1307 
pounds, will hold between 12 and 10 cords. A cord 
of green pulpwood will weigh about 4.000 iwunds. 
depending upon the kind of wood and the si/.e of the 
bolts. 
Spruce weighs . 2.520 pounds per cord (green) 
Jack pine weighs. 4.500 pounds per cord (green) 
Red pine weighs. 3.S00 pounds per cord (green) 
White pine weighs_ 3,500 pounds per cord (green) 
Poplar or cottonwood 
weighs . 4,100 pounds per cord (green) 
MARYLAND SCRUB PINE.—During recent .vears 
scrub pine has been cut in Maryland for pulpwood. 
The Progress Chestnut. Fig. 615 
The Mar.vland State Forester says: “The scrub pine 
of suitable size for cordwood and its cheapness have 
greatly stimulated the pulp business. This species 
maintains a fairly rapid growth for about 30 to 35 
years from seed, when it is large enough for pulp. 
After tluit the rate falls oft' decidedl.v, so that it can¬ 
not be profitably grown for saw timber.” The pres¬ 
ent high prices for cordwood have made it necessary 
for the pulp mills to pay very good prices. The kinds 
of wood most used in the manufacture of pulp can 
best be secured from recent Government reports. 
The United States Forest Service reports that the 
pulp mills throughout the Thiited State used during 
1917 a total of 5,4S0.075 cords of pulpwood. 
The following table shows the consumption of pulp¬ 
wood by the kinds of Avood reported used: 
Wood Used 
Spruce, domestic. 
Spruce, imported. 
Hemlock . 
Poplar, domestic . 
Poplar, imported . 
Cords 
. 2..385.900 
. 081.450 
. 775.003 
. 313,955 
. 92.298 
. 382.030 
. 143.094 
. 75.382 
. 58.732 
Yellow poplar . 
White fir . 
. 41.155 
. 33.181 
. 32.993 
. 32.513 
. 7.421 
Basswood . 
. 3.807 
. 3..502 
. 1,212 
. 10 
Beecii, birch, chestnut, maple. 
. 18.3.317 
Total. 
. 5,480,075 
The names and addresses of Maryland pulp manu¬ 
facturers can best be secured from the State Forester 
at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md. 
G. II. 0. 
Profitable Chestnut Growing 
A bout 30 years ago I became interested in nut 
growing, and procured nuts from all parts of 
the countrj', wdiich were tested. Among the nuts so 
tested were 25 varieties of chestnuts procured from 
the East; most of these were Japan.s, and though 
early, productive and large, were of such poor 
cluality that they were all discarded. The best of 
The Parry Chestnut. Fig. 616 
these were Paragon, Ridgely and Cooper. One pro¬ 
cured as a seedling proved so good that it was named 
Rochester, after the place it Avas procured from. 
From this many seedlings Avere groAvn. that had been 
pollenized by an American A'ariety on Avhich it had 
been grafted, as some of the seedling trees have a 
sweeter flavor than the parent. Some of the.se seed¬ 
lings have proven themselves the best chestnuts Ave 
noAv have. Taa'o have been named. Progress and 
Fuller. These Avith Boone, a cross between Japan 
Giant and the American, produced by the late Geo. 
W. Endicott of 'STlla Ridge, Ill., I am noAv propagat¬ 
RURAL NEW-YORKER 
ing and planting, as the most .satisfactory varieties 
\Ae now have. 
I have found the chestnut so satisfactory that I 
have planted something like a thousand trees. Many 
of these are planted on rough hilly land that is not fit 
for cultivation, and now that the trees are large 
enough is used for pasture. So treated the trees do 
and produce well. IIoAvever. when planted on tillable 
land and given care and culture that fruit trees 
should receive they groAv faster and come into bear¬ 
ing sooner, and the nuts are larger. I have found 
the chestnut a .surer crop and more profitable than 
fruit. 'The crojis vary in quantity, but total failures 
I do not remember. 
As to productiveness and time of bearing I will 
give the history of the Boone chestnut tree. Seed 
Avas planted in Sjuang of 1890 in rich garden soil. 
In the Fall of 1897 it ripened six burrs filled Avith 
nuts. It bore annually thereafter, the folloAving 
amounts: 3 lbs., 5 lbs., 0 lbs., 8 lbs.. 12 lbs., 17 lbs., 
20 lbs., 31 lbs., 43 lbs.. 50 lbs., 50 lbs.. 5 lbs.*. 80 lbs., 
70 lbs.. 140 lbs. *The small yield Avas due to h.ird 
freeze late in April, after growth had been made of 
10 to 12 inches and trees in full bloom. This Avill giA'e 
a good idea of the productiveness of the chestnut 
under good culture. Not all varieties come into bear¬ 
ing so early. But all the varieties under cultmition 
now, come in earlier than the native. Usually they 
Avill begin to bear at about five years after planting. 
In this State the chestnut is not native, so we have 
not the imsects or diseases that it is subject to in its 
A Tennessee Farm Boy. Fig. 611 
native habitat. In the more than forty years that I 
have groAvn chestnuts here I have not seen a dozen 
Avormy nuts. The trees are healthy and thrive Avell. 
One native .planted in 1803 is now over GO feet high, 
and seven feet six inches in circumference. The 
chestnut blight. Avhich is destroying all chestnuts in 
the East, I think Avill never get here, because there 
are not chestnut trees in our forests, and the planted 
orchards are so far apart that the disease will not 
reach them for want of a bridge. That is of course 
taking it for granted that growers Avill not make the 
mistake of introducing it into their orchards by buy¬ 
ing trees from infected territory, of Avhich there is 
no need, as these better varieties are being propa¬ 
gated in nurseries located in territory Avhere fhe 
blight is not prevalent.' 
I think chestnut groAving, in sections where there 
is no blight, one of the most promising horticultural 
propositions that I knoAv of. So also think others Avho 
have had experience. Mr. Jlobt. Endicott of South¬ 
ern Illinois, Avho has a considerable planting of 
chestnut, in a recent letter says; “I Avould rather 
have 2000 Boone chestnut tre»s than 2000 fruit trees 
of any kind, and mean to have them as soon as I 
can groAV the trees.” 
The nuts this year sold at Avholesale in Chicago 
market at from 25 to 40c per pounds. That’s not bad 
for a crop that never fails entirely, needs little 
])runing. no spraying and that you don’t have to 
climb a ladder to pick and Avhich can be marketed 
at your leisure. k a. kieiil. 
MadLson Co., Ill. 
The Value of An Apple Tree 
I have an orchard of 100 trees of .Tonathan. Rome 
Beauty, Baldwins, and a few trees of Fall varieties. 
These trees are about 25 .vears old, and the last four 
or five years, since I have had control of this farm, 
these trees have netted an average of .$900 per year. 
Eight years ago last Spring there were set between 
each two rows of these old trees young trees of the 
folloAving varieties, Rome Beauty, Baldv\dn, Stark. 
McIntosh and Delicious. Those came into bearing last 
year, having about a peck to the tree. March 27 last 
a railroad train set fire to grass in this orchard, and 
burned all over it. There was quite a lot of dry grass, 
The Boone Chestnut. Fig. 618 
as we do not pasture, but mow the grass and weeds, 
and leave for mulch. A veiT high wind Avas bloAving at 
the time, causing fire to flame higher than the old trees. 
I was away from home at the time. I notified the rail¬ 
road company, and last week they sent their claim 
agent to look over this orchard. They admit that all 
the young trees—about 100—are dead, and the lower 
one-third of the old trees is dead. What Avould you 
consider a fair estimate of the damage to this orchard'? 
The land is valued at $75 per acre, without any trees 
on it. I only want what is fair and just, but it will 
take eight more years to get another orchard in same 
condition this one Avas, as to young trees, and there 
will be quite a lot of work clearing up the old trees 
of dead branches. E. c. 0. 
Coshocton Co., Ohio. 
OU cannot put a true value on an apple tree 
a.s you could upon a cow, a horse, a machine 
or a farm. Their value Avill vary Avith the variety, 
the care Avhich the tree receives, the location and 
the ability of the owner to market the fruit. Take 
100 trees within 30 miles of a groat city like New 
York, and 100 more, sa.v 150 miles aAvay, Avith poor 
roads and inadeipiate shipping facilities, Avith good 
care given both orchards, the nearby trees would 
easily earn 50 per cent more than the others, and 
bo Avorth that much more to replace. 
With young trees the usual rule seems to be to 
figure that an apple tree one, year in the soil is 
worth one dollar. It increases in value one dollar 
per year for each year of groAvth. Thus these young 
trees Avould be considered Avorth .$8 each, and that is 
a very low estimate of their value. We Avould not 
have a healthy young tree just beginning to bear cut 
down for .$25. In this case, if it can be proved that 
the.se young trees were healthy and Avell cared for, 
the railroad company should pay at least .$8 for 
each one, and that Avill mean making the comiiany 
a present of several hundred dollars for the lot. 
' .Vs for (he larger trees, it is much harder to form 
an estimate. We do not knoAV hoAv'badly these trees 
are injured. The trunk or body may be hurt so that 
the tree Avill finally die, or the damage may be con¬ 
fined to the branches. Assuming the latter to be the 
case, it Avill require at least tAVo years to get these 
trees back into good shape and condition, and you 
Avill lose at least one-third of your income each year. 
The railroad company, having deprived you of this 
income, should make it good. This income has 
The Fuller Chestnut. Fig. 619 
averaged $900 per year, Avhich would make $000 
due you on these bearing trees in addition to the 
damage for the young trees. It is evident that some 
one Avill have to stand this loss, and the railroad is 
• evidently responsible for it, Avhile you are not. 
It looks like a big rabbit crop with us, and the young 
trees should be protected. 
We understand that a good many potato growers used 
Avood ashes as a fertilizer last year. We would like to 
know the result in the effect on the scab disease. 
