Facts You Should Know
When Heating With Wood
EBENSBURG (Cambria
Co.) The old saying that
“firewood warms you twice”
has once again been proven
true by many this year. If you
heat your home with wood, you
know the work involved
throughout the year and how
“warm” you get while cutting,
splitting and stacking firewood.
You also know about the cozy
warmth burning wood provides
for your home all winter long.
Wood, utilized as a heating
fuel, has played a very impor
tant role in our country’s histo
ry. In 1844,95 percent of all en
ergy needs in this country were
met by wood. But, by the early
1900 s fossil fuels coal, fol
lowed by oil and gas became
the products of choice because
of their availability and ease of
handling. Most homes today
are not solely heated with
wood. But, since the mid 1970 s
and the Arab oil embargo, peo
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Stream Map ”
The “Stream Map of
Pennsylvania” was completed in
1965 after a 30 year effort by
Howard Higbee, a former Penn State
Professor
Professor Higbee succeeded in
creating a map of the highest detail
possible a map that shows every
stream and lake He painstakingly
plotted by hand, the location of
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3 by 5 foot map
The map sold extremely well -
until it was lost several years later
Incredibly, the printer entrusted with
the original drawing and printing
plates declared bankruptcy, then
carelessly hauled Higbee’s 30 years
of work to the landfill
The few remaining dog-eared
copies became a prized fisherman's
possession Professor Higbee was
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maps And state agencies were
forced to keep their copies under
lock and key
The experts had always told
Professor Higbee that reprints were
impossible, because the maps were
printed in non-photographic blue
Then, in 1991, at the age of 91,
Howard Higbee's dream came true
Computers made it possible to
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map, Howard said, “I never thought
I’d live to see this day ”
Then, by combining Professor
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pie have been more interested
in wood energy as an alternate
heat source.
Wood is a renewable and
readily available resource that
is relatively easy to ignite and
will burn rapidly if properly
dried. Wood requires no special
facilities for storage and is a
relatively clean fuel with nearly
pollution-free combustion. In
addition wood burners or wood
stoves are readily available in
every shape, size and color.
They have become a valuable
complement to home heating
and home decor.
There is a lot to think about
each year when you use wood
to heat your home. Of course
you need to secure firewood
and plan for all the work in
volved such as cutting, hauling,
splitting and stacking. But,
there are also other yearly con
siderations such as...
• How much wood do I
need?
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“It is amazingly detailed and
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—John Pitarres,
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Utica
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• What is the best way to
store my wood?
• Is my wood dry enough?
• What species of wood are
best?
• Do I need to clean my
chimney?
• How can I prevent a chim-
ney fire?
The Penn State Cooperative
Extension has a great publica
tion that can answer many of
these questions and more that
you may have about heating
with wood. You may order the
free publication by calling the
Penn State Cooperative Exten
sion, Cambria County, at (814)
472-7986. Ask for “Returning
to Wood Heat,” prepared by
Walter W. Johnson. The
13-page publication can also be
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thinking about installing a new
wood burning system.
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Ida’s
Notebook
Ida Risser
We’ve just had an interesting
week. You see our son from
Georgia came to visit for a week.
We worked and we played.
He mowed the hill behind our
house and he raked several
wheelbarrow loads of leaves. He
picked up a few Stabler black
walnuts. Two small trees were
transplanted and a high vine was
trimmed.
One day he went along to a
doctor’s appointment and to the
drug store. We also picked up
some MRI records for other doc
tors to scan.
Then we went visiting as my
husband had not seen a new ad
dition to a relative’s home. Their
one large
room has
been turned
into a green
house, an of
fice, and it
has a Jacuzzi
too.
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trip was to Palmyra where Al
len’s brother is now living in a re
tirement home. He has a beauti
ful cottage-apartment and was
able to take many pieces of his
own furniture with him. He
treated us to a nice lunch while
we were there. On the way home,
we drove by the very large Risser
homestead that is located be
tween Elizabethtown and Man
heim.
Jeffrey was also able to spend
two days with our younger son in
Tioga County where he is build
ing a large cottage. They worked
with one of our grandsons in the
snow. As my husband has a
camper on the large wooded
area, they had a place to eat and
sleep.
Now we shall get back to our
regular routine of sleeping, eat
ing, and running to the Hershey
Medical Center. I know more
about doctor’s offices than I ever
wanted to know.
Our longest