Forest trees grown in Britain; nursery work; preparations for planting; planting and establishment; the tending of wood and plantations; silviculture; coppice and underwood; forest management; timber measuring; the elements of forest surveying; forest protection; diseases and pests; forest roads and rides; felling, extraction and transport; sawmills and conversion; utilization; timber seasoning and preservation; the valuation of sale timber; gates and fencing; hedges and shelter belts; amenity planting; forestry and shooting; trees and the law; grants and felling licences; the Forestry Commission; the state forest service in Northern Ireland; societies, organizations and establishments concerned with forestry; forest gardens and forest parks; education and training; publications, periodicals and libraries; machinery and equipment; safety in forestry; a calendar of forestry work.