Author: Henry S. Graves

Publisher:

Published: 2015-07-26

Total Pages: 56

ISBN-13: 9781331991656

Excerpt from The Use of Wood for Fuel: Compiled by the Office of Forest Investigations Uneconomical methods of handling the wood increase the cost and waste the product, careless methods of cutting the trees may endanger the future supply, and the reckless use of shade or ornamental trees for fuel is an unjustifiable extravagance. In the utilization of the forests of the country, including farm woodlands, a great deal of wood material is produced which can not find a use other than as fuel wood. While some of it is used for acid wood, charcoal, etc., most of it is left for fuel or wasted. Since many of the trees in our forests are fit only for fuel, they will not be cut unless there is a demand for fuel wood. Improvement cuttings, which take the small, diseased, or defective trees, can not be profitably made in many cases unless there is such a demand. Thinnings can frequently be made to pay for themselves if the material is used for fuel. Sometimes products of thinnings can be used for other purposes than fuel, but more often they can not. As proper thinnings and improvement cuttings are a great stimulus to increased production and at the same time improve the quality of the timber, a fuel wood demand opens up a great opportunity for forest improvement and, if widespread and continued, will produce a vast total effect for the better in the character and quality of our forest resources. Wood waste occurs at every stage of the manufacture of wood products, from the lumber operations through the milling process and in the special processes necessary to shape the article into its final form. A wide use of wood fuel affords a market for this waste, which would otherwise be lost. Preparing wood for fuel involves slightly more labor than is required to produce coal. It is, however, usually widely scattered labor which is used in wood cutting and hauling, and no increased demand on labor is really made. On most farms there is plenty of time during the winter for both men and teams to work at getting out wood. Wood Instead Of Coal For Fuel. Use Of Wood Should Be Largely Increased In Rural Districts. Who can with the least hardship restrict his consumption of coal? Certain classes of consumers require concentrated fuel, such as coal or crude oil; others can use other fuels, but at a considerable disadvantage. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.