. Bulletin. Forests and forestry -- United States. 12 A PRIMER OF FORESTRY. The first of these is protection, especially against fire, overgrazing, and thieves, for without such protec- tion no investment is secure and the most skillful man- agement is of little effect. The second is strong and abundant reproduction. A forest without young growth is like a family without children. It will speedily die Fig. 4.—Vigorous reproduction along the edge of a forest. Germany. The third requirement is a regular supply of trees ripe for the ax. This can be secured only by the right proportion of ea


. Bulletin. Forests and forestry -- United States. 12 A PRIMER OF FORESTRY. The first of these is protection, especially against fire, overgrazing, and thieves, for without such protec- tion no investment is secure and the most skillful man- agement is of little effect. The second is strong and abundant reproduction. A forest without young growth is like a family without children. It will speedily die Fig. 4.—Vigorous reproduction along the edge of a forest. Germany. The third requirement is a regular supply of trees ripe for the ax. This can be secured only by the right proportion of each of the smaller sizes constantly coming on in the growing forest. Thus, a farmer in. 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 United States. Division of Forestry. Washington : G. P. O.


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