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... Method - Rafting -Booms and Dams - At the Mill - Grades of Lumber - Logging Railways - The Cruiser - The Lumber Camp - The River Drive -Lumbering in the South and on the Pacific Coast - Scaling Logs ... Methods to United States iv Contents.
... Method - Rafting -Booms and Dams - At the Mill - Grades of Lumber - Logging Railways - The Cruiser - The Lumber Camp - The River Drive -Lumbering in the South and on the Pacific Coast - Scaling Logs ... Methods to United States iv Contents.
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... Methods to United States - Why Are Better Methods not Adopted by Lumbermen ? -Some Imaginary Obstacles - Economic Conditions in Europe and America - Intensive Management - The Real Obstacles . CHAPTER VIII FORESTRY AND GOVERNMENT Double ...
... Methods to United States - Why Are Better Methods not Adopted by Lumbermen ? -Some Imaginary Obstacles - Economic Conditions in Europe and America - Intensive Management - The Real Obstacles . CHAPTER VIII FORESTRY AND GOVERNMENT Double ...
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... methods of fell- ing , methods that had a conservative regard for the reproduction and continued existence of the forest , could have been adopted when lumbering on a large scale first began . But such a thing was impossible . It could ...
... methods of fell- ing , methods that had a conservative regard for the reproduction and continued existence of the forest , could have been adopted when lumbering on a large scale first began . But such a thing was impossible . It could ...
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... methods are now being introduced . The making of wood alcohol and other products of dry distillation is an increasing business , and while the market for such wares will always be limited , the demand must increase with the progress of ...
... methods are now being introduced . The making of wood alcohol and other products of dry distillation is an increasing business , and while the market for such wares will always be limited , the demand must increase with the progress of ...
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... methods . In some parts of the country the rail- way locomotives are still using wood for fuel , and in a few manufacturing branches wood is preferred to coal . Turning now to the lumber industry proper , we must distinguish between two ...
... methods . In some parts of the country the rail- way locomotives are still using wood for fuel , and in a few manufacturing branches wood is preferred to coal . Turning now to the lumber industry proper , we must distinguish between two ...
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