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 twenty-ninth Journal includes information on: Tours on the West Coast of North America, Fifth World Forestry Congress; The lake states tour of the Fifth World Forestry Congress; F.A.O. Study tour in South-East England; The treatment of hardwood scrub; Treatment of degraded hardwood areas for shelterwood restocking; Forestry in the Dumfries District; Estate woodlands around Cheltenham; A day in north Holland; Overseas visitors; Temperatures at the soil surface; Sharp’s lining out plough; The cultivation of felled woodland and compacted chalk; Helicopter spraying to kill whins at Speymouth forest; Brashing cost; Planning the countryside; Operator training; Happy returns; So you want more money!; Some random recollections; The mystery of the wooden box; Legends of Savile Row; Life of a forester; A Breton sculptor; Notes from here and there.