Making Woodlands Profitable in the Southern States

Download or read book Making Woodlands Profitable in the Southern States written by Wilbur Reed Mattoon and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Farm forestry helps farmers in : Marketing timber profitably. Supplying timber for farm needs. Furnishing paying employment during the winter. Making waste lands yield a profit. Increasing the sale value of the farm. Farm forestry means: Improving the woods by the fight kind of cutting. Protecting the woods from fire and other injuries. Utilizing farm timber to the best advantage. Reclaiming gullies and utilizing waste lands by planting forest trees. Keeping the home forest growing at its maximum rate of production. Farm forestry, as a branch of agriculture, is the handling of forest trees and woodlands in such a manner as to increase the income and permanent value of the farm and add to its comvort and attractiveness as a home."--Page [2].