Title
Louisiana's forests and the future
Related Titles
Series:
Occasional paper (Southern Forest Experiment Station (New Orleans, La.)), 104
By
Demmon, E. L. (Elwood Leonard), 1892-1981
Southern Forest Experiment Station (New Orleans, La.)
United States. Department of Agriculture.
Type
Book
Material
Published material
Publication info
New Orleans, LA, Southern Forest Experiment Station, 1943
Notes
"Report date January 16, 1943."
"Address before the Louisiana Section, American Society of Civil Engineers, at New Orleans, La., Oct. 5, 1942"--Page [1].
Louisiana's forests are one of her major natural resources. Since Colonial days, these forests have provided material for building homes, communities, railroads, churches, and schools; they have given employment to thousands of workers; in addition, they have exerted a beneficial influence in conserving rainfall and in protecting soil from excessive erosion. Today these forests are providing materials essential to the war effort of America and her Allies. Under proper management, Louisiana's forests can provide the raw materials needed for all its present forest industries and also for many additional establishments, to the greater security and prosperity of all the people. Compared with many other sections of the country, Louisiana offers advantages for the maintenance of forest industries, as its soil and climate favor rapid tree growth, there are many widely used hardwood and softwood tree species native to this section, markets are at hand, and labor is abundant.
Subjects
Cypress
,
Forests and forestry
,
Louisiana
,
Pine
,
Valuation
Language
English
Identifiers
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.127708
NAL:
1.9 F76240 no. 104
OCLC:
192094421
Wikidata:
https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q51403958
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