6 F(yrestry 



inherent capabilities of [the soil, suitability of the species to the 

 locality, and also the probable future demand for timber of the species 

 planted. These points can only be determined by the expert, and 

 even he may be handicapped by the absence of reliable statistics. 



Now that the problem of the reafforestation of the British Isles 

 is taking so prominent a place, it becomes all the more important 

 that the ordinary estate manager should be acquainted with the 

 chief principles of forestry. It is hoped that this book may not 

 only stimulate interest in the subject, but also that it should present, 

 iri a concise form, those important essentials of the subject without 

 which any work on the woodland districts of an estate would 

 be more or less wasted labour. 



