Lecture notes on principles of forestry, forestry 1 and 2, forest valuation, forest management, silviculture, etc
- HF-ID: HF1909-13
- Category: Research Files
- Creator: Fisher, R.T.
- Date: 1904 to 1922
- Location: United States
- Media: Paper
- Contents:
- lecture notes. 1 accordion folder. 8.5 inches x 11 inches, and various smaller sizes.
- Keywords: education and policy, forestry, silviculture, management
- Abstract:
- Folder 1. R.T. Fisher used the spine of the United States Geological Survey; Charles D. Walcott, Director; Nineteenth Annual Report 1897-1898; Part V; Forest Reserves; Atlas to hold his lecture notes.
- Forestry 1a Summary of Forestry with list of students and their grades.
- Classification of the Forest Regions of the United States.
- Forestry 1b Lectures and notes - 1909.
- Forestry 7 Lectures and notes - 1904-1905 and 1906-1907.
- Also, in this folder their are 3 maps: 1. Western Washington 1898,
- showing classification of lands by John W. Rankine and Geo. H. Plummer. Size 29 inches x 44 inches. Scale 1 3/4 inches=10 miles.
- 2. Washington Forest Reserve, showing distribution of Timber Species, by Julius Bien and Co., Lith, NY. Size 18 inches x 20 3/4 inches. Scale 4 inches=25miles. No date listed.
- 3. Cordilleran Region showing the distribution of woods and forests, 1898, by Henry Gannett. Size 31 inches x 38 inches. Scale 2 inches=80miles.
- All 3 maps are in the back sleeve of the folder.
- Folder 2: Principles of Forestry, 1922:
- L.1 Measurements
- L.2 Cubic Volume
- L.3 Written test on reading & lectures, Volume Tables
- L.4 Log scales with H.D.L. Charts, life history of a forest
- L.5 Discussion of strip surveys
- L.6 Detail of small mill costs and organization
- L.7 Discussion of finished estimates
- L.8 Continuation of L.7
- L.9 Growth of an existing stand
- L.10 Sick cut
- L.11 Discuss yield problems
- L.12 Discuss yield problems, report on mill job
- L.13 Summary of lectures to mid year. The forest resource from point of view of the lumber industry
- L.14 Discuss yield table and stumpage more - exam questions
- L.15 Valuation, present value of stumpage
- L.16 Land and cost of formation - plant or stumpage left.
- Synopsis of the first year course: Forest and lumbering, silvics, silviculture, operation of a timber tract, valuation of stumpage, analysis of investment in timberland, constitution of the organized forest, carry charges and other costs of forestry, taxation, protection, management and financing of the Harvard Forest, practice of forestry by regions.
- L.17 Two problems in valuation
- L.18 Discussion distribution, regions, definition of forest types
- L.19 and L.20 "Systems" - fire and taxation
- L.21 Analysis of principle items making up the cost of forestry
- L.22 Field trip - Patton's lecture
- L.23 Outline for discussion of practice of forestry by regions
- L.24 Patton lecture - marketing a pine woodlot - problem and procedure
- L.25 Patton to lecture March 9, Discuss Yardage and Grading
- L.26 Management Harvard Forest
- L.27 Silv. Policy - growing stock and yield, logging and millings, protection, cost and returns
- L.28 Post. (?) could be left out as covered by General Tax through Public Organization.
- L.29 1909, 1919, 1920 - Planting work on vacation
- Folder 3: List of suggested program in forestry 1905-1906:
- Freshman year: 1st half, Introduction to Botany and 1a. Silviculture. 2nd half Introduction to Botany and 1b Practical Silviculture.
- Sophomore year: 1st half Forest Measurement and Forest Botany. 2nd half Forest Protection and Forest Botany (continued).
- Junior year: 1st half Forest History and Lumbering. 2nd half Lumbering (continued).
- Senior year: 1st half Forest Management and Anat. development, phylogeny of the higher pines and deciduous trees. 2nd half Forest Management (continued) and Bacteria, mycetozoa, fungi.
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