[Gutenberg 18680] • Practical Forestry in the Pacific Northwest / Protecting Existing Forests and Growing New Ones, from the Standpoint of the Public and That of the Lumberman, with an Outline of Technical Methods by Allen, E.T. -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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PRACTICAL FORESTRY IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST PREFACE CONTENTS INTRODUCTION

WHAT WE HAVE

WHAT WE ARE DOING WITH IT DOES IT PAY?

CHAPTER I

TIMBER MEANS PAY CHECKS

OUR INTEREST AS CONSUMERS SCHOOL LANDS THE FARMER HAS THE MOST AT STAKE CONDITIONS OF LIFE THE REAL ISSUE INVOLVED HOW WE THROW AWAY MILLIONS HOW WE MIGHT MAKE IMMENSE PROFIT INSTEAD. PLAIN WORDS FOR OUR PRESENT POLICY THE ACTION WE MUST TAKE FIRST STEP IS TO STOP FOREST FIRES PATROL SERVICE ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL CO-OPERATION WITH PRIVATE OWNERS DESIRABLE LIBERAL APPROPRIATION A GOOD INVESTMENT REFORESTATION OBSTACLES TO PRIVATE EFFORT TAX NEW CROP WHEN HARVESTED CRYING NEED FOR DEFINITE STATE POLICY ESSENTIALS OF EFFECTIVE STATE FOREST CODE DO IT NOW

CHAPTER II

THE UNDERLYING PRINCIPLES

TIMBER IS WORTH THE COST OF GROWING IT DEMAND WILL CONTINUE ADJUSTMENT ONLY QUESTION OF TIME WHAT IT MEANS TO THE CONSUMER STATES WILL TAKE A HAND LUMBERMAN MUST SHOW GOOD FAITH CIRCUMSTANCES DETERMINE PROFIT WHO CAN AFFORD TO REFOREST NOW BETTER DAY FOR ALL IS NEAR

CHAPTER III

ELEMENTARY PRINCIPLES OF FOREST GROWTH

SELECTION FORESTS EVEN-AGED FORESTS NATURE AS A MODEL

MANAGEMENT OF SPECIFIC TYPES

DOUGLAS FIR (Pseudotsuga taxifolia) SITKA SPRUCE (Picea sitchensis) WESTERN YELLOW PINE (Pinus ponderosa) WESTERN WHITE PINE (P. Monlicola) LODGEPOLE PINE (P. Murrayana) SUGAR PINE (P. Lambertiana) REDWOOD (Sequoia sempervirens)

SEEDING AND PLANTING

SEED SUPPLY SEEDING VERSUS PLANTING

RATE OF GROWTH AND PROBABLE RETURNS

DOUGLAS FIR WHITE PINE HEMLOCK SPRUCE REDWOOD

PROFITABLE THINNINGS CONCLUSIONS HARDWOOD EXPERIMENTS

CHAPTER IV

THE SLASHING MENACE

BRUSH PILING "Advantages of Brush Burning "Disadvantages of Burning "Brush Piling and Burning "Piling Without Burning SLASH BURNING FIRE LINES SAFEGUARDING EQUIPMENT PATROL ASSOCIATE EFFORT REFORESTATION AS A FIRE PREVENTATIVE

CHAPTER V

CUTTING METHODS

USE OF FIRE PLANTING FOR FUEL AND TIMBER WINDBREAKS COST

APPENDIX

TAX REFORM TO PERMIT REFORESTATION

LOSS IN IDLE LAND THE OWNER'S COMPULSORY ATTITUDE HOW TAXES ENTER THE PROBLEM REQUIREMENTS REFORM MUST MEET A SUGGESTED SOLUTION COMPARISON WITH PRESENT SYSTEM IN RESULTS AN OBJECTION MET FROM THE OWNER'S STANDPOINT

VIEWS OF EXPERT AUTHORITIES THE WESTERN FORESTRY AND CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION