Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-02-15
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A Manual for Northern Woodsmen
by Austin Cary, Assistant Professor 0
Forestry in Harvard University, PIP %
price s.. 90: Published by Harvard Uni
versity, c. Charles Lane, 2 Universit!
Hall, Cambridge, Mass, publication
lagent.
This is a convenient handbook which
will fill a long felt want among woods
men. The reader will not fail to mar
vel at the vast amount of information
which Professor Cary has succeeded II
lcrowd;ng into it's $50 pages. Bound II
an extra fine quality of canvas, will
a folding flap to protect the edges o
the pages, it can be carried comforta
bly, in coat pocket without injury
supplying the owner with veritabl'
epitomc of the things of most interes
and value to woodsmen. It's style !:
wonderfully direct and clear, and it i!
from start to finish a model of thu
ground that can be covered in worl
of this character by one who is mas
| ter of condensed statement
The publication of this work was
suggested to the author by his own ex-
| perience as q Woodsman. The mass OF
information which this book contains
is Of special Importance to all who are
in any way interested in the methods
employed, and the principles involved
| in the survey and valuation of logs,
standing timber. and forest land. No
man in the country is better qualified,
both by training and experience, to
discuss these questions than is Profess
scr Cary. Land surveyors, cruisers and
scalers will find here in compact form,
and in shape for instant reference,
the information which they need III
their work. The book is printed upon
an excellent quality of paper, but Of
weight so light that it will add very
little burden to the pocket on the pack.
TO students of forestry this book will
also prove of great value, for its clear,
practical descriptions of the best
methods now in use. Business men
farmers and others who are interested
10 any extent in timber lands will also
find the information contained in this
book Of practical importance and val
ne. The work is divided Into five parts
viz: Land surveying, Map Making,
Log Measurement, Estimating Stand
ing Timber, etc.
Professor Cary in this admirable
book, presents for the first time the
subject Of the estimation of standir
timber in thorough, systemat 4i'
practical way. With 4 var.ice' poen
and a wide personal europe, ne li0a
in this country eapon thls' the llioel
brought to EN- of the Woodsnan the
difficuitr wide scientific research and
re experience of a large number or
men. The result will be Of deep inter-
est to the oldest woodslnan, and of IN
service to the beginner.
A strong feature of the work Is the |
volume tables embodied in it,--that IS
to say, tables giving the average con-
tents of trees of different species from |
given breast diameter and height. |
Those for spruce and pine are original |
and based on from 1000 to 5000 trees |
each. In addition there have been
gathered from various sources all the |
tables of this nature that are reliable |
and serviceahle, and that relate to the |
region considered.
In the section devoted to the Prac-
tice of Timber Estimating, the author
discusses basic principles and des-
cribes carefully the best methods now
in use, illustrating them with numer-
Gus examples taken from practice. The
factors which affect the actual yield OF
any given tract of timber are also
dealt with, together with the causes
that undcrlie the often variant ana un-
satisfactory results of the past.
The fact that it is published by Har-
ward University is, in ITSELF high tri-
butte to the quality of this work. 1t
deserves. and we have no doubt will
receive a large sale, for no man who is
in any way interested in the problems
pertaining to timber lands can afford
to be without it. 1t may be found for
sale at both of the bookstores in Au-
gusta.