CftAPTER XIV 



THE PRODUCTS OF THE WOODLOT 



The chief products of the woodlot, besides material used 

 on the farm, are sawlogs, lumber, poles, ties, posts, mine tim- 

 bers, cordwood, etc. 



Sawlogs. — There is usually a good demand for sawlogs 

 by local sawmills. The woodlot owner should know what 

 kinds of logs and what lengths can be marketed and the value 

 of such logs. Often the butt log, as with hickory, is worth 

 more than the upper logs. A special market should be sought 

 wherever possible. Perfectly sound logs are in demand for 

 many purposes. Logs of black walnut are in demand for gun 

 stocks, black cherry for furniture, ash for tool handles, willow 

 for gunpowder, white oak for quarter-sawed stock, tulip 

 poplar and others for veneers. Nearly every kind of wood 

 has a use for which it is adapted, and for which a high price 

 is paid for good stock. 



The standard lengths of logs are 12, 14 and 16 feet. Short 

 logs are often cut 8 and 10 feet long, and logs longer than 16 

 feet for special purposes. It is the rule to cut logs a few 

 inches longer than the length of material to be manufactured, 

 to allow for bruising the ends in skidding the logs out of the 

 woods and also for squaring the ends of lumber. Logs should 

 not be left long in the woods after being cut. If it is not 

 possible to saw them into lumber at once or deliver them to 

 the mill they should be skidded out to an open area and piled 

 on skidways. Painting the ends of logs or coating with tar 

 will prevent checking or splitting of the ends. 



Lumber. — Lumber is cut from nearly all species of trees 



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