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BARK. 



is being barked supported on a broad log or stone, as is done in 

 places along the river Moselle. The smaller and knotty shoots 

 must, however, always be beaten, as well as all the thinner 

 branches, which in the Odcnwald are peeled down to 1 centimeter 

 in thickness ('4 inch). 



Peeling knicked stems is customary near Burgen, Aschafl'en- 



Fi.;. 273. 



burg and the Hundsnick ; it consists, as is shown in tig. 272, in 

 cutting the stem (b) half-through aud peeling it, alter its base (a) 

 has been peeled standing. 



A considerable advantage results from this method as only a 

 little beating is neeessary. The bark is then usually peeled in 

 long strips, as in the following method. 



Peeling standing stems is employed at Lorch on the river 

 Taunus, in some of the Schwavzwald valleys, many oak-bark 

 districts of Austria, and almost universally in France. 

 The branches are lopped from the stem as high as the 

 men can reach, and a strip of bark 2 — 4 centimeters 

 (about an inch) broad is peeled either with the bill-hook 

 (tig. 271), or the peeling-scalpel (fig. 273). These strips 

 are then rolled into loose bundles and hung from the 

 /** trees to dry. The rest of the bark is then peeled with a 



I scalpel, without girdling the tree, and is left hanging on 



) the stem to dry. A ladder is generally used in order to 



Vm peel the upper part of the stem. Thus the ])ark is not 

 beaten, but that on the branches is not utilized. 

 In many districts in Austria, all the bark on standing stems is 

 cut longitudinally in strips, and these are then peeled. It would 

 be supposed that in peeling standing stems, the stem should 

 first be girdled close to the ground in order to protect the roots 

 from being peeled. This precaution is, however, often omitted. 



