THE TRAINING OF A 

 FORESTER 



WHAT IS A FOREST? 



FiKST, What is forestry? Forestry is the 

 knowledge of the forest. In particular, it is 

 the art of handling the forest so that it will 

 render whatever service is required of it 

 without being impoverished or destroyed. 

 For example, a forest may be handled so as 

 to produce saw logs, telegraph poles, barrel 

 hoops, firewood, tan bark, or turpentine. 

 The main purpose of its treatment may be to 

 prevent the washing of soil, to regulate the 

 flow of streams, to support cattle or sheep, 

 or it may be handled so as to supply a wide 

 range and combination of uses. Forestry 

 is the art of producing from the forest what- 

 ever it can yield for the service of man. 



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