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TX. Mmasurine THE Forest Crop.................- 
“Cruising’’ the forest—Estimating methods—Lo- 
cating the boundaries—Strip surveys—Sample plot 
method—Hstimating tree heights—Getting the 
contents of a tree. 
X. Harvesting tHe Forest Crop..............000. 
Forest regions—Early lumbering—Harvesting the 
forest crop—Life in a lumber camp—“ Driving”’ 
the river—Cypress logging—Lumbering on the 
Pacific Coast—Sawing the logs—Seasoning the 
lumber. 
XI. Toe Most Interzstine Forest Propucts... 
Maple syrup and maple sugar—Paper-making— 
Nut gathering—Naval stores—Manufacture of 
Cooperage—W ood distillation—Veneer industry. 
XII. How Woop 1s PRESERVED...............000005 
Reasons for decay—Effect of seasoning—Charring 
timbers—-Chemical preservatioa—Costs and effects 
of preservation. 
XIII. Crry Forestry anp SHADE TREES.............. 
Value of shade trees—Adverse conditions io the 
city—Duties of a city forester—Choice of trees: 
The silver maple; the Carolina poplar; Box 
elder; Catalpa; Horse chestnut; American elm 
and hard maple—Norway maple and plane tree— 
Need of public sentiment—Tree surgery—Com- 
munal forestry. 
XIV. THe Furure or Forestry in THE Untrep Status. 
Forestry at home and abroad—Forest taxation— 
Forestry today—Future possibilities. 
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