Symposium on Forestry and the Public Welfare: Papers Read Before the American Philosophical Society, Autumn General Meeting November 17, 1944American philosophical society, 1945 - 90 pages |
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... called timbered counties have relatively little merchant- able timber even including good cordwood stands under this ... called farm forests , and those in which the timber products are the more important are called forest farms . and ...
... called timbered counties have relatively little merchant- able timber even including good cordwood stands under this ... called farm forests , and those in which the timber products are the more important are called forest farms . and ...
Page 482
... called savannahs by the Spaniards , and prairies by the Canadians . These bear no resemblance to the arid plains of Arabia and Syria , but remind us rather of the steps or grassy wastes of Tartary and Russia . The prai- ries may be ...
... called savannahs by the Spaniards , and prairies by the Canadians . These bear no resemblance to the arid plains of Arabia and Syria , but remind us rather of the steps or grassy wastes of Tartary and Russia . The prai- ries may be ...
Page 486
... called a stump - scythe , of which there are several species each carrying with it a heavy stroke , must now be em- ployed ; and the axe is used to hew down whatever the scythe does not cut off . The fire is then passed through , & next ...
... called a stump - scythe , of which there are several species each carrying with it a heavy stroke , must now be em- ployed ; and the axe is used to hew down whatever the scythe does not cut off . The fire is then passed through , & next ...
Contents
Forests in Relation to Soil and Water | 399 |
Worldwide Needs of Woods as a Land Conservation Crop | 408 |
Americas Role in Meeting World Timber Needs | 418 |
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