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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, stream

flow, and recreation. Present status of national, state, and private forestry. Instruction
by lectures and field trips. (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.) This course alternates with Forestry B4.
(Not offered in 1931-32.)

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 lectures. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 3 session-hours of electives-at-large.)

Associate Professor Akerman.

Forestry B4: Forest Management: Forestry B1 prerequisite.—Measurement
of stands in board feet, cubic feet, and cords. Valuation of soil, growing
stock, and forests. Regulation of yield. Forest working plans and maps. Instruction
by lectures and field trips. Hours to be arranged. (B.A. or B.S. credit,
3 session-hours of electives-at-large.) This course alternates with Forestry B2.

Associate Professor Akerman.