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c. Forest insects and diseases. 



(Identification of the more important local destructive varieties; their life 

 habits; methods of control.) 



d. Camping and woods transportation. 



(Practical instruction in camping, packing, the care of animals, canoe 

 craft, etc.) 



e. First aid. 



( Simple and easily applied rules for securing and maintaining health ; what 

 to do in case of emergency, accident, poisoning or physical disaster.) 



Special Subjects : — 



The special subjects are those which it is necessary to incorporate into the 

 curriculum in order to meet local conditions. Although these subjects are numer- 

 ous, in no two ranger schools are they likely to be the same or to be given the 

 same relative weight in comparison with the fundamental and secondary sub- 

 jects. It is impossible to give a complete list of special subjects from which 

 those most useful in any particular locality can be selected. The most important 

 of these subjects, however, are as follows: 



a. Elementary business law. 



b. State forest law and policy. 



(Laws relating to the particular State or States served by the school.) 



c. Federal forest law and policy. 



(When the school trains men for the federal service.) 



d. Elements of book-keeping, time-keeping and official accounting. 



e. Local forest zoology. 



(The identification and habits of the common birds, fishes and mammals of 

 the locality.) 



f . The protection and culture of fish. 



g. The protection and breeding of economic wild birds and mammals. 



h. Grazing and other secondary uses of the forest. 



(Methods of developing and using minor forest resources; control of stock, 

 and protection of forest growth; basis for charges, etc.) 



i. Topographic surveying and mapping. 



(Plane table and stadia surveys by the three point system; drafting of ac- 

 curate topographic maps.) 



j. Forest mensuration. 



(Preparation and use of growth and yield tables.) 



k. Elements of forest management. 



(Layout of compartments and working circles; simple calculations of yield 

 and determination of volume to be cut.) 



1. Utilization of special forest products. 



(Special studies of important products of the region, such as pulp and paper, 

 distillates, naval stores, shingles, poles, railroad ties, and maple sugar; intensive 

 study of methods and costs of production.) 



