288 SALE AND TRANSPORT OF PRODUCE 



Oak 



14 to 1 8 years old : Hop poles, rustic fence work, gate 

 hurdles, and (formerly) for its bark. 



Hazel 



6 to 8 years old : Inferior hoops (e.g. for cement barrels), 

 Wattle hurdles, Thatchers, " spicks," and " ledgers." 



Willow 



6 to 8 years old : For wattle hurdles. 



1 6 to 25 years old : For gunpowder (must be barked). 



Alder 



16 to 25 years old : For gunpowder (must be barked). 

 Also broom heads, cigar boxes, clogs, toys, etc. 



These are only a few of the special uses. Larger poles 

 can be put to many uses. For instance, 20 to 25 years old 

 poles are saleable near collieries for pit props, Beech poles 

 at the chair factories, Sycamore for turning fancy articles, 

 and so on. 



Other general uses, not already mentioned, include 

 clothes props, fencing stakes and bands, walking sticks, bean 

 sticks, and pea sticks. However, the sale of faggots and 

 firewood will often account for the disposal of a large pro- 

 portion, and this is the final method by which any underwood, 

 not otherwise saleable, is disposed of. 



As regards the General Arrangement of Felling Areas 

 and the amount to be cut each year : 



There is not the same necessity, so far as damage by 

 wind and insects is concerned, to avoid cutting too large an 

 area at any single time, or consecutive areas year after year, 

 as exists in the case of coniferous high forest. It is, 

 however, advisable to arrange that the cutting areas for 

 each year are intermittent ; but, usually, the whole area, 

 to be cut in any one year, should, if convenient, be in one 

 block, as this facilitates supervision and entails least expense 

 in repairs to roads, gates, etc., and, as a matter of principle 

 the fellings should proceed in a direction opposite to that of 

 the prevailing winds. 



