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i3- Forest Survey. 



Area and boundary topography as- 

 certaining forest condition establish- 

 ing units of management and adminis- 

 tration. 



14. Forest Mensuration. 



Methods of ascertaining volumes and 

 rates of growth of trees and stands, 

 and determining yields. 



15. Forest Valuation, Statics, and Finance. 

 Ascertaining money value of forest prop- 

 erties and financial results of different 

 methods of management, and compar- 

 ing same. 



1 6. Forest Regulation. 



Preparing working plans, determining 

 felling budgets, and organizing for con- 

 tinuo^s wood and revenue production. 

 a ") 17. Forest Administration. 



Organization of a forestry service : busi- 

 ness practice and routine, including for- 

 est law and business law applicable to 

 forestry practice. 



Besides these essential and directly applicable branches of 

 knowledge, it is desirable that the manager of a large forest 

 property have also some knowledge of fish and game preser- 

 vation, and of agriculture, if game, fish, meadows, agricultural 

 lands, form integral parts of the property. 



