This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1904 edition. Excerpt: ...of the forest are at least as important to the State as the forests themselves. Not that all areas now under forest ought to remain woodland; clearing for agriculture is to be welcomed wherever agriculture will pay, and farms will ultimately occupy much of the country now under timber. On the other ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1904 edition. Excerpt: ...of the forest are at least as important to the State as the forests themselves. Not that all areas now under forest ought to remain woodland; clearing for agriculture is to be welcomed wherever agriculture will pay, and farms will ultimately occupy much of the country now under timber. On the other hand, forest extension may be expected to add other areas, now valueless for any purpose, to the list of woodlands. But whatever changes may take place in the extent and the location of its forests, it devolves upon the State of Texas to see to it that the forests which it needs are preserved. The means to this is forest management, or the practice of forestry, either by private owners or the State, or both. Forestry in Texas should aim at the following ends: (1) To discover and introduce lumbering methods which will provide for a future crop at a reasonable cost. (2) To devise economical fire protection for cut-over lands. (3) To prevent the destruction of forest growth which is needed to protect streams. (4) To promote the maintenance of woodlots in connection with farms by spreading information concerning their care and usefulness. (5) To plant trees in regions where there is now no forest growth, but where it can be usefully introduced. Toward the first and second of these ends notable progress has lately been made as a result of the action of private owners, under the advice of the Bureau of Forestry of the U. S. Department of Agriculture. It is a matter of congratulation that by far the largest owner of Fig. 1.--characteristic View Of The Timber, Mostly Mountain Cedar, On The Edwards Plateau, 20 Miles Northwest Of Austin. Fig. 2.--Typical Post Oak Forest Of The Granite Country In Llano County, Looking Across Fairlands Valley From Granite...
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