Excerpt from Outlines of Forestry: Or, the Elementary Principles Underlying the Science of Forestry; Being a Series of Primers of Forestry When from any cause a necessity exists in any country for the removal of its forests from extended areas, unless care be taken as to the manner in which such removal is made, and some parts are left wooded, irreparable injuries will inevitably follow. In the United States, where the enormous increase in population has resulted in the removal of the forests from extended areas, such intelligence and care have unfortunately, in most cases, not been exercised. The timber lands have generally been purchased at figures based almost entirely on the value of the standing wood. The trees have been cut down in a reckless manner, and fires, carelessly started, have often been left indifferently to burn themselves out. No attempts have been made to protect the soil that has been denuded of its natural protective covering by the axe or the fire. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.