, while the bark is loose and the leaves and twigs are Fig. 25.—Low stuinii logging. A tree may be felled either with the ax or with the saw. In either case the iirst thing to consider is the height above the ground at which the cut is to be made. High stumps needlessly waste the best timber in a sound tree. Low stumps are slightly more diffi- cult to cut, and therefore a little more expensive, but the additional cost is more than balanced l)y the Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original United States. Division of Forestry. Washington : G. P. O.
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