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Standing timber is one of the few important kinds of property that are not generally covered by insurance. Studies made by the Forest Service and other agencies have indicated that the risks involved in the insurance of timber are not unduly great, provided they can be properly distributed. Such studies, however, have thus far failed to induce any notable development of forest insurance.

This preliminary survey was designed to explore the present methods of marketing farm products and the problems involved in collecting price information about primary forest products. No attempt was made to initiate a permanent price-reporting service, since that was beyond the scope of the survey. However, certain price information was obtained; it is shown in table 2 of this report.

Young red oak-white oak stands in the Anthracite Forest Region of Pennsylvania occupy nearly 3/4 million acres of land (fig. 1). At present they are a source of lagging, forepoles, and small props used in the coal mines. Under good cutting practice, a substantial quantity of these mine timbers could be produced by thinning these stands, which would at the same time build them up so they could produce more and better timber.

Disastrous fires swept over some 130,000 acres of forest land in southwestern Maine during the autumn of 1947. Practically all of the timber stand (211 million board feet of saw timber and 400,000 cords of pole timber) was killed or injured by this fire.

Slash left from cutting operations in forest stands may have several important economic effects. It may kill established reproduction or provide unfavorable conditions for the establishment of new seedlings, thus preventing the restocking of the area with a desirable crop of timber. Slash may also create a serious fire hazard, providing fuel for intense fires that are difficult to control. Moreover, slash may impede fire fighting and double or triple the cost of suppression.

It would certainly be difficult to think of any subject more important to the paper and paperboard industry of New York State than "Conservation of Materials".

The logging of forest products is influenced by many factors, including the size of the trees, density of the stand, the soundness of the trees, size of the area logged, topography and soil, weather conditions, the degree of utilization, the skill of the logger and the equipment used, the distance from market, etc. Each of these factors influences not only the method of logging but also the costs. The purpose of this paper is not to cover in detail the effect of each of these variations, but to deal with some of the major problems typical to logging aspen. Well-known practices common to...

Survey releases have been published for each of the regions (Forest Survey Releases 1 to 5 inclusive) presenting the more significant statistics on forest area and timber volume. This release summarizes these data for the State as a whole. In some instances figures for individual forest types and species may not exactly equal the totals obtained by adding the figures in the five regional releases. This is due to the fact that minor types and species were grouped differently in several of the regional releases and the State summary. Later an analytical report for the State will be published,...

This Survey Release presents the more significant statistics on the forest area and timber volume in the Prairie region of vestern and northern Missouri. Similar reports have been published for the Eastern, Southwestern, and Northwestern Ozark regions, and a release for the River Border region wrill be issued as soon as statistical tabulations have been completed. Later, an analytical report for the entire State will be prepared, which will interpret forest area, timber volume, growrth, and drain statistics in the light of existing and anticipated economic conditions. This interpretation...

This Survey Release presents the more significant statistics on forest area and timber volume in the Riverborder region of eastern Missouri. Similar releases have been issued for the other forest regions of the State. A summary release giving similar data for the entire State will be published shortly. Later an analytical report for the State will be published, which will interpret forest area, timber volume, growth, and drain statistics in the light of existing and anticipated economic conditions. This interpretation will focus attention on the principal forest problems and will suggest...