How to farm your forest : A guide for woodland owners in southern Illinois

Related Titles

Series: Miscellaneous release (Central States Forest Experiment Station (Columbus, Ohio)), 11

By

Minckler, Leon Sherwood, 1906-

Hosner, John F. (John Frank), 1925-
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale.
Central States Forest Experiment Station (Columbus, Ohio)
United States. Forest Service.
United States. Department of Agriculture.

Type

Book

Material

Published material

Publication info

Columbus, Ohio, The Station, 1956

Notes

"December, 1956"--T.p. verso.

Published by the Southern Illinois University in co-operation with the Central States Forest Experiment Station, Forest Service, U. S. Department of Agriculture.

Contents: Why manage your woodlands. pp. 1.

Contents: How to recognize different classes of trees -- Description of tree classes. pp. 3.

Contents: How to make your woods grow. pp. 6.

Contents: What is a practical cutting operation? pp. 15.

Contents: How to start new trees. pp. 17.

Contents: Protecting you forest property. pp. 24.

Contents: How to harvest and sell your forest products. pp. 26.

Contents: How to build up your woodland. pp. 34.

Contents: What you can expect to earn. pp. 44.

Contents: Is good forestry good business? pp. 51.

Contents: Appendix: Simple terms used in this book. pp. 56.

Contents: Appendix: List of Illinois State Forestry Offices. pp. 59.

Contents: Appendix: Vigor characteristics of trees. pp. 60.

Contents: Appendix: Board-foot volume of trees by diameter and number of 16-foot logs. pp. 61.

Contents: Appendix: Primary products from southern illinois timber. pp. 62.

Contents: Appendix: Guide to farm use of southern illinois trees. pp. 64.

Contents: Appendix: It pays to grow high-quality logs. pp. 65.

Contents: Appendix: Places to find additional information. pp. 66.

Subjects

Illinois , Management , Woodlots

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.80309
NAL: 1.9622 C3M68 no. 11 1956
OCLC: 834085639
Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q51491170