. Elements of forestry. Forests and forestry. 312 ELEMENTS OF FORESTRY and timber for building and construction purposes can be readily disposed of. Already, plantations established on soils of agricultural richness have shown a net revenue of over five dollars per acre per year. While not as profitable as tilled crops, domestic timber may be produced for the owner's use, with practically no labor outside of getting the plantation started, and a fair profit be obtained Fig. 58. — Yellow Poplar and White and Red Oaks. The central hardwood region is the great source of our hardwood supp
. Elements of forestry. Forests and forestry. 312 ELEMENTS OF FORESTRY and timber for building and construction purposes can be readily disposed of. Already, plantations established on soils of agricultural richness have shown a net revenue of over five dollars per acre per year. While not as profitable as tilled crops, domestic timber may be produced for the owner's use, with practically no labor outside of getting the plantation started, and a fair profit be obtained Fig. 58. — Yellow Poplar and White and Red Oaks. The central hardwood region is the great source of our hardwood supply. Special Problems. — A good share of the woodlot holdings, comprising nearly two-fifths of our total remaining forested area in this country, lies in this region, and, consequently, the forestry situation is largely in the hands of the individual. There are no large areas of unseated land to be acquired by the State; there are no areas abandoned by previous owners as in Pennsylvania and Michigan; there are few if any exten- sive water-sheds within the region which should be covered. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Moon, Frederick Franklin, 1880-1929; Brown, Nelson Courtlandt, 1885-. New York J. Wiley
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