Show Careful Cutting I. I Helps Woodlot New York Farmer Farmer Cut V Worth orth of Fuel From Each Acre Aiding Stand In a woodlot on the farm of Henry Kellogg J of Harnes Corners In Lewis county worth of fuel wood was recently removed ed from flom each ench acre and the tho woodlot was left I In better condition condition condi condl tion than before cutting according to toJ toJ J J. J A A. A Cope forester at nt Cornell who had find charge of selecting rod end cutting the trees Woodlot Improvement This was part of a 11 woodlot improvement Improvement Improvement Improve Improve- ment campaign conducted conducted by the LewIs Lew Lew- Is county farm form bureau In which Mr Kellogg agreed to use his woodlands to show what could be done An area aren Was nas laid IBId out In a 20 acre woodlot and ond the tile trees marked to be cut were only those that Hint were defective o. crooked or were what wha-j are commonly called ca weed species At a n woods meeting attended by farmers of the time Cf community the marked trees which had been carefully cut and ranked were measured It was found that SO 80 Inch 15 cords of wood liml had been hlen cut from each acre This fuel wood had hall a rood roadside value of oo 1 Mr r. r Kellogg l kept a 0 record of ot time lime required to cut UI haul and rank ronk this wood and found the time SO cords could be delivered to the roadside for tor Including sawing It Into J Inch 15 Inch lengths thereby netting him a n clear stumpage value lIlue of an on acre Saved Crop Trees Treel The group next visited the lot where the cutting was done to see that Hint the main maln crop trees of thrifty itch ash basswood and hard maple had hod hadnot hadnot hodnot not been blen touched t The he cutting hind had Improved ed the condition of f the time stand so that the time crowns of ot the remaining trees will hill be he able lo to expand and ond thus diameter growth diameter will he be greatly greally In Inv In creased Mr I r. r Kelloggs Kellogg's experience In Indicated In in- that as liS fur flu as os Lewis county woodlots go you ou can eat ent your cake coke and have It It too ton Mr Cope says |