The Way to Burn

Feilding Star, Volume XII, Issue 139, 16 May 1891, Page 4

The Way to Burn

On t l i« subject of burns— a sore sub- | "^ec{,'«e fear, of late I o many in Oiis district, (he \npier N>W3 has ihe follomnsr to say :—" If the Canadians wereto wa.t Until a scorching sun dried up the undergrowth and it; became, possible- to -fire one or two loys, and the wind :fo do the rest, there would b<? mighty little clearing dove The Canadian bushrVller process in a diflfrent fashti.n. He.an.lhis neighbour have what is termed "" logging np " tini'p- They form a" bee " and all under^ .growth is cut and piled up, all logs are hau't^d into convenient heaps,: all chips and small bits piled under the lous, and then the firestick is applied. Their imrns never tail ; but all is not lost that is given to the flames, for the settlers produce * large quantity of potash from the debris^ for which they find' a ready sale. Now it seem.3 to us that here is a valuable lesson for our. bush settlers. ; It only needs a ; little organisation, a little xtra trouble, and there need be no. fear of a; wet season interfering in any way with the getting of a good burn by every small holder. Much less damage would Wdone, many miles of fencinsr mitjht; he saved and much litigation and bad blood prevented/ : t , .: