Forestry for 4-H Clubs 



By Wilbur R Mattoon, senior forester, Forest Service 



and 

 Erwin H. Shinn, senior agriculturist, Extension Service 



CONTENTS 



Page 



Forestry and farming 1 



Sources of information 1 



Illustrative material 3 



Community survey : 3 



The project 3 



Forest trees and forest types 5 



Growth of trees and forests 9 



Forest reproduction 11 



Forest planting 15 



Improving woodlands by cutting trees 17 



Protecting woodlands 19 



Protective effects of woodland 21 



Location and extent of farm woodlands 24 



Products from the home woodlands 25 



Measuring and estimating timber 28 



Using farm timber 31 



Marketing forest products 33 



Supplement . 35 



Issued January 1941 



Miscellaneous Publication No. 395 

 United States Government Printing Office 

 Washington: 1941 



For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, Washington, D. C .Price 10 cents 



