Question

lumbering usually begins in __________ months​

Answer 1

Lumbering usually begins in winter months​.

• Lumbering is normally restricted to the winter months, enabling weather from mid-November to mid-March.
• It is the time when animals such as oxen or horse drag the trimmed logs and log sleighs to various collection points.
• It is carried out in winters as -

1. The sap from the trees stops flowing to make cutting easier.
2. Since cultivation becomes very difficult during the winter season, many farmers take up lumbering as an alternative employment.
3. On the frozen lands, the felled logs can be readily gathered and brought to the river banks.