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Coconino Forest; instruction will be given chiefly by officers de- 

 tailed from the district and will be in charge of the Chief of Opera- 

 tion. The Forest Service will provide for the transportation of 

 all officers detailed, but the cost of subsistence while attending the 

 school will be borne by the rangers. They will be detailed, how- 

 ever, on full pay. The following outline of courses is particularly 

 interesting : 



Silviculture: Mensuration, stem and stump analysis; recon- 

 naissance, estimating ; timber sales : marking, scaling, grading, 

 woodswork, reports ; botany : identification and life history of 

 plants; management: systems of management — planting, silvics, 

 working plans (simple). 



Operation: Engineering, land surveying; use of instruments, 

 mapping ; permanent improvements ; location of roads and trails. 



Lazv: Principles, appropriations ; land law, mining claims. 



Grazing: Control, development; carrying capacity of range; 

 classes of range and stock. 



Camp Practice: Pitching tents, cooking; care of horses, rid- 

 ing; packing, shooting. 



Field Work: Silviculture, botany; management, engineering; 

 examination of mining claims ; use of range and carrying capac- 

 ity ; wood utilization ; first aid to the injured. 



Office Procedure: Grazing; operation; silviculture; timber 

 sales ; planting ; silvics. 



The officers in District 3 feel very strongly that a ranger school 

 with the opportunity for practical field work, suited to local condi- 

 tions, is the proper solution of the problem. The results of this 

 school will be closely watched and its success will mean a great 

 deal for the future of the Forest Service. It is in many ways one 

 of the most important steps in the development of the Forest 

 Service, and its significance will no doubt be recognized in 

 American forest history. 



