Manual of Indian Forest Utilization

Contents Preface. Preface to the first edition. Introduction. Part I. Utilization of wood 1. Technical properties of wood Section I. Anatomical structure of wood. II. Shape and size of trees. III. Specific gravity. IV. Hardness. V. Flexibility. VI. Elasticity. VII. Fissibility. VIII. Strength. IX. Seasoning power and liability to be affected by moisture. X. Durability. XI. Combustibility and heating power. XII. Colour grain and other properties. XIII. Freedom or otherwise from defects or unsoundness. 2. Industrial uses of wood A. Timber Section I. Classification of timber. II. Timber used in superstructures. III. Timber used in contact with the ground. IV. Timber used in contact with water. V. Timber used in machinery. VI. Timber used for boat and ship building. VII. Timber used in joinery and cabinet making. VIII. Timber used in cart and carriage making. IX. Various uses of split wood. X. Wood used for carving and turning. XI. Wood used for engraving. XII. Wood used for lead pencils. XIII. Wood used for match manufacture. XIV. Wood used for packing cases. XV. Wood used for agricultural purposes. XVI. Wood used for the manufacture of wood pulp. XVII. Miscellaneous uses of wood. XVIII. Utilization of Sawdust and other waste wood. B. Firewood and charcoal Section I. Firewood and charcoal used for heating and lighting purposes. II. Woods used for products of distillation. 3. Felling and conversion of wood Section I. Implements used for felling and conversion. II. Season for felling. III. General rules of economic felling. IV. Methods of felling. V. Extraction of stumps. VI. Clearing the coupe. VII. Conversion of timber. VIII. The stacking of timber and firewood. 4. Wood depots. Part II. Utilization of minor forest produce 1. Grass. Section I. Grazing. II. Cut fodder. III. Fibre yielding and thatching grasses. IV. Grasses from which oils are distilled. 2. Leaves used for fodder litter and manure Section I. Leaves for fodder. II. Leaves for litter and manure. 3. Fibres and flosses Section I. Fibres from stems. II. Fibres and flosses yielded by fruits. III. Fibres yielded by leaves. 4. Oils seeds. 5. Tans and dyes Section I. General. II. Tan yielding barks and woods. III. Dye yielding stems and roots. IV. Leaves and galls yielding tans and dyes. V. Flowers fruits and seeds yielding tans and dyes. 6. Distillation products and extracts Section I. Oils and tans. II. Camphor. III. Perfumes. 7. Gums Resins and Oleo resins Section I. General account. II. Exudations from the bark. III. Exudations from the wood. 8. India rubber and Guttapercha Section I. General account. II. Rubber from Ficus elastica. III. Rubber from Hevea brasiliensis. 9. Drugs spices and fish poisons Section I. Drugs and spices. II. Fish poisons. 10. Edible Products Section I. Edible flowers fruits and seeds. II. Starchy products. III. Sugary sap. IV. Fungi and lichens. 11. Materials used for basket work and matting Section I. Basket work. II. Mats. 12. Minor products used in the manufacture of paper. 13. Miscellaneous minor products of vegetable origin Section I. Products from stems and roots. II. Leaves. III. Fruits and seeds. 14. Animal products including hunting fishing and elephant catching Section I. Lac. II. Silk. III. Honey and wax. IV. Hides horns bones and ivory. V. Miscellaneous animal products. VI. Hunting and fishing. VII. Elephant catching. 15. Mineral products. Part III. Organization of labour and modes of Sale and disposal of wood and other forest produce 1. The organization of forest labour Section I. General. II. Wages. 2. Methods of Sale Section I. Sale by private Bargan. II. Sale by public auction. III. Sale by tender. IV. Sale by royalty or fixed tariff. 3. Systems of extraction and disposal of forest produce Section I. General. II. Felling and extraction or collection by government agency. III. Felling by government agency and extraction by purchasers. IV. Felling and extraction or collection by purchasers. Part IV. Forest industries 1. The manufac.