CONTENTS 



Chapter I. — Introduction' 

 The American forest . 

 The march of forest destruction 



Damage by fire 



Damage by insects 



Reduction of supplies 



Unregulated cutting 



Disturbance of stream flo\r 

 Definition of forestry . 

 Definition of sih'iculture 

 Objects of sih'iculture 



Quick reproduction 



Desirable species . 



A full stand 



A \aluable product 



Rapid growth 

 Measure of production 

 Purpose of the o^mer . 



Objects of public forests 



Objects of pri\'ate forests 

 The cost of sih'iculture 

 Financial returns from forestry' 



Returns from public forests 



Problem of pri\'ate owners 



Profits of planting 



Investments in immature forests 

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