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Tack to th,. butt end of eaoli loj; mcurHy a car.! (.cntrally), »u which is written name of tree, species locality 

 from whi.h five IS taki'ii, (l,-uotf<l l.y Hit- lelt.T coriespondiutt to tliat used ill the notebook, uuiiiber of tree and sec- 

 tion. This card or tag is intended to insure a record of each I<>k in addition to the markiiiK already made. 



(10) IJmb !(oo(?.— Having, as before noted, selected a limb, measur.'d and recorded its distance from the butt and 

 position on the trunk, and marked its lower side and sawed it off dose to the latter, now take a disk V, inches Ion" 

 from the butt end and otliers every 5 feet up to 2-inch diameter at the top. Number these consecutively with Roman 

 number, calling tlie butt disk No. 1. Note by letters L and V the lower and upper side.-as the limb appeared 

 on the tree, and place the (Arabic) number of tree fnun wliich the limb came on each. Enforce the record by cards 

 containing the same information, as done in case of other disk pieces. 



Weigh, and wrap and mail in the same manner as the other pieces. 



(11) Cluck (n«».— I'nmi the •• check tree," which is to be the very best to be fouu.l, oul v three disks or three logs 

 are to be secured, from the butt, middle, and toj. j.art of the tree. Absolutely clear timber, free from all knots and 

 blemishes, is to be chosen. The disk pieces are to be of the same size, and to be secured in the same manner as 

 those described before; the logs to be not necessarily more than li feet; less if not enough clear timber can he found. 



Note the position of eacli piece in the tree by measuring from the butt cut to the butt end of the piece. 



Prepare and mark all pieces in the same manner as those from other trees, adding, however, to each piece a X 

 mark to denote it as coming from the "check tree." 



(12) Yoiiiin trees. — Select six trees from each site approximately of following sizes: Two, G-inch diameter, breast 

 high; two, 4-inch diameter, breast high; two, 2-ineh diameter, breast high. Mark north and south si.les and chop 

 or saw all close to the ground and cut each tree into following lengths: First stick, 2 feet long; second stick, i f(;et 

 long; the remaining cuts 4 feet long up to a top end diameter of about 1 Inch. Cut from tlie basal end of each log 

 a disk r> inches long. Mark and ticket butt end of each log :is in cast' of large trees. Mark a north and south line 

 on lop end of each disk, with N and S at extreniiti<>s to denote north and south sides; and also (iiket with same data 

 as given rui l;uge disk i)ieces. Weigh and wrap as before. Of these trees only the ilisk jiiei'es ;ire to be mailed. 



F. — .Shipping tkst pieck.s. 



• Shi)) all pieces witliout delay. To each log tack securely a shipping card (furnished), so as to cover llie marking 

 tag. The logs will go to .J. 15. Johnson, St. Louis, Mo. The disks and other pieces are to be mailed to F. Koth, Ann 

 Arbor, Mich., using franks securely pasted for mailing, unless, as noted before, they must be sent by express. 



Mail at once to the above addresses notice of each shipment, .and a transcript of not(^s and full description to 

 this office, from wliich i-opies will be forwarded to th(^ recipi.'iits of the test pieces. 



If free transportation is obtained from the r.tilroad c(uui>anios, special additional iiislriii'lions will he given 

 under this head. 



O. — Kkcouds. 



Careful and aci-urate records are most es.sential to secure the success of this work. A set of specially prepared 

 record sheets will be furnished, with instructions for their use. A transcript of the record must be .sent to this olliee 

 at the time of making sliipuwiit ; also such notes as may seem desirable to idiiijdete the record and to give additional 

 explanations in regard to the record and suggestions respecting the work of eolleetiug. Original records and notes 

 must be preserved, to avoid loss in tninsmission by mail. 



