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16 MISC. PUBLICATION 45, U. S. DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE 
MARCH 
Study the forestry needs of your locality. 
Make plans for planting work to be done by the club. 
Plan club fire-prevention activities for the spring, summer, and fall. 
Tree study—learn different parts of a tree, function of each, and how a tree 
grows. 
APRIL 
Arrange programs for Arbor Day and Forest Week which may include a part 
of the spring planting to be undertaken by the club. 
Study the making of a forest nursery and start work. 
Tree study—flowers and early fruits. 
MAY 
Make plans for public-education campaign in fire protection, camping, and 
forest good manners. 
Continue planting operations. 
Plant nursery bed. 
Take hike into woods for tree identification, measuring height of trees, etc. 
Collect seeds of white elm, silver maple, ete. 
Tree study—pollination methods. 
JUNE 
Begin work in public education. 
Visit cut-over lands for study. 
Write up results of trip for local paper. 
Take photographs of trees in full leaf. 
Make plans for club camp or outing (Southern States). ~ 
Tree study—late-blooming trees and seeding of forest trees. Continue study 
of tree identification. 
JULY 
Plan club exhibits to be shown at fall fairs. 
Collect and mount leaves and twigs. 
Make plans for club camp or outing (Northern States). 
Hold club camp or outing (Southern States). 
If necessary assist Federal or State forest officers in fire-prevention work. 
Tree study—the oaks. 
AUGUST 
Prepare exhibits for fairs. 
Hold club camp or outing (Northern States). 
Continue assistance in fire-prevention work. 
Care for nursery. 
Tree study—the maples, the oaks, the pines, or other tree group. 
SEPTEMBER 
Send exhibits to fairs. 
Study method of collecting and extracting seeds of coniferous trees. 
Begin farm-woodland study by selecting a woods for thinning. 
Make a map of this woods and estimate the amount of timber. 
Continue fire work. 
Tree study—the conifers. 
OCTOBER 
Make further study of woods tract selected for thinning, determining what it 
will produce, which species should be removed, ete. Cut fuel wood. 
Make plans for other winter work. 
Cooperate with game wardens in enforcing game laws. 
If your State has a fall Arbor Day, plan for its celebration. 
Tree study—the nut trees. 
NOVEMBER 
Continue thinning of farm woodland. 
Study market conditions and marketing. 
Take photographs of thinning work. 
Tree study—bark. Collect bark specimens. 
