E. C. Weitzell
Published: 2018-01-08
Total Pages: 78
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Excerpt from Forest-Land Utilization in Nicolas and Webster Counties, West Virginia Large tracts of land having no feasible use except forest production, combined With a relatively dense population dependent on the land resources, present problems of readjustment. It may be necessary to have adjustments in the man-land ratio, as well as adjustments in the methods of forest production and land use, if levels of income are to be acceptable. In order to raise the low level of living in forest areas Where mining and other industries are not developed, Without continuous public subsidies, there are two, or a combination of two, alternatives: (1) to develop forest operations of a type that Will provide full employment for the people; and (2) to fit the people for and to provide alternative employment opportunities in this and other areas in order to relieve the subsistence pressure on land resources. 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.
