Excerpt from Two Prize Essays on the Adaptation of Land of Afforestation: The Worshipful Company of Carpenters "Adaptation of land which has either gone out of cultivation or which has only a very low rentable value for afforestation: showing the mode of procedure from taking the land over and for twenty years after; and some statistics as to what returns may be looked for from this period up to maturity!." Part I. General Considerations Regarding The Utilisation Of Land In Great Britain. Building Land. In order to clearly understand the economic aspect of timber-growing on the surface of Great Britain, it is necessary to briefly consider the principle methods by which land is now utilised. The greater part of the land in towns, and a small proportion of that in rural districts, is utilised as accommodation ground for the erection of buildings, and as highways for the travels of the inhabitants and the transit of their merchandise. For such purposes the value of the land varies with its situation, its height above sea level, and its suitability for the healthy existence and convenience of human beings, and their trades, occupations and pleasures. The more populous a district or area the greater the demand for land of this description becomes, and consequently the greater its value, which may vary from 1,000 or more per acre in a large town to 50 per acre in a village. Agricultural Land. But the great bulk of the land surface of the country is used for quite another purpose, viz., that of growing crops as food for man and animals, and such land is commonly known as agricultural land. 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."