The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-28

~ NE OF the most remarkable IL
lusiratiors NJ reducing all
kinds q work 10 practical
" and scientific basis ls found in
the great number Of forestry
schools thst ofrer instruction 10 young
men.
The course Of study covers from
two 10 four years. and is divided be-
tween lecture work and held work.
The lecture work supplies the basis
81 knowledge that Is required 70 do
neid work intelllgentiv The stu
dents OF many of the schools. Il not
OF ali. 20 Into the woods and apply
what they are taught TO living trees.
Some schools continue the work. with
special students. 10 the point OF
granting them the degree OF master
of forestry.
Such subjects as the following are
taken up for study: Field work in
forest measurements forest nursery
work, the care and management Of
timber properties. the science Of log
the highly developed sawmill. These.
and ali related subjects, lead TO a
study of forest preservation 10 the
passing OF forest Jaws.
For example. the state OF Mime
sofa establishes in 1911 a forest as
ISOLATION. A trained forester vas
appointed. and the work OF the as
ISOLATION was turned over TO him 10
direct The forest laws OF the state
provide SIS, 200 annually for the care
and development OF the states tim
ber.
The forest preservation OF the
United States offers work 20 a great
number Of young men who are prop
erly trained for IT,
Many states are practically de-
nuded Of their timber. II has been
cut In years past so rapidly. and with
SO little Thought for the future. that
the policy OF REPRESENTATION is being
pushed TO provide timber. for the
years to come The assistant state
forester OF Wisconsin. Mr.. Frank B.
Moody, describes the work in his
state: An acre was cleared on for
a nursery with a capacity OF about
one million seedlings annually"
These seedlings are cared for for
three or four years, then they are
planted for the forest growth
a great study In conjunction with
forest work is that OF fire protection.
This is, In part. the work assigned
TO the forest ranger.
The course of study in ono forest
school viii serve 20 acqualnt the
young man who is interested In this
"pIh Will Will is OeTlan1el. Dr.
gin with. the student must have a
good general education. The instruc-
tlon covers twelve or more consecu-
tive months. During this time the
student attends over 500 lectures on
technical forestry. After the study
Is completed the student is sent into
the woods and spends six months In
logging, saw-milling and all other
work Of a practical nature.
Students must be college gradu-
ates. or graduates OF high schools. 10
and requires extreme mental and
physical application. The man look
ing for an easy snap would better
avoid a forestry school.
AS consequence OF so much at
tentioD being paid TO this subject. n
large number of books have appeared
that treat OF all phases OF forestry.
Any one interested should look up
the books on forestry In library. and
particularly the files OF magazine $
which specialize this subject. BY
consulting them he will learn that
men are attending 10 business very
thoroughly Even the swamp. Its
drainage and use are included, And
with this, such subjects as the cultl-
walton OF the willow (for basket max
ing); the planting OF shade trees in
towns and cities: enemies of the for
est: the scientific management OF a
logging camp and so on.
II the reader wants 10 get start
in this subject. he should study
Farmers Bulletin No. 17S. published
by the United States department Of
agriculture. After learning what the
document OF forty-sevep pages has
whether he wants to know any more
about the subject or not.