INTRODUCTION 



MY reason for attempting to write of forestry work is 

 that I feel there is need for a comparatively low-priced 

 book giving a brief outline of the principles of sylviculture, 

 and describing in more detail and in simple language 

 the actual work, and the methods of arriving at certain 

 facts and figures, which might serve as a stepping-stone 

 to larger and more expensive works. Many young lads, 

 when first entering the woods, cannot afford to buy 

 expensive books, and are thus at a loss to know the 

 proper way to do certain work, and the reason why it is 

 done in certain ways. This small work may help to 

 explain many of these things. It may also prove useful 

 to older and more experienced men as a reference book, 

 through the collection of tables at the end. 



My sincere thanks are due to Mr. E. Galloway (the 

 Secretary of the Koyal Scottish Arboricultural Society) 

 for the encouragement he has given me, and for his 

 kindness in reading through the MS. and making sugges- 

 tions. 



