[AT] OT Heating with wood

[jfgrant]

I have a bunch dead, standing on the stump.Also some live. Free for those 
who would like to cut it. I even have some tractors here for your use (Green 
of course). East of Lansing Michigan.  JG
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From: "charlie hill" <chill8 at cox.net>
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>I agree with the poem John but you can hardly get an Ash axe handle or 
>baseball bat these days.  Let alone any good Ash firewood.
>
> Charlie
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>> All this talk of wood stoves reminded me of a poem I read on this list 
>> many years ago. I think Farmer posted it, but I can't remember. I burn 
>> wood every winter so as not to use too much of the liquid black gold, so 
>> I saved it knowing I'd refer to it sooner or later. Whomever wrote it had 
>> a high opinion of ash.......
>>
>>
>> Beechwood fires are bright and clear,
>> if the logs are kept a year.
>> Chestnut's only good they say,
>> if for long 'tis laid away.
>> But ash new or ash old,
>> is fit for a queen with a crown of gold.
>>
>> Birch and fir logs burn too fast,
>> blaze up bright and do not last.
>> It is by the Irish said,
>> hawthorn bakes the sweetest bread.
>> Elmwood burns like church yard mold,
>> e'en the very flames are cold.
>> But ash green or ash brown,
>> is fit for a queen with a golden crown.
>>
>> Poplar gives a bitter smoke,
>> fills your eyes and makes you choke.
>> Applewood will scent your room,
>> with an incense like perfume.
>> Oaken logs if dry and old,
>> keep away the winters cold.
>> But ash wet or ash dry,
>> a king shall warm his slipper by.
>>
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