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THE AMES FORESTER 



A short stop was made at Big Tree Sta- 

 tion, California. Here the class had 

 an opportunity to see some fine red- 

 wood timber. The high redwood 

 stump shown in the picture has two 

 thrifty sprouts each over a foot in 

 diameter. 



In the Pacific Northwest the forestry 

 class had an opportunity to study in 

 detail some of the largest sawmills 

 in the country. The picture shows 

 the Jack ladder in the big Weyer- 

 hauser Mill at Everett, Washington. 



portion of the class on a timber cruise 

 on the Columbia National Forest in 

 Washington. Tree shown is Douglas 

 fir. 



During the Western trip the forestry 

 class had a splendid opportunity to 

 study at close hand practically all of 

 the important commercial timber 

 trees of the West. The picture shows 



