CONTENTS 



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Mixed Hardwoods 346 



Hemlock 348 



Hardwood Swamp 350 



Cedar Swamp 351 



White Pine 351 



Old Field 351 



Methods of Handling the Forest 354 



Mixed Hardwoods 356 



Hemlock 359 



Hardwood Swamp 360 



Cedar Swamp and White Pine 36 1 



Old Field 361 



Logging Methods 362 



Market Conditions 364 



Industries 364 



Ownership of Woodlands 366 



Forest Protection 367 



Forest Fires 367 



Methods of Fire Frotection 369 



Methods of Fighting Pires 371 



Protection against Grazing Animals 371 



Protection against Insects and Fungi 372 



Watershed Protection 372 



Summary " . . 373 



Chapter XVII. The Progress of Forestry in New England . . . 374 



Forest Administration 379 



Connecticut , 379 



Administration 379 



Fire Service 379 



Educational Work 380 



State Forests 381 



State Nursery 383 



Taxation 383 



Massachusetts 384 



Administration 384 



Fire Service 384 



Educational Work 385 



State Forests 386 



State Nursery 386 



Forest Taxation 386 



Control of Gipsy and Brown-tail Moths 388 



Rhode Island 389 



Administration 389 



Fire Service 389 



Educational Work 390 



