Opportunities for Timber Production in Hawaii (Classic Reprint)

by Gerald D Pickford

Excerpt from Opportunities for Timber Production in Hawaii

The difficulty and expense involved in clearing away dense jungle so that valuable timber species can be planted have been a third major drawback to forest industrial development in Hawaii. The forest lands of the State generally lie in the heavy rain belt on mountainsides above the settlements. Soils, though productive for timber are often almost unbelievably rocky. Jungle vegetation is dense and difficult to clear. Wet, swampy conditions are common on the more level sites. Heavy crawler-type tractors with bulldozers and other specialized equip ment suitable to operate effectively under these difficult conditions have not been available very long-20 to 25 years at most. Landowners and public agencies only recently have started fairly large-scale land clearing operations with mechanized equipment to convert the jungle into residential areas, improved pastures, and forests.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1390447820
• ISBN13: 9781390447828
• Release Date: August 2018
• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Length: 24 Pages
• Weight: 0.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"