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West Virginia Geological Survey Vol #5 Forestry and Wood Industries 1910 HC
West Virginia Geological Survey Vol #5 Forestry and Wood Industries 1910 HC
By A.B. Brooks
Hard Cover
1910
Includes Forestry Map #5
CONTENTS.
PAGE
Members of Geological Survey Commission III
Members of Scientific Staff V
Letter of Transmittal VI
Table of Contents VIII
List of Illustrations XII
Author's Preface XV
Chapter I.-Introduction, 1-5
Chapter 11.-West Virginia as a Timber Producing
State 6-16
Location and Area 6-7
Topography 7-12
The State as a Natural Forest Region 13-15
The Original Forests 15-16
Chapter I11.-The Utility of Forests 17-47
The Direct Value of Forests 17
Wood a Necessity 17-19
Forest Industries 19-21
The Indirect Value of Forests 21
The Forest in Its Relation to Water Supply and Distribution 21-22
The Forest's Influence Over Floods and Droughts 22-23
Water Resources 23-26
West Virginia's River Commerce 26-30
Irrigation 30-31
Municipal Water Supply 31-35
Removal of Soil Through Deforestation 35
The Forest in Its Relation to Health 36-37
Recreation 37
Hunting and Fishing 38-40
The Forest in Its Relation to Climate 40-41 The Forest in Its Relation to Animal Life ...... 41-44 The Forest in Its Relation to the Character of the
People 44-47
Chapter IV.-The Destructive Agents of Forests 48-97
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