CATALOG 1952-1953


 SCHOOL OF FORESTRY
 A Unit of the College of Agriculture

 GENERAL STATEMENT
 Curriculum I, for the degree Bachelor of Science in Forestry, is designed to provide
a broad scientific education in the fields of Forest Management, Economics, and Silvi-
culture.
 Curriculum II, for the degree of Bachelor of Science in Forestry, provides a basic
background in Forest Products Technology.
 Curriculum III, for the degree of Bachelor of Science in Forestry with a major
in Wildlife Management, is offered for students interested in this field.
 The Austin Cary Memorial Forest, consisting of 2083 acres, located eight miles
northeast of Gainesville on the Waldo highway, is used as an experimental forest where
the student gets actual field practice. The School of Forestry has a nursery and a small
sawmill with necessary equipment located on this forest for use in instruction. Naval
stores operations and experiments are being carried on continuously. A dry kiln and
wood preservation laboratory are located on the University Campus.
 The University of Florida has 2500 acres of diversified forest lands in Putnam
County, Florida, under long time lease agreement with the United States Department
of Agriculture. This tract, known as the University of Florida Conservation Reserve,
is available for studies in the various fields of forestry.
 There are several industries at Gainesville, namely: a creosoting plant, pole and
tie company, chemical retort company, box and crate factory, excelsior plant, and
several sawmills located in the city or just outside the city limits. These afford a
varied field of contact for the student during the time of his studies of these par-
ticular courses. Two large lumber mills with cutting capacities of approximately 100,000
board feet per working day are located within a radius of 100 miles of the University.
These mills are visited from time to time in connection with the particular courses that
have reference to lumber-using industries. The production and manufacture of pulp
and paper are studied on cutting sites and in the mills. Two of the four National
Forests of the State are less than fifty miles distant. These are visited by classes in dif-
ferent fields of work.
 It is the aim of the School to develop young foresters with a broad outlook and a
sound basic training in applied forestry, thus equipping them for work in any of the
various fields that forestry affords.

 REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION
 Graduation from the University College or its equivalent as determined by the
Board of Examiners. The student should have completed the courses given in the Uni-
versity College statement and programs of study for forestry and wildlife management.
 The student should ask for guidance in planning his work from the faculty of the
School of Forestry at the time he enters the University.

 REQUIREMENTS FOR GRADUATION
 The student must complete a total of 79 semester hours in the upper division, in-
cluding Military Science, if it is elected. Of this total, 8 hours must be earned during
Summer Camp.