SECTIONAL TRANSACTIONS.—K*., 559 
trees, that have no definite historic value, to stand in fields, woods and 
parks, and a plea is made for their removal and for planting young trees to 
take their places. 
AFTERNOON. 
Excursion to Nanpanton, Loughborough via Thurcaston, Woodhouse, 
visiting Olverscroft Priory and Bradgate Park (by permission of Alan 
Moss, Esq.). 
Friday, September 8. 
Mr. H. Munpt.—Good forest and thinnings (10.0). 
Foresters utilise results from the past, live by the present, and work for 
the future. Aims and means ought to be discussed, understood, explained 
by measurement, graphs and valuations, suitable for international inter- 
course. Forests characterise a country and react strongly upon the life 
of men. A complex of ‘ stands’ and ‘ cultures’ do not suffice; a forest 
is required : natural, vigorous, with big trees and great values, in constant 
activity everywhere, beautiful and still rooted in sound economy. 
Thinnings every two to five years can transform the forest astonishingly 
and augment both revenue and capital-value considerably. Where 10 to 
15 per cent. of the volume each two to five years is a reasonable revenue, 
three times as much every six to fifteen years will be destructive. By con- 
stantly assisting the best and biggest trees, we can-improve the assimilation 
system, the forest climate, self-sowing, the form of young plants and the 
flora and fauna. Moderate volumes of great value and big increment can be 
furthered and the periods of fallow, so ruinous for forestry-economy, 
avoided. 
Wonderful progress is obtained by new species of trees and better race, 
but above all it is good forestry to make the most of what already exists 
and carefully keep up that continuity which belongs to nature. 
Mr. James MacponaLp.—Some effects of thinnings in coniferous plantations 
(11.0). 
Mr. A. P. Lonc.—The utilisation of thinnings (12.0). 
AFTERNOON. 
Visit to the timber yards of Messrs. W. Gimson & Sons. 
Saturday, September 9. 
Excursion to Boughton Estate near Kettering (by permission of the 
Duke of Buccleuch). 
Sunday, September 10. 
Excursion to Belvoir (by permission of the Duke of Rutland). 
Monday, September 11. 
The Hon. Nicer A. OrpE-PowLett.—Forestry and sport (11.15). 
Debt of forestry to sport in the past. Large areas planted for covert 
that would otherwise have remained derelict, Original natural woods 
