Author: R. H. Ober

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2016-06-22

Total Pages: 56

ISBN-13: 9781332861637

Excerpt from Reforestation of the Cedar River Water Shed If left to itself this logged-off land will be covered by a growth of weeds and a scattering growth of inferior timber and will remain non-productive and of practically no value to the community and to the state. It is evident that a policy of this kind. If applied to the watersheds which constitute the sources of supply of all of the large cities of the state, would result in the withdrawal of enormous areas of land from productive use. Would cause a great economic loss, and would prevent the proper upbuilding and development of the state. The problem is to determine the best use to be made of these logged-off lands within the watershed, having due regard to the necessity of protecting the water supply. It is evident that the use of these lands for agricultural or dairy purposes, if they were adapted to that use. Would be one which would not be consistent with the purpose for which they were acquired. For the reason that it would mean the occupation of the land by large numbers of animals and the introduction of a resident population with consequent danger of pollution of the water supply. 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.