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... timber , the logs are rudely squared by the axe , and they are then divided into boards . * Appendix A. + Trans . of the Historic Society of Lanc . and Chesh . , xviii , ( New Series , vi , ) p . 5 . Numerous cases were mentioned in the ...
... timber , the logs are rudely squared by the axe , and they are then divided into boards . * Appendix A. + Trans . of the Historic Society of Lanc . and Chesh . , xviii , ( New Series , vi , ) p . 5 . Numerous cases were mentioned in the ...
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... timber . The heavier portions are allowed to stand ; and after harvest the timber lying on the ground is burnt . In the latter part of May and June , ( answering to our November and December , ) they sow wheat and leave it . If the soil ...
... timber . The heavier portions are allowed to stand ; and after harvest the timber lying on the ground is burnt . In the latter part of May and June , ( answering to our November and December , ) they sow wheat and leave it . If the soil ...
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... timber . Near the equator a fallen tree is still more rapidly buried ; but timber is there of such rapid growth , and usually so porous , that it soon decays . The roots which remain under ground wholly or partially , in any latitude ...
... timber . Near the equator a fallen tree is still more rapidly buried ; but timber is there of such rapid growth , and usually so porous , that it soon decays . The roots which remain under ground wholly or partially , in any latitude ...
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... timber undecayed . Some are as thick as a man can embrace , ( say six feet in circumference , ) but of course no leaf or bud is ever put forth now . Another forest near it is still green . Trees of a more hardy kind can be shown , which ...
... timber undecayed . Some are as thick as a man can embrace , ( say six feet in circumference , ) but of course no leaf or bud is ever put forth now . Another forest near it is still green . Trees of a more hardy kind can be shown , which ...
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... timber carriages ; the brilliant sunshine and pure air imparted new life to the harrassed dweller in towns ; and no habitation was visible , though there might have been two or three nestling in the bushes a few perches from the track ...
... timber carriages ; the brilliant sunshine and pure air imparted new life to the harrassed dweller in towns ; and no habitation was visible , though there might have been two or three nestling in the bushes a few perches from the track ...
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