Visit to Forest of Dean
Early photograph taken in 1929 from a forestry album of 117 photographs compiled by an unknown Forestry Commission officer. No other information other than the surnames given.
An excellent image of the senior Scottish Forestry Commission members of a contingent visiting the Forest of Dean in 1929. They are from the left:
Mr J M Murray, Divisional Officer South East and West Scotland
Mr J F Annand, Divisional Officer Northeast Scotland
Mr John D Sutherland, Assistant Commissioner FC Scotland
Mr John Cameron, District Officer Acquisitions Scotland, Edinburgh
Mr F Scott, Divisional Officer North Scotland
Can anyone pass on the first names of these gentlemen?
Referring to the Journal of the Forestry Commission 1929 it transpires that a Divisional Officers conference was held at Dean Forest and the photograph above and following are from this event.
‘The Assistant Commissioners, Deputy Surveyors and all Divisional Officers attended and Mr. Pearson and Major Cosgrove of the Forest Products Research Laboratory were present by invitation at two of the meetings.
Two sessions were held each day— in the morning from 9.30 to 1 p.m.,
and in the evening from about 8.30 to 11.30. In the afternoons excursions were made to places of forestry interest in the district and there was one whole-day excursion.
The following is a list of the papers which were read and discussed :—
“ Planting.†D. W. Young.
“ Quality of Plants in Relation to Growth and to Nursery’ and Plantation Losses.†A. P. Long.
“ Some Important Aspects of Nursery W ork.†J. F. Annand.
“ Time and Degree of Beating Up Coniferous Plantations as affected
by Initial Spacing and Weeding Operations.†0. J. Sangar.
“ Turf-Planting and the Subsequent Attention to Turf-Planted Areas.†J. M. Murray.
“ Direct Sowing.†C. 0 . Hanson.
“ Oak Planting.†L. S. Osmaston.
“ Land Acquisition.†W. L. Taylor'.
“ Forest Workers’ Holdings (Scotland).†John Cameron.
“ Preparation of Ground.†A. D. Hopkinson.
“ Weeding.†A. L. Felton.
“ Treatment of Scrub Areas in Planting.†F. Scott.
“ Experimental Data.†Research Branch.
“ Forest Fires Data.†Finance Branch.
The main object of the Conference was to review “ the experience
of the last ten years in order to improve future procedure,†and in particular to lay stress on “ any methods which might cheapen the cost of establishing successful plantations.†Attention was principally directed to the actual operations upon which the Divisional Officers have been engaged, and in each case a leading paper introduced the subject, and was followed by a discussion.’
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