Timber Resources Of New England And New York With Reference To Pulpwood Supplies Classic Reprint

Excerpt from The Timber Supply of the United States The Northern forest ran from Maine through New England, across New York and most of Pennsylvania, through central and northern Michigan and Wisconsin to Minnesota, with an extension along the high Appalachian ridges as far southwestward as northern Georgia. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Forest Products of Canada, 1914: Pulpwood In the mechanical process, where the fibres are more or less broken and their strength impaired, only the best quality of pulpwood can he used. The machinery, however, 1s comparatively cheap and easily installed, and as long as the supply of good pulpw oed was convenient this process was largely used. Of late years the quantity of wood used in the sulphite process has steadily increased in spite of the high cost of installing the necessary plant. In this process the wood requirements are not so exacting, and the higher price for the pulp produced compensates for the greater cost 'of the plant. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Primary Wood-Product Industries of Southern New England, 1971 Forest industries used 21 million cubic feet of roundwood from southern New England timberlands during 1971. Hardwoods, mainly oaks, made up slightly more than 50 percent of the total. Sawlogs were the leading forest product, and pulpwood ranked second in volume of wood processed. Other products that made up a minor portion of the harvest were posts and pilings; holtwood for shingles, handles, and dimension products; veneer and cooperage logs; and charcoal wood. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Forests of British Columbia The phenomenal development of the pulp and paper industry in eastern Canada. Due to the rapidly approaching exhaustion of the pulpwood resources of New York and the New England states. Calls for an immediate investigation of the available supplies of pulpwood and the means whereby the industry may be made permanent. This is a project to which the Commission is giving considerable attention. Alberta. Saskatchewan and Manitoba possess extensive forest areas of great local value. The Dominion Government has set aside some acres in the three Prairie Provinces for permanent forest purposes. In addition to some acres for Dominion parks in Alberta. Large additional areas. Found. Upon examination. To be non-agricultural. And chiefly valuable For forest production. Have been withdrawn pending final establishment as forest reserves by Act of Parliament. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The expansion of the pulp and paper industry is one of the most important causes of land and water conflicts in the South. This book examines the threat to livelihood, soil and biodiversity generated by large-scale pulpwood plantations in the South.