8 MISC. PUBLICATION 45, U. S. DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE 
Il. GENERAL FORESTRY 
1. THE FORESTRY NEEDS OF THE NATION 
Study of conservation movement in the United States. 
What is the Federal Government doing toward the advancement of forestry? 
What are the national forests; where located? 
Are there any in your State? 
2. THE FORESTRY NEEDS OF THE STATE 
What is the State doing toward the advancement of forestry? 
Has it a forestry department? 
Is the State cooperating with the Federal Government under the Clarke- 
McNary Law? 
How many State forest reservations are there? Where located? 
3. THE FORESTRY NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY 
Does your community obtain its wood supply locally or from outside sources? 
Is there much demand for wood? 
Are there community or town forests that can wholly or in part supply this 
demand? 
Is there need for planting in parks, streets, along roadsides, in school grounds? 
Is there need for tree windbreaks or shelter belts in your locality? 
Is there need for decorative planting around country homes? 
If possible, make a club project of planting for any of these purposes; of planting 
and maintaining a club tract; of maintaining a forest nursery. (See city park 
department or State forester for information as to speties to plant and for obtain- 
ing planting stock.) 
4. FARM WOODLANDS 
Are there many farm woodlands in your locality? 
Are the woods of native or planted trees? 
Where located on the farm? 
What wood products do the farmers use? 
Where are the best markets for the surplus timber products? 
5. THE MANAGEMENT OF FARM WOODLANDS 
Select one or more tracts of woodland for club study, taking one at a time. 
Make a map of each tract. 
Estimate the amount of standing timber. 
(See instructions contained in Farmers’ Bulletin 1210, Measuring and Mar- 
keting Farm Timber.) 
What species are represented on each tract? 
Arrange them in the order of their value. 
Which ones predominate in abundance? 
Are there many young trees in the woods? 
How many different age-groups of trees can you distinguish? 
What species have the most young growth or reproduction? 
Have the woods been grazed? 
Have either the reproduction or the larger trees been injured by grazing? 
Are the woods protected from fire? 
If not, outline a scheme for fire protection. 
When were the trees last thinned? 
If they need thinning and the owner is willing, the club can make an improve- 
ment thinning. First consult the county agent, the. extension forester, or the 
State forester about what to cut out, method of cutting, time of harvesting, and 
value and uses of the products to be obtained. Products can be sold by owner 
and an allowance made to the club for its work. If the cutting is done near 
Christmas, a thick stand of young conifers can be beneficially thinned for Christ- 
mas trees. Before being sold these should be tagged to show they were properly 
and legally cut. 
