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proper treatment of a sugar orchard, these and many similar 

 que>tion> arc constantly being asked by the up-to-date farmer. 



Lumbermen also are becoming interested in forestry, and, 

 while they have not yet to any extent adopted modern methods 

 :tting. this is largely due to unfavorable conditions and 

 ignorance of >iu-h methods. 



In preparing this book the authors have been governed by 

 a twofold purpose: first, by the desire to present a book which 

 might be of practical assistance to all classes of land owners in 

 the East ; and second, to produce a textbook treating of forestry 

 \ew England. The latter is greatly needed, especially in 

 tlu- various agricultural colleges where courses in forestry are 

 given, and where it is essential that thorough instruction in the 

 forest problems of the north-eastern United States be furnished. 

 There is even a wider field for a book dealing with a definite 

 section of the country, so arranged as to serve as a handbook 

 for owners of woodland in the section treated. It has been the 

 aim of the authors throughout to present the material in the 

 simplest and least technical form possible, with the view of 

 making everything clear to persons not familiar with forestry. 



Forestry in New England as revised is arranged in two vol- 

 ume-: Y>I. I. "A Manual of Forestry for the North-Eastern 

 United States," Vol. II, "New England Forests and their 

 Management." While written with special reference to New 

 England, the book has a much wider field of direct application. 

 Forest conditions similar to those in portions of New England 

 prevail over a large part of New York and New Jersey, in 

 Pennsylvania, and also in south-eastern Canada. 



Vol. I is_jrjliwiecl_to_furnish the woodland owner with_a 



brief survey of the w-holefieT3~or7orestry, and to give him^suffT 



<i<-nt knowledge to rightly understand and be able to carry 



out the treatment recommended in Vol. II for his forest land. 



in Y<>]. I are too comprehensive to be fully covered 



in one volume In many cases the presentation here will be 



ient, but if a complete discussion is needed various more 



technical works restricted to a single subject should be consulted. 



