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courses for practical foresters and others. It is anticipated that 

 in a few years' time these woods will form an extensive and 

 valuable demonstration area. 



The experimental plantations and the tree nurseries at Cockle 

 Park, the Northumberland County Agricultural Experimental 

 Station, are available for demonstrations and practical instruc- 

 tion, and representative and appropriate private woodlands in the 

 neighbourhood have been placed at the disposal of the college 

 for the purpose of demonstrations to students. At Cockle Park 

 ten plots of ground, comprising in all about eight acres, have been 

 laid off and planted with forest trees for the purpose of illustrat- 

 ing certain principles of silviculture. A small arboretum has also 

 been formed consisting of conifers and a few deciduous trees. 



Since 1904 many extensive woodlands have been visited by 

 the lecturer in forestry, and reports and working-plans prepared 

 for most of them. In addition, the lecturer has given advice, by 

 letter and otherwise, to landowners and others in the North of 

 England, and has conducted several important investigations 

 into matters connected with the management of woods. 



Extension lectures in forestry are held at various centres in the 

 contributing counties ; occasionally single lectures only are 

 given, but usually courses of three to six lectures are held. 



University of Cambridge. — Instruction in forestry was instituted 

 at Cambridge University in 1907, when a Forestry Committee 

 of the Board of Agricultural Studies was formed, and a Reader 

 in Forestry appointed. 



The course of study for the Diploma in Forestry may be 

 summarised as follows : — Candidates for admission to the 

 examination for the diploma must have (i) obtained the degree 

 of B.A. ; (2) passed qualifying examinations in botany, geology, 

 physics, and chemistry ; and (3) attended for two years courses 

 of instruction in forestry and cognate subjects. 



The course for the first year includes lectures and practical 

 work in forest botany, silviculture, and general forestry. During 

 the long vacation the student spends ten weeks on a British 

 woodland estate, in practical work, under the superintendence of 

 an experienced forester. 



The course for the second year includes similar instruction in 

 forest management and forest utilisation, and in diseases of 

 trees and timber, forest zoology, surveying, and engineering. 

 During the long vacation of this year, the student has ten 



