THE TRAINING OF A FORESTER 



The subjects of forest surveying and 

 working plans are intimately related. Maps 

 are indispensable in the practical work of 

 making a forest working plan. Topo- 

 graphic mapping, timber estimating, forest 

 description, and the location of logging 

 roads, trails, and fire lines, together with 

 Silvics and a knowledge of growth and 

 yield — these and many other subjects enter 

 into the making of a practical working plan 

 to harvest a forest crop and secure a second 

 growth of timber. The student should get 

 all the practice he can in marking timber 

 for cutting under such a plan. 



The young Forester must make himself 

 familiar with the administration of the Na- 

 tional Forests. He must know how the 

 business of the forest is handled, how it is 

 protected against fire, how the timber is 

 sold, how claims and entries are dealt with 

 under the public land laws, how land in the 



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