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    [Archive] Forestry Practice (8th edition)
    Lead Author: Forestry Commission
    A summary of methods of establishing forest nurseries and plantations with advice on other forestry questions for owners, agents and foresters.
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    Forestry publication document

    [Archive] Double drum winch technique
    Lead Author: R.E. Crowther
    The use of the double drum winch is not familiar to many people and hence this Booklet has been produced in the hope that it will be of assistance to those using the double drum winch for the first time. There are many points of organisation and technique that play a large part in achieving […]
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    [Archive] Extraction of conifer thinnings
    Lead Author: R. E. Crowther
    Extraction accounts for between 25 per cent, and 75 per cent, of the total costs of production, that is all costs up to roadside ready for despatch, but excluding growing the trees; this percentage, however, depends on the amount of conversion (crosscutting and peeling) and the length and difficulty of the extraction. For this reason, […]
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    [Archive] The new forests of Dartmoor
    Lead Author: G. D. Rouse
    In the decade before the war the Forestry Commission took practical steps to meet the increasing needs of the population for large tracts of wild country to be put at their disposal for recreational purposes by establishing Forest Parks, the first such Forest Park being that of Argyll, created by the Forestry Commission with the […]
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    Forestry publication document

    [Archive] Forty-fourth Annual Report of the Forestry Commissioners 1962-1963
    Lead Author: Forestry Commission
    Published by HMSO, by for the year ending 30 September 1963.
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    Forestry publication document

    [Archive] Journal of the Forestry Commission (No.32)
    Lead Author: Forestry Commission
    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 thirty-second Journal includes information on: National forests and parks; […]
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    Forestry publication document

    [Archive] Mycorrhizal associations and calluna heathland afforestation
    Lead Author: W.R.C. Handley
    Ever since its establishment in 1919, the Forestry Commission has taken an active interest in the afforestation of heathlands dominated by the common heather, Calluna vulgaris. These heaths hold a large reserve of plantable land, but are difficult areas for the good growth of most timber trees. Much research work has therefore been carried out […]
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    Forestry publication document

    [Archive] Felling and converting thinnings by hand
    Lead Author: R. E. Crowther
    The Work Study Section of the Forestry Commission has now (1963) been working on production operations for six years and this is a record of sound working methods observed during this period. The credit for developing these methods is due to Forest Workers and Foresters in various parts of the country and the authors have […]
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    Forestry publication document

    [Archive] Pruning conifers for the production of quality timber
    Lead Author: D.W. Henman
    Experimental pruning of conifer crops was begun by the Forestry Commission in 1931 and the results of the experiments have been assessed up to date, but the final assessment, that of the pruned timber, still lies in the future. The main purpose of this Bulletin is to indicate the extent of the experimental work done […]
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    Forestry publication document

    [Archive] Report on Forest Research for the years ended March 1961 and 1962
    Lead Author: Forestry Commission
    The report of Forest Research for the years ending March 1961 and 1962.
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    Forestry publication document

    [Archive] Forty-third Annual Report of the Forestry Commissioners 1961-1962
    Lead Author: Forestry Commission
    Published by HMSO, for the year ending 30 September 1962.
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    Forestry publication document

    [Archive] Journal of the Forestry Commission (No.31)
    Lead Author: Forestry Commission
    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 thirty-first Journal includes information on: The Eighth British Commonwealth […]