The whole district stands there bare-backed, so to speak, since they bark the pines in the forest to a height of 6 or 7 feet but, so that they do not wither, they leave a small strip of bark 4 fingers wide usually on the north side. The trees are then left standing for 6 or 7 years before being felled, at which time they are cut off a little above the bare patch and again down at the root. The upper part is eventually used as firewood but is often just left lying. They split it up very small.