Forestry - not a last resort
Language: English Series: Countryside Commission News ; No 27 June/July 1987, 3(1)Publication details: 1987Subject(s): Summary: A personal view stating the case for an extension of forestry land no longer required for convential crops. Wood is seen as a crop which can be grown on most types of farmland , and research in Devon suggests that 10% of the area of the average farm under good woodland would add 27% to present farm incomes . The author concludes that 25% of British farmland should be put over to woodland, and farmers should begin to think along these lines.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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A personal view stating the case for an extension of forestry land no longer required for convential crops. Wood is seen as a crop which can be grown on most types of farmland , and research in Devon suggests that 10% of the area of the average farm under good woodland would add 27% to present farm incomes . The author concludes that 25% of British farmland should be put over to woodland, and farmers should begin to think along these lines.