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Outline of plan. 



Project No Title: 



Working Plan No 



(1) Purpose -of work. 



(This paragraph should state clearly and fully just what the work is 

 expected to accomplish.) 



(2) Detailed list of materials needed and instructions for their collection. 



(3) Detailed instructions for carrying on work. 



a. Concise statement giving the method of grouping and marking mate- 

 rial. The system used will be standard, but just what will constitute a 

 " shipment," " piece," " stick," etc., should be clearly stated. 



b. Description of methods of testing or treating. Each chemical or 

 preservative treatment or method of testing, soaking, seasoning, etc., not 

 standardized, should be briefly but fully described. Standard methods 

 will be described by reference to laboratory instructions or other authori- 

 ties. The character to be used in the " marks " of a specimen to indicate 

 the treatment to which is has been subjected, should also be defined. 



c. Description of all special methods of keeping records, both before and 

 after test. 



(I. Moisture and similar test determinations to be made. 

 e. Photographs, sketches, and drawings. 

 /. Final disposition of material. 



(4) Future inspection or treatment of material. 



SHIPMENT DESCRIPTIONS. 



The following terms will be used in marking and describing shipments: 

 Piece. 



A piece is the first subdivision of a shipment which it is desirable to regard 

 as a unit. It may be a log, a stringer, a strip from which small specimens 

 are to be taken, a wagon axle, a bale of freight, etc. The pieces composing a 

 shipment will be numbered serially. The piece number will consist of the num- 

 ber of the shipment and the serial number of the piece. For example, the num- 

 bers of pieces in shipment 10 would be 10-1, 10-2, etc. 



Stick. 



The term stick is applied to specimens secured from the first subdivision of 

 a piece. A stick number will consist of the number of the piece from which 

 it is cut and a serial number. For example, sticks secured from piece No. 

 10-1 will be numbered 10-1-1, 10-1-2, etc. 



Mark. 



A mark consists of one or more characters signifying factors which are to be 

 considered in analyzing the test data. Arabic numerals in a mark signify that 

 the specimen was secured from a stick. Letters, Roman numerals, and other 

 characters may be embodied in a mark to designate methods of drying, treating, 

 position in the tree, etc. when it is desirable to make a record of such factors. 



The information required on material used in experiments may be divided 

 into the following general classes : 



No. 1. Field notes. 



All material used in research work will generally be collected by a repre- 

 sentative of the Forest Service, who will secure such information on its origin 

 as may be indicated in the working plan. When the material collected is 

 wood, the field notes will be entered on sample form a. For material other 

 than wood, the information desired will be specified in the working plan. 

 The collector will classify the material collected into shipments, pieces, sticks, 

 etc.. in accordance with the directions contained in the working plan, and use 

 these designations in the preparation of his notes. Unless the collector is ab- 

 solutely sure of the identity of the specimens he should not make collections. 



