We were colder than you for a couple weeks this past winter! By a good bit...the weather guessers kept yappin about on the evening news
I remember when only bringing in 4 heaping , 9 cu ft wheelbarrow loads per night . Of hardwood , elm , beech, birch , white ash and rum cherry. Was considered a fairly easy after school chore. From 11-16 years old . that was my primary home chore. We had a converted coal furnace and no insulation. Central Maine in the early thru mid 1970s. Furnace was in the basement. Uninsulated 10" thick poured concrete walls. When it hit 40 below and colder it was 6 wheelbarrow loads per 24 hours. Had the wood been seasoned for a couple years in a good wood shed. We probably would have burned Much less !!
My wood is cut 18" also, so 3 stacks wide is 54". My racks are built with 50 "x50" pallets, so it is about 94" inside. But the extra width and height make up the difference. We sell some wood, and you have to explain when someone says,I can get a "cord" for $50-75, when we tell them the price is $225 for a cord. So someone saying "face cord" sounds better than saying 1/3 cord...in our farm bulletin the State requires legal measurements to sell wood. Hope you have a great day.
Hey, it's cold to us. I guess the same reason northern folks fall out in the summer, it's what you get used to...
Also super confusing when fellas list Cottonwood as separate from poplar. It's actually part of the black poplar family. Food for thought if we want to get super technical, all poplar is a part of the willow family.
I have a lot of “tulips” on the property. Not sure exactly what they are. They’ve been tulips for three generations I’ll burn them but so far they withstand storms and disease better than the red oak and black birch that comprise most of my wood. What I’ve noticed about these particular “tulips” is the thick layer of brown fiber under the bark. It soaks up water like a sponge and holds it for long periods. The wood itself drys quickly but if not covered there will be a layer of water under the bark. I like to leave them until the bark is falling off. Some day I’ll spring for a roll of EPDM rubber and cover everything.
