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COOPERATION. 

 

 As a general rule, no investigation conducted by the Laboratory is 



regarded as complete until the results obtained experimentally have been 

 checked on a commercial scale and their industrial application deter- 

 mined. This is ordinarily accomplished through cooperation with in- 

 dividuals or companies that use wood and are commercially interested 

 in developing new or better processes or products. 



FORMAL COOPERATION AT EXPENSE OF COMPANY. 



In cases of formal cooperation, there should be a remuneration to the 

 Laboratory depending on the cost of the work done for the cooperator, 

 including the time and expense of the members of the Laboratory de- 

 tailed to the project, and its general supervision. When practically all 

 of the work proposed is investigative and the results of value chiefly to 

 the general public, the charge to the cooperator may be comparatively 

 low or eliminated altogether. 



CONSULTATION ON SPECIAL PROBLEMS. 



Anyone is at liberty to correspond with the Laboratory about particu- 

 lar problems dealing with the utilization of wood and will receive answers 

 based on whatever information is available on the subject. The staff 

 of the Laboratory is also available for consultation work, provided the 

 solution of the problem under consideration will further its general 

 research work, or has direct bearing upon it. 



Personal visits to the Laboratory for consultation have proved very 

 satisfactory. 



The Laboratory may, on request, examine the methods of individuals 

 or companies used in handling forest products and prepare plans for 

 improving such methods, provided that the purpose is primarily to 

 reduce waste and to obtain information of general value to the indus- 

 tries concerned. 



COURSES OF INSTRUCTION. 



Two short cooperative courses of instruction are given monthly at the 

 Laboratory one in kiln-drying, the other in boxing and crating. These 

 courses are of particular value to superintendents, lumber and produc- 

 tion men, and foremen in wood-using plants. The instruction is under 

 the supervision of a staff of competent specialists and the enrollment is 

 limited to 16 men in each course, so that proper attention may be given 

 to individual problems. Priority of application governs admission to 

 the courses, and the classes are usually filled for two or three months 

 ahead. 



Detailed information concerning any of the work of the Laboratory 

 will be gladly furnished. Inquiries should be addressed to the Director, 

 Forest Products Laboratory, Madison, Wis. 



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