Show SAVE GOOD TIMBER IN WOODLOT BY BURNING POORER STANDS wood from poorly formed trees burns just as well as wood irom from future saw baw log trees wood from such wee trees as ironwood onwood tr shadbush anti ana even beech has a high heating value the temptation is td strip the woodlot when firewood is cut thereby destroying destroy ing local and national resources tor for the future the winter fuel and A better woodlot Is one slogan that th athas has been used by many woodland owners in this state usually the cut la in the woodlot should be no more than 30 per cent in any one year and the sooner another cut can be made from the same woodland cutters should keep in mind that a well viell formed hardwood tree 10 inches on the stump Is probably 50 years old but would yield only a six inch i log containing lour four board feet doyle scale or standard cord ot of wood in eight years mori more this tree would be 12 inches would contain 16 board feet four dour times as much lumber or OAT cord ot of wood it if left fifteen years this tree would be 14 inches on th the a stump would contain 33 30 board feet in the first log and 8 in the second log or one quarter cord of wood green wood will burn but seasoned wood is preferred as it Is lighter to handle has hag more heat beat value and forms less creosote in the chimney most of the seasoning takes place during the first arst six months after the tree Is cut |