UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OP AGRICULTURE 
BULLETIN No. 933 
Contribution from the Forest Service 
WILLIAM B. GREELEY, Forester 
Washington, D. C. 
PROFESSIONAL PAPER 
March 8, 1921 
BLACK WALNUT 
ITS GROWTH AND MANAGEMENT 
By 
F. S. BAKER, Forest Examiner 
CONTENTS 
Page ; Page 
Introduction , . 1 | Growth of Stands (yield per acre) .... 2<T 
Distribution of Walnut 2 Measuring Logs and Estimating Standing 
Supply 6 ; Timber 28 
Description of the Tree 15 Walnut Plantations 31 
Silvical Characteristics 18 i Establishing Walnut Plantations 40 
Growth of Individual Trees 22 
WASHINGTON 
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 
1921 
