Harvesting Timber Crops

Of high reference value to foresters and students of forestry, this book discusses in detail the principles and practices involved in harvesting timber crops, with special emphasis on forestry related aspects. The introductory part examines the place of harvesting in the field of forestry and describes in brief the activities related to planning a timber harvest and the necessary provisions to be made for workers engaged in the actual harvesting operation. Making use of appropriate visual material in the form of diagrams and photographs, the subsequent chapters discuss in detail the principles and procedures concerned with cutting and transporting phases of harvesting, in a logical sequence. The last part of the book is devoted to the organisation of harvesting operations, scaling and measurement of timber products, and maintenance of records on costs and output. A select bibliography and an exhaustive subject index have been appended to the text.