The Forestry Commission Journal was introduced as a way to communicate information on a wide range of topics which could not be communicated through ‘ordinary official channels’, and was intended to be a means of exchanging the opinions and experiences of all members of the staff.
This eleventh Journal includes information on: Wanting of spruce seedlings; Attractions of Benmore; Unofficial notes of a short official visit to Scotland; Progress report on research; Ancient monuments; R.E.A.S. summer meeting, 1931; Alnus oregona; Use of seedlings for turf planting; Amount of weeding necessary for hardwoods; Sale of surplus land and buildings; Notes on Queen Charlotte Islands; Looking back; Summer planting of spruce; Hedges in nurseries; Preparation and sale of thinnings; Utilisation of thinnings; Planting of coppice areas; Sitka and Norway spruces at Kerry; Beating-up; Turf planting and the use of seedlings; Control of Meria laricis; Thoughts on economy; Reducing the cost of planting; Soil fertility in nurseries; Miscellaneous notes.