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Journal of Agriculture. 



[xo Dec, 1909. 



fell the tree in such a manner that the head of the tree will rest across a log 

 lying on the ground. The whole of the available bark on each tree is then 

 secured, and the bole of the tree may be split into posts and rails for fencing, 

 and also into shingles, palings and other timber requisite for further 

 operations on the farm. 



Though bark may be stripped nearly all the year round in some seasons, 

 the best time for the operation will be found to be from June until 

 September. In those months the bark strips cleanly and freely, while later 

 in the year difficulties will be encountered. When utilizing the bark for 

 building purposes various methods are adopted. One of the best is to give 

 each sheet a laji 9 inches over the previous one, taking care to nail only one side 

 of each sheet. If nailed on boMi sides, the sheets will split while shrinking 



TOBACCO BARX BUILT OF BUSH 'I'IMBER AND STRIX(;V BARK. 



and leave a gaping aperture in the roof. It is usual to nail the under side 

 of each sheet to the purlin, the next sheet overlapping the nail heads prevent- 

 ing any leakage during a rainfall. Many roofs are constructed without using 

 nails, the mode in that case being to bore a \ inch hole a few inches from the 

 top end of the sheet : a piece of green hide is then passed through the hole 

 and lashed to the purlin or ridge pole. Riders made from small saplings 

 about 4 inches in diameter are placed on the roof, and may be fastened in 

 various ways, one of the simplest being with ordinary fencing wire passing 

 over the ridge. An extra piece of bark is placed beneath the wire to prevent 

 the wire chafing through the ridging bark. 



For many purposes on a farm, bark nxjfs will Ije found to be preferable to 

 roofs constructed of ii'on, as in summer the bark maintains a lower and more 

 equable temperature within the building. The cost of a bark roof is about 

 one-fourth of the cost of a roof made of galvanized iron. It is, of course, less 



