USE OF THE FOEEST 



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Of late years many farmers haul their firewood in large 

 pieces to some convenient place near the house, and saw 

 it into stove lengths with horse power or threshing engine. 



Since firewood cannot be used economically without 



FIG. 53. " Scaling," or measuring and stamping or marking 

 Spruce Logs 



(After W. F. Fox) 



being first seasoned, it is often advisable to keep firewood 

 one year on the pile, so as to get this advance in value 

 and at the same time make easier hauling. 



To leave firewood in large piles in the woods is always 

 a bad policy, for nearly all kinds of wood commence to 



