Excerpt from Harvesting Timber Crops in the National Forests of the East and South When sales business develops or bids fair to develop in some part of a national forest - a major watershed, perhaps, or the territory tributary to a permanent transportation system - a timber-manage ment plan is prepared. This plan takes Stock of the timber, de termines the rate of growth, sets forth when, where, and at what rate cutting shall take place, and outlines the silvicultural and timber-sale policies to be followed; in short, gives the forest supervisor or other officer a clear-cut statement of how he is to manage the timber for which he is responsible. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Textbook on technical aspects and costs of forestry operations in North America, with particular reference to the USA - covers hand and machine tools and equipment, work matters, occupational safety, the pulp and paper industry, road transport and inland water transport, etc. Statistical tables.

Of High Reference Value To Foresters And Students Of Forestry, This Book Discusses In Detail The Principles And Practices Involved In Harvesting Timber Crops, With Special Emphasis On Forestry Related Aspects. The Introductory Part Examines The Place Of Harvesting In The Field Of Forestry And Describes In Brief The Activities Related To Planning A Timber Harvest And The Necessary Provisions To Be Made For Workers Engaged In The Actual Harvesting Operation. Making Use Of Appropriate Visual Material In The Form Of Diagrams And Photographs, The Subsequent Chapters Discuss In Detail The Principles And Procedures Concerned With Cutting And Transporting Phases Of Harvesting, In A Logical Sequence. The Last Part Of The Book Is Devoted To The Organisation Of Harvesting Operations, Scaling And Measurement Of Timber Products, And Maintenance Of Records On Costs And Output. A Select Bibliography And An Exhaustive Subject Index Has Been Appended To The Text. Contents Introductions: A Tribute To American Loggers; Part 1- Considerations Preliminary To Actual Harvesting; Chapter 1: Timber Crops- The Goal Of Forestry; Chapter 2: The Development Of Forest Industries In America; Chapter 3: The Origins Of Modern Timber-Harvesting Methods; Chapter 4: Planning The Timber Harvest; Chapter 5: Woods Labor; Part 2- Preparation Of Trees For Removal From The Forest; Chapter 6: Selection Of Trees To Cut; Chapter 7: The Felling Operation; Chapter 8: Bucking Felled Trees; Chapter 9: Hewing, Riving And Peeling; Chapter 10: Tools Used In Felling, Bucking And Processing Trees; Part 3- Movement Of Products From The Forest; Chapter 11: Bunching Products In The Forest; Chapter 12: Skidding Forest Products; Chapter 13: Loading Forest Products; Chapter 14: Transportation Of Products From The Forest; Part 4- Organization And Control Of Harvesting Operations; Chapter 15: Measurement Of Forest Products; Chapter 16: Organization Of Harvesting Operations; Chapter 17: Costs And Records; Chapter 18: Regional Harvesting Practices.