UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



DEPARTMENT BULLETIN No. 863 



Washington, D. C. 



Issued September 30, 1920 

 Revised March, 1930 



FORESTRY LESSONS ON HOME WOODLANDS 



By 



WILBUR R. MATTOON, Extension Forester, Forest Service 



and 



ERWIN H. SHINN, In Charge, Agricultural Instruction, Extension Service 



CONTENTS 



Page 



Introduction 1 



Sources of Information 2 



Community Surrey 2 



Illustrative Material 3 



The Home Project 3 



Topic I. Forest Trees and Forest Types 4 



II. Protective Effects of Forests 9 



III. Location and Extent of Farm Woodlands 12 



IV. Growth of Trees and Forests 13 



V. Forest Reproduction 15 



VI. Forest Planting 16 



VII. Protecting Woodlands 17 



VIII. Improving Woodlands by Cutting Trees 21 



IX. Products from the Home Woodlands 24 



X. Measuring and Estimating Timber 25 



XI. Using Farm Timber 27 



XII. Marketing Timber 29 



Supplement . . . 31 



