HUNTINGDON (Huntingdon
Co.) Chilly winter weather is
just around the comer and Penn
sylvanians with fireplaces and
woodbuming stoves are heading
into forests and woodlots to cut
firewood. If you’re among them,
be sure to develop a plan before
you start up your chainsaw, warns
an expert in Penn State’s College
of Agricultural Sciences.
“If done properly, cutting fire
wood serves a dual purpose,” said
Dr. James Finley, instructor in the
college’s School of Forest Re
sources. “Using wood for fuel also
gives us the opportunity to im
prove woodlots that have been
mismanaged, overcut or neglect
ed.
“Past cutting practices left
many woodlands with an over
abundance of crooked, diseased
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Cutting Firewood Can Benefit The Forest
and otherwise unsalable trees that
hamper the growth of straight,
healthy trees needed for lumber
and veneer. Removing less desir
able trees helps the best trees on
the woodlot to grow.”
Before cutting firewood in your
stand, you should know the value
of the trees you are thinning. “As a
rule, sugar maple, ash and cherry
arc more valuable than red maple,
beech or aspen,” Finley said.
“And oaks are more valuable than
hickories."
Your choice of trees to cut for
firewood also affects the wildlife
in your woodlot. “Dead trees,
whether standing or fallen, are
particularly important for wild
life,” said Finley. “Some people
think that leaving dead trees in the
forest to rot is a waste of re
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species. The existence of numer
ous species depends on the pre
sence of dead trees.”
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New York farmers should
remain concerned about an histor
ic problem—getting a good price
for their product but at the
same time they should be excited
about the kinds of opportunities
that technological advances will
soon bring, said Richard McGuire,
New York state commissioner of
agriculture and markets.
McGuire, speaking to Grangers
gathered here for the organiza
tion’s 121st annual session, out
lined some of those technological
possibilities.
“ New doors of opportunity for
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McGuire, who spoke of pesticide
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ders, snakes, mice and shrews
seek refuge in rotting logs.
Skunks, bears and woodpeckers
frequent these “cafeterias” for
easy pickings.
Ruffed grouse, rufous-sided
towhees and other species nest un
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McGuire said leaden continue
to look at ways to provide a better
pricing structure for state dairy
farmers, whose production costs
often exceed profit He was criti
cal. too. of an environmental
movement that can have a nega
tive impact on agriculture. “It
doesn’t do any good to preserve
farmland, or to be politically cor
rect if we starve at the same
time,” he said. “We need to edu
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attitude about agriculture. It’s
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logs shelter a variety of forest
mammals such as shrews, chip
munks and bears. Foxes and coy
otes also may use logs for dens.
Cavities in live or dead trees are
used by 35 species of birds and 20
species of mammals in Pennsylva
nia.
“Using dead wood for wildlife
rather than firewood requires
making a choice,” Finley said.
“The value of the wood for fuel
must be weighed against the pos
sible value of the wildlife a dead
log can attract For instance, a hol
low oak that serves as a den for a
raccoon family could be cut up for
fuel. But it may take decades to
‘grow* another hollow tree for
these raccoons. Is the firewood
worth the cost of not seeing a rac
coon family using your woodlot?”
When cutting firewood, it’s vi
tal to be aware of how your choic
es will affect the forest. “If it’s
done right firewood can be cut
without disturbing the natural en
vironment” Finley said.
“But unplanned cuttings can de
vastate your woodlot Make a plan
before you start felling trees.” Ser
vice and extension foresters can
answer your questions and help
you devise a cutting plan, Finley
said.
More information about cutting
firewood to benefit the forest is
available from your local Penn
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Christmas
Market
Set
CHELTENHAM,
Md. The Southern
Maryland Regional Far
mers Market, located on
U.S. RL 301, south in
Cheltenham, is planning
its third annual Farmers
Christmas Market.
On Saturday,
November 27, the inside
of the state warehouse
will open for a Christ
mas market The market
will operate every
Saturday until Christ
mas from 10 a.m. to 4
p.m.
Fanners and crafters
are needed to sell
poinsettias, wreathes,
crafts, dried flowers,
winter fruits and veget
ables, honey, jams and
jellies, baked goods,
hams, nuts, etc. The
goal is to fill the ware
house with quality
homemade products.
Christmas trees ate the
only item limited to one
Maryland Christmas
tree grower. The fee to
sell at the market is $2O
per day.
Anyone interested in
participating should
contact Regina Prunty,
market manager, at
(800) 533-FARM
(3276) or (301)
372-1066, as soon as
possible. Because of the
popularity of this event,
space may be limited.