THE TRAINING OF A FORESTER 



The publications of the United States 

 Forest Service include by far the most and 

 the best information upon the forests of this 

 country which has until now been assembled 

 and printed. Hence, the prospective stu- 

 dent of forestry can do nothing better than 

 to write to The Forester, Washington, D. C. 

 (which is the correct address), for the 

 annotated catalogue of these publications 

 which is sent free to all applicants, and then 

 to secure and study such of the bulletins and 

 circulars as best meet his individual needs. 

 If he looks forward to entering the United 

 States Forest Service, he should not fail to 

 get also the Use Book, the volume of direc- 

 tions and regulations in accordance with 

 which the National Forests are protected, 

 developed, and made available and useful 

 to the people of the regions in which they lie. 



The dendrological work of the Service, 

 which has to do with forest distribution, the 



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