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feet of real timber. We call forty solid feet 

 of timber^ just as the tree falls, a load ; and 

 fifty, if it be barked, hewn, and squared with 

 the axe." 



MAKING UP FAGGOTS. 



In another part of the Forest, we came to a 

 scene a little different, but very busy. The 

 men were forming the lesser parts of the tree 

 into proper quantities and shapes, for sale. 



The principal branches, or limbs, like 

 those we have seen, are of value as timber, 

 however bent or unsightly in their form. 



The smaller wood they call timber-toys 

 and brush-wood. This is made up into faggots, 

 for the farmer's hearth and the oven." 



