2 MISC. PUBLICATION 45, U. S. DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE 
A junior forest ranger is required— 
1. To bea 4-H boy between the ages of 14 to 20 years, inclusive. 
2. To complete the requirements outlined for the year in which he is enrolled. 
3. To keep an accurate record of his work, on blanks provided for this purpose. 
4. To make an annual exhibit of his work at a community fair or exhibition. 
5. To make a summary of his activities for the year and file this, together with 
his report blanks, through his county extension agent, with the State club leader 
and the State extension forester. 
The activities of the junior forest rangers cover a 4-year peridd, 
the boys in the various years being called, respectively, ‘‘ranger,”’ 
“planter,” “lumberjack,” and ‘“‘cruiser.”” The work undertaken 
each year is outlined below: 
First year, ‘‘ranger”’ Second year, ‘“‘planter’’ | Third year,“lumberjack’”’| Fourth year, ‘‘cruiser”’ 
Tree identification Nursery Nursery Nursery 
Exhibition collections. Seed collections. Seed bed. ; Transplanting. 
| Seed beds. Planting stock supplied. | Planting own stock. 
| Planting (windbreak) 
stock supplied from 
State nursery. 
Forest protection Forest protection Forest protection Forest protection 
Fire prevention Patrol and reporting. Fire fighting. 
Grazing. 
Seed collection Seed collection Seed collection Seed collection 
For following year. For sale. For sale. For sale. 
School-ground planting. 
(Possible collection of 
other forest products for 
sale.) 
Forest life | Wood identification uses Improvement cutting Improvement cutting 
Insects. | Exhibit collection. (Wood-lot improve- | Estimating and map- 
Fungi. ment.) ping. 
Birds. Timber measuring. 
Animals. 
2. Louisiana.—In Louisiana the State extension service has or- 
ganized State fire-protection units consisting of 4-H club members. 
The boys enrolled in these units are known as “‘junior patrolmen”’ 
and receive pay from the State. They are paid in proportion to 
the area they have protected on condition that fire has been kept out 
of 90 per cent or more of the area they undertake to protect. If fire 
has been kept out of 99 per cent of an area, a bonus of $25 is given for 
division among the junior patrolmen protecting that area. Ten 
per cent of the money allotted to a unit by the State goes into the 
treasury of the 4—H club to which the unit belongs. 
Junior patrolmen are actually State fire wardens and are as re- 
sponsible as any other State employees. They are given badges to 
distinguish them as such. 
The Great Southern Lumber Co. of Bogalusa has done much to 
further the work of the 4-H forestry clubs in Louisiana. In 1928 
it held a 4-H forestry club contest, giving over 75 prizes to boys 
gaining the largest number of points in fire protection and control, 
in 4-H activities, and in the accuracy, neatness, and completeness 
of the reports of their work. To enter this contest, club members 
must have protected at least 10 acres of woods from fire and must 
have built sufficient fire line to protect this area. 
3. New Hampshire.—Another State in which 4-H forestry clubs 
are particularly active is New Hampshire. The work in this State 
was given a start by the splendid cooperation of the Society for the 
