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 tenth Journal includes information on: Clearing of fire rides; Pruning of over-sized Douglas fir and other conifers; Larch raised from Sudeten (Silesian) seed; Land acquisition in Scotland; Cost and erection of field telephones; R.E.A.S. summer meeting: forester’s report; Excursion of Roy. Scot. Forestry Society, Norfolk, 1930; Fixation of shifting sand; Report on inspection of afforestation grant schemes; Treatment of alder and birch in the nursery; Notes on fire protection in the Province of Quebec; Moor ploughing; Stock jobs; Applicants for F.W. Holdings; Divisional diversions; Building operations : Thetford Chase; Some problems of nursery practice; The aesthetic aspect of afforestation; On taking over the duties of a District Officer; Notes and queries; Reviews and abstracts.