U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



organized school work in elementary agriculture additional impetus 

 in forestry, 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 

 Office of Publications, U. S. Department of Agriculture, Washing- 

 ton, D. C. Because of the limited supply, applicants are urged to 

 select only a few numbers, choosing those which are of special in- 

 terest, and ordering but one copy of each. When the free supply 

 has been exhausted, a number are yet for sale by the Superintend- 

 ent 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 special- 

 ize 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, U. S. 

 Department of Agriculture, for teachers' use. The teacher will find 

 that a number of the textbooks on forestry are suited to his needs, 

 and that some of the elementary textbooks may be used by the pupils. 



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

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

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



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. 



This survey should include the kind of woodland, whether hard- 

 wood, conifer, or mixed type, the important species of trees in the 

 forest stand, in respect to their abundance and their use and com- 

 mercial value, the leading rough timber products that have been 

 sold, and the prices received in the woods or shipping point. This 

 information may be collected and tabulated. 



A map of the district may be procured, or, if not available, one 

 can be drawn on a large sheet by the pupils. On this map the homes 

 and farms of the pupils are to be located. Place signs, emblems, or 



