Abstract
THIS book has been written with the view of placing before the general public the present position of forestry and its bearing upon future timber supplies. The book is divided into two parts: (1) the case for the public; (2) the case for the forester. The first part begins with a chapter on historical matter concerning forestry, and is followed by an examination of questions such as public opinion on the forestry question; the soft wood timber supplies and industrial requirements; timber supplies of the countryside; the financial aspect of the forestry problem; protective woods, beauty spots, and playgrounds; etc. In the second part of the book the author deals with technical problems, different types of forests and the reasons for growing them; privately and publicly owned forests; the work of the Forestry Qommission, including the present census of British woodlands, and many other interesting problems.
The Forestry Question in Great Britain.
By Prof. E. P. Stebbing. Pp. xii + 217. (London: John Lane, The Bodley Head, Ltd., 1928.) 7s. 6d. net.
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The Forestry Question in Great Britain . Nature 124, 476 (1929). https://doi.org/10.1038/124476b0
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