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(850-1250 feet), and is of a character frequently found in 

 Wales. The planting has now been completed, and already 

 some interesting results have been obtained. Through the 

 generosity of the donor of the land, facilities have been given 

 which enable students to visit the area several times each year. 



The advice of the Department is sought by owners of woods 

 in the neighbourhood, certain estates being visited periodi- 

 cally ; and short courses of lectures in country districts 

 have been given from time to time. 



Armstrong College, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. — Lectures in 

 Forestry have been given to the agricultural students in this 

 College since 1892, but it was not until 1904, when the Board 

 of Agriculture and Fisheries made its first annual grant in 

 respect of Forestry, that a Lecturer in Forestry was appointed. 

 Since this date special efforts have been made to develop the 

 Forestry Department, and the success which has been 

 achieved has been owing largely to the hearty co-operation 

 of owners of woodlands in the neighbourhood. The Chair- 

 man of the Agricultural Committee of the College, Lord 

 Barnard, has taken a special interest in the work of this 

 Department. 



Instruction in forestry forms a part of the regular courses 

 of study for the B.Sc. degree in Agriculture (University of 

 Durham) and for the College Diploma in Agriculture. In 

 addition there is a special course in forestry, which includes 

 practical work and demonstrations in the Chopwell Woods, 

 and in other woods and nurseries during one or two days in 

 each week, together with lectures additional to those given 

 in the ordinary course. There is also a short course for young 

 working foresters which lasts for four weeks. A further 

 course for the same type of student is being organised at the 

 present time, and is expected to include a course of lectures 

 at the College lasting for from four to six weeks, and about 

 twelve months' practical work in the woods. The fees for 

 instruction in Forestry alone are £1 lis. 6d. a term. 



As the result of an agreement between His Majesty's Office 

 of Woods and the College authorities, the latter have taken 

 over the local management of Chopwell Woods. These are 

 within a few miles of the College, extend over 900 acres, and 

 carry crops of larch, spruce, Scots pine, oak, ash, and other 



