Report on the disastrous effects of the destruction of forest trees, now going on so rapidly in the state of Wisconsin
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Lapham, Increase Allen, 1811-1875
Report on the disastrous effects of the destruction of forest trees, now going on so rapidly in the state of Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin: [Commission to Ascertain Effects of the Destruction of Forest Trees], Atwood and Rublee, state printers, 1867
104 p. ; 22 cm.
URL to cite for this work: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/WI.RDEFT
Contents
[Title page], pp. [1] ff.
Introduction, p. [3]
Necessity of trees, pp. [3]-4
Warnings of history, pp. 4-9
The effect of clearing the land of forest trees upon the climate of the state, pp. 9-12
How trees affect the springs, streams and rain of a country, pp. 12-15
How trees protect the soil, pp. 15-16
Trees may produce rain, p. 17
How trees affect the winds, pp. 17-22
Trees affect the electric currents, pp. 22-23
Trees purify the air, p. 23
Trees enrich the land, p. 23
Summary view of facts and consequences, pp. 23-24
General consumption of wood, pp. 24-25
Consumption by railroads, pp. 25-26
How cheap wood affects the country, pp. 26-30
The necessity of cheap motive power, pp. 30-33
How wood effects freights, pp. 33-34
Corn cannot be substituted, pp. 34-35
The duty of the state, pp. 35-36
Experiments needed, pp. 36-37
Peculiarities of climate, pp. 37-40
Suggestions for practice, p. 40
Of tree-belts, pp. 40-43
Some other advantages of tree belts, pp. 43-45
Of cutting trees for wood, pp. 45-46
Propogation of trees, pp. 46-47
Forests and timber belts, pp. 47-48
Forms of planting, pp. 48-49
Time of planting seeds, pp. 49-50
How to procure seeds, p. 50
When to grow trees, pp. 50-53
Plant the best trees, pp. 53-54
Trees classed by rapidity of growth, pp. 54-55
Trees classed by value as fuel, pp. 55-57
Trees recommended for cultivation, pp. 57-97
How the seeds of the coniferæ, etc., are collected, pp. 97-100
In conclusion, pp. 100-101 ff.
Index, pp. [103]-104 ff.
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