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home table, and on the other hand the orchardist whose sole business is 

 the handling of several hundred acres of fruit. 



The Department aims, therefore, to train some students in the care of 

 the woodlot as a secondary business on the farm (farm forestry), and 

 to train other students in the care of a large forest as a business in itself 

 (professional forestry) ; furthermore, it aims to give direct help to the 

 small woodlot owner and to the large timberland owner. 



Another aim of the Department is to conduct investigations that will 

 help in solving the forestry problems of the State. The lands that have 

 been placed in charge of this Department will be developed as a forest 

 experiment station. In addition, field studies in other parts of the State 

 will be undertaken when opportunity permits. 



To summarize, the aims of the Department are: 



1. Instruction — to a relatively large number of general students and to 

 a small number of professional students. 



2. Investigation — a forest experiment station and field studies. 



3. Extension work — direct help to both large and small owners of 

 forest property. 



teaching 

 During the year covered by this report, instruction in the care of wood- 

 lots was given by means of four courses. Detailed plans were also com- 

 pleted for the professional course in forestry, but students were not 

 admitted to this course until September, 19 12. The professional forestry 

 course requires five years, leading to the degree of Bachelor of Science at 

 the end of the fourth year and to the degree of Master in Forestry at the 

 end of the fifth year. 



The following courses of instruction were given in 1911-1912: 



Course 



Silviculture. . . , 

 Silviculture. . . , 

 Farm Forestry 

 Farm Forestry 



Term 



Winter-Course 



Number of 

 hours 

 credit 



3 

 3 

 2 



Number of 



students 



registered 



35 

 24 



113 

 24 



196 



The above registration was composed entirely of undergraduate stu- 

 dents, excepting one candidate for the master's degree who had a minor 

 in forestry. 



