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In November 1951 the southwestern Maine area that burned in 1947 was re-studied to find out how the 130,000-acre forest fire affected the local economy, and to find out how well the forest land is being re-stocked.

This is the first in a new series of reports on forest areas and timber volumes in the State of West Virginia. It also shows how fast the timber in the State is growing, how much is being cut, and in general how good it is. This report is a product of the forest survey of the Northeast, carried on by the Northeastern Forest Experiment Station as part of the Nation-wide forest survey being made by the Forest Ssrvice, U.S. Department of Agriculture. NOTE: this document was scanned from a personal copy and contains hand-written notes.

This preliminary report is a product of the forest survey of the Northeast carried on by the Northeastern Forest Experiment Station as part of the nation-wide forest survey being made by the Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture. A comprehensive report on the results of the forest survey in Vermont will be published later. NOTE: this document was scanned from a personal copy and contains hand-written notes.

Difficult and challenging problems confront the forester today. Disastrous floods, critical water shortages, and the uninterrupted trend of forest depletion have focused attention on the important role forests play in the strength, economy, and prosperity of the Nation. Forests are increasingly prized for recreation, the protection they afford sources of water, and beneficial effects on stream flow and erosion. These factors contribute much to the health and well-being of the public; hence they should receive full consideration in the shaping of forest policy and management objectives.

One way to husband our limited resources of vegetable tannin materials is to utilize them as fully as possible. That, in turn, calls for cutting out the wastes now resulting from practices that do not prevent deterioration.

This Survey Release presents the more significant preliminary statistics on the forest area and timber volume for each of the three regions of southern Indiana. A similar report will be published for the two northern Indiana regions. Later, an analytical report for the state will be published which will interpret statistics on forest area, timber- volume, growth, and drain in the light of existing and anticipated economic conditions.

What has happened to the forests of the Lake States as a result of the abnormally heavy cutting during and since World War II and also from the stimulus of improved fire protection and other measures of forest management? This is a question of great interest to many foresters, conservationists, and others concerned with the timber resource. In Michigan and Minnesota the current Forest Survey has progressed sufficiently far to offer a basis for preliminary appraisal in two districts: The central pine district of Minnesota and the west half of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.

To convert uncut old-growth stands of northern hardwoods to a thrifty forest through partial cutting it is necessary both to provide growing Space for promising trees and to reduce mortality. If the mortality normal in a virgin stand is not checked through proper cutting, there may be very little net growth. How then should cutting be done to stimulate growth and at the same time decrease the mortality rate? Recently mortality has been studied on experimental fellings carried out since 1926 in old-growth stands containing a high percentage of cull on the Upper Peninsula Experimental...

For many years various State governments have tried to find an adequate and fair substitute for the general property tax on forest land. Heavy annual taxes were thought to discourage the practice of good forestry. Such taxes tempt the timberland owner to liquidate his forest capital; they discourage him from investing money in a long-range program to provide for future timber crops.

The timber cruiser counts volume tables among his most important working tools. He wants - if he can get them - tables that are simple, easy to use, and accurate. Before using a volume table in a new situation, the careful cruiser will check it by comparing table volumes with actual volumes.