Evening star., 1934-07-08
PUBLIC LIBRARY
FORESTRY.

1oreStatlOn provisions OF Lne iunpcl
industry's code, and new land pur-
chases for national forests are all
forward steps in the conservation OF
our forest resources. This week the
Public Library presents selected list
of recent books and magazine articles
on the subject.
Timber Conservation.
Conservation of Our Natural Re-
sources, by Loomis Havemeyer and
others. 1880. HE83.V314c.
comprehensive orientation book
on the whole conservation problem
land. water forests, minerals and
wild life.
Forests and Mankind by c. L. Pack
1929. RIP l3f.
Presents in very readable form the
story Of the life of trees and forests,
their service to human welfare and
progress, problems of practical forestry
and the advance of the forestry move
ment in this country.
Forestry: A Study of Its Origin
Application and Significance in the
United States, by A. B. Recknagel
and S. N. Spring. 1929. RJ.R243.
The authors tell the story of the
birth of forestry, the development of
the forest industries, the necessity of
applying forestry methods to these in
dustries, the shaping of a public policy
in forestry, and the application of
that policy to actual forests, public
and private.
Forestry; An Economic Challenge, by
A. N Pack. 1888. RIP l2f.
Forestry is inextricably involved in
any proposed adjustment of our land
problems, and the whole land-use
question has, like Newton's apple,
fallen onto the head of the forester" ="
Forest Bankruptcy in America; Each
States Own Story, by G. P. Ahern.
1888 RI Aha.
so long as we deal with the whole
country as a unit, the real forestry
situation is hidden behind the still
relatively large supply of virgin tim
Der (75 per cent? in the Far West.
>" But when We dig into the facts
of each locality, turn by turn, we find
that almost every one of the 48 States
is headed toward forest bankruptcy
in timber of merchantable size"
The Peoples Forests, by Robert Mar
shall 1888. RJ.M35.
Green Utopia: A Review of "The
Peoples Forests" In Nation,
1895, December 20. 1888.
Mr.. MarshallS solution of the
problem of restoring and preserving
our forests is public ownership, and
his argument should convince even a
laissez- fairist. He has a COM
prehensive plan by which the Gov
eminent may acquire at least 562,-
100000 acres out of the $4,000 900
acres of potential forest land"
Out of the Woods: A Program of
Industrial Reforestation. by Wilson
Compton. In Forum 81: 1921,
February, 1884.
Seeing the opportunities for a
revolution in American commercial
forest operations contained in the de-
clared purposes of the national in
dustrial recovery act-to conserve
natural reSources-the forest indus
tries at once took steps to make the
new deal a new deal for the forests" :"
Hating Erosion, by H. H. Bennett.
In American Forests, 40: 81,
February, 1884.
An account of the Government s
new co-ordinated program of erosion
control-the first step in reforestation
of denuded areas.
Ruling the River. by r. D. Forbes.
In Scientific Monthly, SO: 524-33,
June, 1894.
To control a river it is necessary to
control the forests on its watershed.
An interesting discussion of the re-
latlonShip between forest cover and
streamdow.
Forestry Practice.
Elements of Forestry, by Franklin
Moon N. c. Brown. 1924
RJR 2434.
A survey of the whole field-silvi-
culture. forest protection. numbering,
wood utilization, and forest economics
with a description by regions of
our American forest resources,
Forest Management, by A. B. Reck-
nagel and John Bentley. 1919.
RJR243f
A text not only for the student.
but designed to stimulate the prac-
tice of forest management by owners
of timberland, large and small, public
and private, to the end that this
important natural resource may be
systematically maintained and de-
Veloped."
Constructive Forestry for the Private
Owner, by J. J. Crumley. 1926.
RJC888c.
Discusses the fundamental princi-
piles of those phases of forestry that
pertain especially to the agricultural
regions of our country and the ad-
jacent rougher areas owned principally
by private individuals rather than by
State or national governments.
The Practice of Silviculture, with
Particular Reference to Its Appli-
cation in the United States, by
r. c. Hawley. 1921. RI H314p.
A thoroughgoing manual on tree
cultivation, including material on
natural and artificial methods Of re-
production, thinning and protection
against tree enemies.
Practical Tree Repair, by Ebert Peets.
1925. RID P344.
A handy manual devoted entirely
to the prevention and repair of physi-
cal injuries to the framework of the
tree" such as are caused by storms
human carelessness, insects and fungi
Logging: The Principles and Methods
of operation in the United States
by r. C. Bryant. 1923. RIP .B84
Covers the whole field of numbering
including logging camps. the Telling of
trees and transportation of logs by
land and water.
Training for Forestry.
Forest Education, by H. S. Graves and