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 ninth Journal includes information on: Conference of Divisional Officers, Dean Forest, 1929; Yield from seed of European larch (1929 nursery sowings); Hardwood plantations; Note on planting of hardwoods; Notes on forest estate work; Sale of conifer thinnings; A few tips to young foresters and foremen; Divisional correspondence; Forest telephones; Compartmenting, inspection paths and extraction rides; The drought of 1929; Forest protection and the general public; Defoliation of the oak;The winter moth; Entomological investigations; Mycological investigations; Excursion in northern Sweden, July, 1929; Excursion in south and central Sweden, July, 1929; Prospectus of schools for forest apprentices; Moor ploughing: operations at Allerston; Reviews and abstracts; Notes and queries.