Farm Forestry Practices for the Students of Vocational Agriculture

Contents: Foreword. Acknowledgements. I. Forestry in South Carolina: Problems: 1. What is the importance of forests in South Carolina? 2. What is the present condition of our forests? 3. What are the major needs in caring for our forests? 4. What assistance is available in managing timberlands? II. Forestry in my supervised farming program: Problems: 1. How to select home forestry work? 2. Does it pay to grow trees? 3. What land should be planted to trees? III. Forestry jobs on the farm for vocational agriculture students: Jobs: 1. Establishing a farm forest. 2. Protecting farm woodlands from fires. 3. Controlling undesirable hardwoods. 4. Improving a stand of timber by cutting. 5. Controlling insect, disease, and livestock damage. 6. Marketing farm timber. Appendix. References.

From the Foreword: "This publication is divided into three parts. The lessons in part one should aid in developing an appreciation of the importance of our forest. Part II consists of several lessons describing how farm forestry may  be a definite part of the students supervised farming program. Part III includes the forestry jobs the student may complete on his home farm. Much of the factual information in this publication is usable with out of school groups. Considerable data and information are included in the appendix. This should be studied and referred to when related lessons are discussed.

Each agriculture teacher in the state is expected to teach farm forestry. The amount of time allotted to this subject should be based on the importance of forests in local county or area. It is believed that more teachers should develop school forests, which have proved to be effective aids in teaching this subject." (jacket)