Manual of Indian Forest Utilization

Contents: Preface. Preface to the first edition. Introduction. Part I. Utilization of wood: 1. Technical properties of wood: Section I. Anatomical structure of wood. II. Shape and size of trees. III. Specific gravity. IV. Hardness. V. Flexibility. VI. Elasticity. VII. Fissibility. VIII. Strength. IX. Seasoning power, and liability to be affected by moisture. X. Durability. XI. Combustibility and heating power. XII. Colour, grain, and other properties. XIII. Freedom or otherwise from defects or unsoundness. 2. Industrial uses of wood: A. Timber: Section I. Classification of timber. II. Timber used in superstructures. III. Timber used in contact with the ground. IV. Timber used in contact with water. V. Timber used in machinery. VI. Timber used for boat and ship building. VII. Timber used in joinery and cabinet making. VIII. Timber used in cart and carriage making. IX. Various uses of split wood. X. Wood used for carving and turning. XI. Wood used for engraving. XII. Wood used for lead pencils. XIII. Wood used for match manufacture. XIV. Wood used for packing cases. XV. Wood used for agricultural purposes. XVI. Wood used for the manufacture of wood-pulp. XVII. Miscellaneous uses of wood. XVIII. Utilization of Sawdust and other waste wood. B. Firewood and charcoal: Section I. Firewood and charcoal used for heating and lighting purposes. II. Woods used for products of distillation. 3. Felling and conversion of wood: Section I. Implements used for felling and conversion. II. Season for felling. III. General rules of economic felling. IV. Methods of felling. V. Extraction of stumps. VI. Clearing the coupe. VII. Conversion of timber. VIII. The stacking of timber and firewood. 4. Wood depots. Part II. Utilization of minor forest produce: 1. Grass. Section I. Grazing. II. Cut fodder. III. Fibre-yielding and thatching grasses. IV. Grasses from which oils are distilled. 2. Leaves used for fodder, litter and manure: Section I. Leaves for fodder. II. Leaves for litter and manure. 3. Fibres and flosses: Section I. Fibres from stems. II. Fibres and flosses yielded by fruits. III. Fibres yielded by leaves. 4. Oils seeds. 5. Tans and dyes: Section I. General. II. Tan-yielding barks and woods. III. Dye-yielding stems and roots. IV. Leaves and galls yielding tans and dyes. V. Flowers, fruits and seeds yielding tans and dyes. 6. Distillation products and extracts: Section I. Oils and tans. II. Camphor. III. Perfumes. 7. Gums, Resins and Oleo-resins: Section I. General account. II. Exudations from the bark. III. Exudations from the wood. 8. India rubber and Guttapercha: Section I. General account. II. Rubber from Ficus elastica. III. Rubber from Hevea brasiliensis. 9. Drugs, spices and fish-poisons: Section I. Drugs and spices. II. Fish-poisons. 10. Edible Products: Section I. Edible flowers, fruits and seeds. II. Starchy products. III. Sugary sap. IV. Fungi and lichens. 11. Materials used for basket work and matting: Section I. Basket work. II. Mats. 12. Minor products used in the manufacture of paper. 13. Miscellaneous minor products of vegetable origin: Section I. Products from stems and roots. II. Leaves. III. Fruits and seeds. 14. Animal products, including hunting, fishing and elephant catching: Section I. Lac. II. Silk. III. Honey and wax. IV. Hides, horns, bones and ivory. V. Miscellaneous animal products. VI. Hunting and fishing. VII. Elephant-catching. 15. Mineral products. Part III. Organization of labour and modes of sale and disposal of wood and other forest produce: 1. The organization of forest labour: Section I. General. II. Wages. 2. Methods of sale: Section I. Sale by private Bargan. II. Sale by public auction. III. Sale by tender. IV. Sale by royalty or fixed tariff. 3. Systems of extraction and disposal of forest produce: Section I. General. II. Felling and extraction, or collection by government agency. III. Felling by government agency and extraction by purchasers. IV. Felling and extraction or collection by purchasers. Part IV. Forest industries: 1. The manufacture of Charcoal: Section I. General. II. Charcoal-kilns. III. Yield of charcoal. IV. Properties of good charcoal. 2. The manufacture of turpentine and colophony: Section I. General. II. Water distillation. III. Steam distillation processes. 3. The extraction of various oils and tars: Section I. Sandalwood oil. II. Deodar oil. III. Pine and teak tar. IV. Oil from oil-grasses. 4. The distillation of camphor: Section I. General. II. Distillation by primitive methods. III. Steam distillation. 5. The manufacture of cutch and Kath: Section I. General. II. Preparation of cutch. III. Preparation of Kath. IV. Improved methods of manufacture. 6. The preparation of Tannin extracts: Section I. General. II. The process of manufacture. III. Factors affecting the quality of Tannin extracts. 7. The manufacture of paper-pulp: Section I. General. II. Mechanical wood pulp. III. Chemical wood pulp. 8. The antiseptic treatment of wood: Section I. General. II. Antiseptic treatment by impregnation. III. Haskin\'s process. 9. The pressing and baling of Hay: Section I. General. II. Presses operated by mechanical power. III. Animal power. IV. Hand presses. Index.

"When planning this book the authors was greatly helped by the official opinions of forest departments and many individual suggestions. They covered a wide range of needs and specified at least a manual of pests and control methods for the divisional officer and his staff, a textbook for lecturers and student at the forest colleges, as well as a work of reference for research officers and entomologists; moreover the book should be portable. In the volumes 1 and 2 the arrangement of the 4300 species of insects mentioned in the book alphabetically on the basis of order, family, genus, and species with their ecology, and control are given and in the volumes 3, 4 and 5 the injurious and the useful insects of Indian forests are given with their distribution, trees attacked, description of the species, life history, relations to the forest and where practicable, remarks on protective and remedial measures for combating its attacks are given. The residual subject-matter incorporated in this book may seem formidable but it is elaborated with page headings, paragraphs, cross-references and synopses so that the forester may pick out his special items with certainty and ease; from any spot on which he parachutes he should readily reach his objective."