... , not only in its relation to posterity or to the lumberman, but from the standpoint of the average citizen of the West today. CHAPTER I FORESTRY AND THE PUBLIC TIMBER MEANS PAY CHECKS Forest wealth is community wealth. The public's interest in it is affected very little by the passage of ... more...

Excerpt CHAPTER I HOW TREES GROW AND MULTIPLY The trees of the forest grow by forming new layers of wood directly under the bark. Trees are held upright in the soil by means of roots which reach to a depth of many feet where the soil is loose and porous. These roots are the supports of the ... more...

... I'm crazy to go. And, Ken, the cowboys and lions are not all that interest me. I like what you tell me about forestry. But who ever heard of forestry as a profession?" "It's just this way, Hal. The natural resources have got to be conserved, and the Government is trying to enlist intelligent ... more...

... sheep, or it may be handled so as to supply a wide range and combination of uses. Forestry is the art of producing from the forest whatever it can yield for the service of man. Before we can understand forestry, certain facts about the forest itself must be kept in mind. A forest is not a mere ... more...

... filledThe fresh and boundless woods;And torrents dashed, and rivulets play'd,The fountains spouted in the shade. William Cullen Bryant,quoted in American Forestry, XIV. 520 The earth is our home. It is a great treasure house filled with the most wonderful things. Although people have lived on ... more...

... ; reviewing its history and discussing its connection with architecture. GARDEN AND FOREST will give special attention to scientific and practical Forestry in their various departments, including Forest Conservation and economic Tree Planting, and to all the important questions which grow out ... more...

... to your attempting such an adventure." "I presume he really would have made serious objection had it not been for the fact that he had signed up for that forestry contract in Oregon. Tom knew that I would have a lonely summer at home, and, I believe, deep down in his heart, felt that were he to ... more...

... an impressive total from depredations of rodents. The distribution and life habits of rodents and the general consideration of their relation to agriculture, forestry, and grazing, with special reference to the carrying capacity of stock ranges, is a subject that has received attention for many ... more...

... as Peter Schlemiehl, was born in Oberammergau on January 21, 1867. After graduating from a gymnasium in Munich, he studied at the School of Forestry at Aschauffenburg. He did not finish his course there, but entered the University at Munich and received his degree as Doctor Juris in 1893. A ... more...

... was a London tradesman, while his equally celebrated contemporary John Evelyn, author of Sylva, or a Discourse of Forest Trees, the classic of British Forestry, was a more highly cultured man, who wrote, in the leisure of official duties and amid the surroundings of easy refinement, many useful ... more...