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SCHOOL OF FORESTRY

Forestry B1: General Forestry: Fundamental principles of forestry.
Characteristics of important Eastern and Southern timber trees. Silvicultural
systems of forest management. Measurement and valuation of forest stands.
Forest taxation and other financial considerations. Importance of forests in
the life of the state and nation from the standpoint of timber supply and
stream flow. Present status of national, state, and private forestry. Instruction

by lectures and field trips, Mon., Tues. and Wed., 2:30-3:30. (B.A. and B.S.
credit, 3 session-hours of electives-at-large.)

Associate Professor Akerman.

Forestry B2: Silviculture: Forestry B1 prerequisite.—Study of native and
exotic trees of importance in American silviculture. Natural and artificial reproduction
of stands; systems of cutting to secure reproduction; seeding and
planting. Care of stands while growing; thinning as a means of correcting
accidents of seeding and of stimulating growth. Relation between silvicultural
practice and protection from fire, insects, and wind. Instruction by lectures and
field trips. Schedule of hours to be arranged. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 3 session-hours
of electives-at-large.)

Associate Professor Akerman.

Forestry B3: Forest History, Economics, and Policy: Forestry B1 prerequisite.—A
study in their historical setting of the forest industries and public
policies affecting them. Capital invested in, labor employed by, and output of
wood-using industries. The public's interest in the direct and indirect benefits
of forests. Policies of the federal government and states as expressed in forest
laws and their administration. National and state forests. Public protection
of forest property from fire. The general property tax and timber crops; severance
taxes; other methods of taxation tried or proposed. Instruction by lecture.
Schedule of hours to be arranged. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 3 session-hours of electives-at-large.)

Associate Professor Akerman.