The Principles of Handling Woodlands (1st edition) by Henry Solon Graves

The Principles of Handling Woodlands (1st edition) by Henry Solon Graves

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 1911

Binding:Hardcover, Green cloth bound

Edition: 1st Edition

Condition: Used, very good. Some personal markings on first page. Some discoloration on the front and back flap but text is clear and in perfect shape.

Excerpt:

 During the last few years there has been a rapid extension of the work of practical forestry in the United States. The Federal government has set aside as National Forests about 190 million acres, on which to-day all work is conducted under the principles of forestry. A number of States also have established reservations which have been placed under systematic forest administration. Forestry is being practised on a considerable number of private tracts, and there are many owners who are seeking information regarding forestry with a view of practising it if found to be commercially practicable. The literature treating of forestry as applied in this country is still very meager. Much of it is fragmentary and scattered in various Government and State publications, and the information most desired by an owner or a forester is often not available. There is a great need of systematic works covering the different branches of forestry, for the use of owners of woodlands, for practising foresters, and students in the forest schools. As a contribution to this greatly needed literature of forestry, I have prepared the present volume covering the silvicultural treatment of woodlands.