10 C ourses in Forestry . 



This course is given as follows: 



2a. Silviculture. Introductory, including the study of soil, climate 

 and other conditions (site) and their influence on forest growth , 



Three hours , first semester. 



2b. Silviculture. Methods of artificial and natural reproduction; 

 seedbed and nursery work; planting and sowing in forest; re- 

 forestation of denuded lands, prairies, dunes, etc. Three hours, 

 second semester. 



2c. Silviculture. Care of forest; cleaning and thinning; pro- 

 tection of forests against insect and other- enemies. Three 

 hours, first semester. 



Courses 2a, 2b, and 2c should be taken in order here given. 

 They are open only to students of forestry in their first and 

 second years. 



3. Forest Mensuration and Description. Lectures, laboratory 

 work, and field work. Three hours, through the year. Assistant 

 Professor MULFORD. 



Methods of measuring the volume of the individual tree and entire 

 bodies or stands of timber; timber estimating; measurement of 

 the rate of growth of trees and stands; methods and manner of 

 describing a tract of forest to secure its proper management. 



Open only to students of forestry in first year. 



4. Forest Utilization. Lectures. Four hours, second semester, 

 Professor ROTH. 



Use of timber: points of production and market; methods of lum- 

 bering, milling, and marketing; minor forest industries. 

 Open only to forestry students in their second year. 



5. Forest Management. Lectures and field work. Five hours, 

 through the year. Professor ROTH. 



General forest survey and preparation of working plans; admin- 

 istration and regulation of the field and office work in the care 

 of a large tract of timber and the methods of calculations in- 

 volved in judging the value of forests and forest operations. 



Open only to forestry students in their last year. 



6. Dendrology. Lectures, laboratory work and field work. Three 

 hours, second semester. Assistant Professor MULFORD. 



Monographic study of forest trees; their life history, distribution, 

 requirements, behavior and possibilities in the forest. 



7. Timber Physics. Lectures and Laboratory work. Three hours. 



