METHODS OF PEELING. 



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piece, forming a roll of bark, which can then be dried. 

 Another strip is removed, as high as a man can reach, and 

 then the stem is felled, and peeled in a similar manner, as 

 it lies on the ground. Tr.] * 



It is not decided yet whether peeling felled or unfelled 

 stems is preferable, although most foresters prefer the former 

 method ; much may be said for and against either. It is 

 contended against peeling standing stems, that it is not 

 possible to use the bark on 

 all branches down to the 

 thickness of a finger, for fre- 

 quently the upper part of the 

 shoots in this method is left 

 unpeeled.f At the same time, 

 to peel standing stems is ad- 

 vantageous in economising 

 labour ; in better drying the 

 bark, which remains hanging 

 on the stems, and because 

 beating is then unnecessary. 

 The chief disadvantage of 

 peeling felled stems consists 

 in the fact that beating can- 

 not be avoided ; in conse- 

 quence, the bark depreciates 

 in quality and mildews, the 

 work is done more slowly, and 

 there is a considerable loss 

 of bark (about 2J per cent.) 



when the axe is used to shorten the billets ; whilst by peeling 

 standing stems, the undamaged bark is obtained in a closed 

 roll. 



As regards economy of labour, Neubrand states that a work- 

 man at Lorch will peel daily from standing stems 2J to 4 cwts. 

 of bark ; by beating, however, with difficulty, 1J cwt. Neub- 

 rand considers beating the worst method, the best being that 

 in force in the forest-range of Insbach, near Donnersberg. 



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Fig. :$."H. Peeling standing stems. 

 (After Boppe.) 



* P>op])0, <>/>. rif. p. 103. 



f [This is not the case with this method in France. Tr.] 



