CONTENTS Progress through Cooperation John R. McGuire Seven Years of Growth Gene W. Grey RESOURCES, UTILIZATION, AND MARKETING Timber Demand and Use James E. Blyth Changing Resource and Utilization Glenn A. Cooper, Eugene F. Landt, Ronald D. Lindmark, and Harold A. Stewart Evaluation of Selected Wood Properties in Relation to Soil-Site Conditions H. E. Wahlgren Federal Trade Commission Guides and Their Effects on the Consumer Donald H. Gott Forest Products Regulatory Legislation John A. Sester The Significance of Log and Tree Grading Systems Robert Massengale SILVICULTURE Culture: Past, Present, and Future F. Bryan Clark Selecting the Best Available Soils Craig K. Losche Establishment and Early Culture of Plantations Robert D. Burke and Robert D. Williams Weed Control W. R. Byrnes, J. E. Krajicek, and J. R. Wichman Managing Immature Trees for More High-Quality Logs and Related Products Robert E. Phares Tree Culture in the Southeast Warren Giles Boyette TREE IMPROVEMENT Genetics and Tree Improvement David T. Funk Genetic Variation and Selection Calvin F. Bey Vegetative Propagation: Problems and Prospects R. E. Farmer Tree Improvement Action Programs-The Missouri Story Eugene L. Brunk NUT CULTURE AND PRODUCTION Utilization and Marketing of Nuts R. Dwain Hammons Utilization and Marketing of Shells Clarence C. Cavender Orchard Establishment in Arkansas Max D. Bolar Vegetation Management Increases Production in Nut Orchard Harvey A. Holt and Jack E. Voeller Bluegrass Sod and Trees Jack Weeks Forage and Trees Alan King PROTECTION Diseases Frederick H. Berry Insects as Related to Wood and Nut Production William E. Miller ECONOMICS Evaluating Economic Maturity of Individual Trees Gary G.Naughton Cost and Income Treatment on Small Woodlands Steven E. Lindsey Returns from Two Systems of Multicropping Richard C. Smith Information and Services Available to the Landowner Burl S. Ashley and John P. Slusher