Timber Survey Manual (SIGNED)
[San Francisco]: California Region, Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture, 1936. Second Edition. SIGNED by the author. 4to. [4] preliminary leaves, 46 pages [1] leaf, pages A1-A131 (i.e. 138). Page 45 accompanied by 45a; p. 48 by 48a-c; p. 56 by 56a-c. Plates, maps (some color) tables. Index. Green cloth with black lettering. Previous owner name; minor wear; a near fine copy of this scarce title. Item #22419
"The object of Timber Surveys is to obtain an inventory off the timber resources of the National Forests for purposes of management, sale, protection, or exchange, and incidentally to further the development and correlation of other uses, as, for example, recreation, grazing, stand improvement, or blister rust control." - Introduction. Chapters include Administration; Field Methods: Control; Mapping; Estimating Timber; Compilation of Data: Maps; Computation of Estimate Sheets; Computation of Lumber Grades; Various Reports. Appendix includes Lists of Supplies and Equipment; Instructions for Care and Use; Tree Classifications; Setting up Camp; Camp Routines; and much more.
Price: $150.00