APPENDIX 



SUGGESTED LIST OF PRACTICUM EXERCISES 

 THAT COULD BE GIVEN IN CONNECTION WITH 

 A COURSE IN FARM FORESTRY. 



I. Tree study and identification. As many exercises as 

 possible should be devoted to the study and identification of 

 trees. The following method of conducting such exercises 

 has been found to be satisfactory. 



If the exercises are to start in the fall of the year study 

 the hardwoods first and the conifers later in the winter ; the 

 opposite method should be followed in the spring. Take the 

 students out to the tree to be studied and have them take notes 

 on the following points : 



1. Name, common and scientific. 



2. Location of tree, open or forest grown, kind and char- 

 acter of soil and situation. 



3. General form and appearance. 



4. Method of branching. 



5. Trunk diameter at breast height, clear length of bole 

 and total height of tree (approximate). 



6. Crown-width and length of crown, general shape and 

 appearance, character of shade cast. 



7. Bark color and characteristic markings. 



Have each student secure a small branch with characteristic 

 leaves and buds, and either study sitting around the tree or 

 take to the class room. All observations made should be re- 



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