CONTENTS 



PART I. General i 



Chapter I. Forest Resources 3 



Stand of timber 3 



Ownership of Timberlands 4 



Commercial Species 5 



Cecapter II. Protection of Forest Property 25 



Fires 25 



Brush Disposal 26 



Spark Arresters 30 



Fuel Oil 34 



Electric Drive 35 



Protective Associations 35 



Insurance of Standing Timber 36 



Wind Damage 37 



Chapter III. Timber Bonds 39 



PART II. Preparing Logs for Transport 45 



Chapter IV. Forest Labor 47 



Length of Employment 47 



Character 48 



Methods of Employment and Payment 48 



Unions 50 



Organization 51 



Workmen's Compensation Acts 51 



Chapter V. Logging Camps 56 



Camp Location 56 



T3T3es of Camps 57 



Boarding Department 67 



Camp Hygiene 70 



Medical Attention 70 



Chapter VI. Woodworkers' Tools and Equipment 72 



Axes 72 



Saws 74 



Power Felling Machines ' 78 



Power Log-making Machines 79 



Wedges 81 



Mauls and Sledges 82 



