INSTRUCTIONS RELATING TO FOREST PRODUCTS. 35 



No. 3. Notes on condition and disposition of material when received at 



destination. 



These notes will be entered by the man in charge of the station on sample 

 form c. He will then transmit to the executive officer in charge a copy of these 

 notes, as well as a copy of the notes transmitted to him by the collector of the 

 material. Sample form c is as follows : 



Form for notes at receiving- station. 

 Sample form c. 



UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



FOREST SERVICE. 

 Project Xo. Shipment 



SHIPMENT DESCRIPTION. 



condition and. dixii'ixition of material -iclicn received at destination. 



Received at _____________________________________ Date 



i Name of Station.) 

 Condition when received 



How stored 



Records : 



Correspondence ________________________________________________________ 



Photographs ____________________________________ ------------------------ 



Care in descriptions essential. 



The interpretation of experimental data very often depends upon an accurate 

 knowledge of the material used in the experiments, and no effort should be 

 spared in making shipment descriptions as accurate and complete as possible. 



DESCRIPTION OF SAMPLES. 



Specimens for Laboratory collection. 



The Forest Products Laboratory is building up a collection of authentic 

 specimens of (1) crude or raw materials. (2) intermediate products forming a 

 series which illustrate processes of manufacture, and (3) final products as put 

 on the market. Specimens are particularly desired of: 



(1) Woods which have been identified botanically. Whenever possible, these 

 specimens should be taken from average merchantable trees and should include 

 both pith and bark in one piece. A section 1 foot or more in length is desir- 

 able. but smaller pieces are acceptable. 



(2) Samples of wood which have been subjected to different processes. It 

 is desirable to have a description of the processes to which the wood has been. 

 subjected, as well as samples of the material used in its treatment. 



(3) Samples of materials used in treating wood. 

 ( 4 ) Wood distillation products. 



(5) Pulp, paper, and other fiber products. 



In classes 3. 4. and 5 a description of the process used in manufacturing 

 the products should in all cases accompany the samples. 



(6) Samples of fungous growth causing decay. A very complete description 

 should accompany such specimens, as otherwise they are of little value. 



(7) Any rare, uncommon, or especially interesting samples of growth or 

 changed physical structure of wood. 



Description of Laboratory specimens. 



The collector of any sample will fully describe it on sample form d. which is 

 appended, and transmit the description with the sample to the director of the 

 Forest Products Laboratory. Madison, Wis. The shipping tag on the sample will 

 in all cases bear the name of the sender and the point and date of shipment. 



On receipt at the Laboratory the sample will be given a number, entered on 

 the sample form d transmitted by the collector. Reports on samples submitted 

 for examination will bear the sample number and be filed with the sample de- 

 scription. All samples or specimens put into the permanent collection will bear 

 the sample number. 



