Text Book on Forest Management

Contents: I. The foundations of forest management: Introduction. 1. Preliminary matters relating to the regulation of the yield. 2. Relations between the growing stock, increment and yield. 3. Silvicultural systems in relation to yield regulation. 4. Yield regulation in regular forests. 5. Yield regulation in irregular forests. II. Preparation and control of a working plan: 1. Preliminary matters. 2. Field work. 3. The working plan report. 4. The control of the working plan. III. Forest finance: 1. Introduction. 2. A summary of the problems dealt with under forest finance. 3. Compound interest formulae. 4. Solution of problems relating to the valuation and productivity of forest capital. 5. Choice between agriculture and forestry. 6. General conclusions on the application of financial tests to forest management. Appendices.