Excerpt from The Journal of the Franklin Institute, Vol. 168: Devoted to Science and the Mechanic Arts; Nos. 1003 1008; July December, 1909 Whether in connection with reclaimed lands or otherwise, it is desirable to make an experiment in afforestation, and if so, by what authority and under what conditions such experiment should be conducted. The Commission reported at length on the mat ter in January, 1909. I should like to read portions of a sum mary of that report appearing in Nature (vol. 79, p. As an expert opinion on such general phases of the matter as we are considering. I. The afforestation of suitable lands in the United King dom, if undertaken on an adequate scale and in accordance with well-recognized principles, should prove at present prices a sound and remunerative investment. 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.