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As in the other course, daily lectures are given by Mr. Dawson, 
the principal forestry official, and all laboratory and demonstration 
work is supervised by him or by his assistants. 
Situated as Aberdeen is, close to one of the best wooded areas in 
the country, the university and college officials are peculiarly well 
placed for dealing with the scientific training of practical foresters, 
for it is but a short journey from the lecture room to the forest; in 
fact a tram ride of a few minutes, in any one of three directions, is 
all that is necessary, whilst a journey of half an hour by train opens 
up a still wider area. In addition to these facilities an experi- 
mental plot is about to be established by the Agricultural College 
and the University. : 
On Tuesday and Wednesday, June 25th and 26th, the King’s 
woods on the Balmoral Estate were visited. These cover an area 
of 10,000 acres or about one fourth of the estate. The principal 
points inspected were Ballochbuie Forest, Garmaddie Wood, Inver- 
gelder and Craiggowan, Balmoral Grounds and Abergeldie. 
Ballochbuie Forest is one of the few remaining old natural forests 
of Scotland, and it is to be preserved as far as possible in its 
age of the older trees as nearly 300 years, but the greater 
absence of young trees ; a few up to two years of age were noticed, - 
but nothing older. This is wiietstid for by the oroainicg of deer, 
shoe areas which have been fenced natural regeneration is taking 
The stand of timber is not very heavy over a considerable portion 
of the forest, the trees having been over-thinned in the h 
quality of the wood is, however, good ; and, considering altitude 
and poor soil, the general crop may be said to compare favourably 
with many Scots pine wood hi i 
sondikions. ae P s which are growing under better 
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