2 DEPARTMENT BULLETIN 863, U. S. DEPT. OE AGRICULTURE. 



ing more profitable. These lessons have been prepared to give to 

 the organized school work in elementary agriculture additional 

 impetus in forest^, to provide material for instruction that is within 

 the range of elementary pupils, and to furnish a topic for home 

 projects that may be worked out profitably to every community and 

 with real educational value to the pupils themselves. 



SOURCES OF INFORMATION. 



Practically all the subject matter for class use and instructions 

 for home projects will be found in bulletins available, either free or 

 at a small cost. Almost every State agricultural college has pub- 

 lished one or more bulletins on some phase of forestry, and in most 

 instances these may be had for the asking. Address the dean of the 

 agricultural college. 



The Farmers' Bulletins of the United States Department of Agri- 

 culture referred to in this bulletin will cover many of the topics to 

 be studied. Bulletins in this list will be sent free, so long as the 

 supply lasts, to any resident of the United States, upon application 

 to his Senator, Representative, or Delegate in Congress, or to the 

 Chief of the Division of Publications, U. S. Department of Agri- 

 culture, Washington, D. C. Because of the limited supply, appli- 

 cants are urged to select only a few numbers, choosing those which 

 are of special interest, and ordering but one cop}^ of each. When 

 the free supply has been exhausted, a number are yet for sale by 

 the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, 

 Washington, D. C, at 5 cents each. Other publications of this 

 department are also for sale by the Superintendent of Documents, 

 but these are more often technical bulletins and of interest to those 

 only who wish to specialize in the subject. 



Frequently revised classified lists of department publications on 

 different phases of agriculture, one of which is on the subject of 

 forestry, are issued by the Division of Agricultural Instruction, 

 States Relations Service, U. S. Department of Agriculture, for teach- 

 ers' use. The teacher will find that a number of the textbooks on 

 forestry are suited to her needs, and that some of the elementary 

 textbooks may be used by the pupils. 



In addition to the Farmers' Bulletins and other Department Bulle- 

 tins, the Forest Service issues a number of circulars on various 

 phases of forestry which may be obtained directly from that division. 



THE SURVEY. 



One of the means by which the teacher may become informed 

 about the forestry interests of the district is a woodland survey. 

 The pupils may assist in obtaining this information, but a first-hand 

 knowledge obtained by the teacher will be a valuable aid. 



