CONTENTS. 



PART I.— PRELIMINARY EXPLANATIONS. 



CHAPTER I.— DEFINITIONS OF TECHNICAL TERMS. 



Page. 

 Section I.— Necessity tob demhing such teems 1 



Section II. — Deeihitions. 



1. Technical terms relating to Trees and Crops . . . 



2. „ „ „ „ the Beprolnction o( Crops . 



3. „ „ „ „ the Tending of Crops . . 



4. „ „ „ „ Methods' of Treatment . • 



5. ,, „ ,, „ the Sub-Division of Forest Areas , 



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CHAPTER II.— EXPLANATION OP TERMS RELATING TO GENERAL 

 PRINCIPLES OF FOREST MANAGEMENT. 



Section I. — Fobesi management. 



1. Meaning of the term " forest organization " 19 



2. „ „ ,1 " working-plaa " IS 



3. „ „ „ " snstained yield " . . . . , , . 16 



Section II. — The noemal eoebst. 



1. Meaning of the term " normal forest " . , . •. . ,16 



2. Abnormal forest .........> 17 



Section III.— The noemai agb-classes. 



h Arrangement of age-classes ...,...• 17 



2. Arrangement of age-olasses when these are irregularly distributed . , 13 



3. Information afforded by the numbet of trees of each age-olass . . 20 



Section IV.^Thb inoeement. 



1. Meaning of the term ......... 21 



2. Increment of single trees and crops ....... 2*2 



3. Normal increment .... ...... 23 



Section V.— The noemal gbowing stock. 



1. Meaning of the term . ........ 23 



2. Calcnlatlon of the volume of the normal growing stock . . . .24 



3. Chief points to be remembered with regard to the constitution of the 



growing stock ..•..■•... 25 



