xii CONTENTS. 



PAGRS. 



Effect of Fire on Forest Production. By Gifford Pinchot, . 109-123 



The Original Timber, 109-110 



Second Growth, . no 



Conclusions from Valuation Surveys 110-112 



Descriptions of Representative Areas, . . 113 



Original Forest at Winslow, . 113-115 



Original Forest at New Lisbon 115-116 



Second Growth at Whitings, 117-119 



Pine Sprouts at Whitings 119-120 



Second Growth After Fire 120-123 



The Plains. By Gifford Pinchot, . 125-130 



Age of the Pine 126-128 



Cause of Present Condition, 129-130 



Silvicultural Notes on the White Cedar. By Gifford Pinchot, . 131-135 



Situation, 131-132 



Reproduction, 132 



Growth , 132-134 



Yield . 134-135 



Forests and Water-Supply, 137-166 



General Statement , . 137-138 



Effect of Forests upon Evaporation, . ... 139-152 



Effect upon Maximum and Minimum Flow of Streams, . . . 152-165 



Effect on the Purity of the Water, 165-166 



Forests and Climate, 167-J72 



Part II. 

 The Relation Between Forestry and Geology, By Arthur Hollick, 



Letter of Transmittal 175 



I. Existing Conditions, 177-193 



Object and Scope of Report . . 173-179 



Method of Investigation Pursued 180-181 



F'acts Ascertained 181-190 



Discussion of the Facts 190-193 



II. Historical Development, 193-201 



Preliminary Discussion 193-194 



Mesozoic Time, 194-199 



Triassic Period, 194 



Jurassic Period, 195 



Cretaceous Period, 195-197 



Neozoic Time, 197-199 



Tertiary Period 197-198 



. Quaternary Period, 198-199 



Concluding Remarks 199-201 



