CATALOG 1952-1953


 FY. 318.-Forest Utilization and Products. 3 hours. 3 credits.
 Rough forest products, poles, piling, logs, cross-ties, posts, pulp-wood, mine timbers,
boxes and crates, cooperage, furniture and flooring, veneers and plywood, naval stores
industry-field operations, turpentine still and products.
 FY. 320.-Silviculture. 1 hour, and 8 hours field and laboratory. 3
credits. Prerequisite: FY. 311.
 Factors influencing natural regeneration; methods of cutting to secure natural
regeneration; methods of cutting for stand improvement; slash disposal; preparation of
silvicultural plans.
 FY. 351.-Forest Conservation. 3 hours. 3 credits.
 Brief history of the forest conservation movement in the United States with par-
ticular emphasis on the southern states and Florida, including the work of several states,
various agencies of the federal government, private associations and individuals.
 FY. 353.-Principles of Wildlife Management. 3 hours. 3 credits. Offered
1, 2.
 The basic principles and concepts of wildlife as a crop, its increase, conservation
and management, inclusive of game birds, fish, and mammals.
 FY. 354.-Techniques in Wildlife Management. 1 hour, and 6 hours of
laboratory or field work. 3 credits. Prerequisite: FY. 353. Offered 2.
 The study and practice of field and laboratory techniques essential to the manage-
ment of wildlife populations.
 FY. 407.-Forest Recreation. 1 hour, and 4 hours laboratory. 3 credits.
 Practical experience in designing of recreational areas. Construction, use, care, etc.,
of such areas.
 FY. 409.-Forest Finance. 3 hours. 3 credits.
 Forests as investments, interest rates, carrying charges, maturity, relation of inter-
mediate to final and net incomes, and forest insurance.
 FY. 410.-Forest History and Policy. 2 hours. 2 credits. Open to seniors
only.
 History of forest land use in the United States. Development of conservation agen-
cies and study of federal and state laws affecting forests.
 FY. 412.-Seminar. 1 hour. 1 credit. Offered 1.
 Round-table discussion of the trends, developments, problems, etc., that are found
in forestry from time to time.
 FY. 413.-Regional Silviculture. 3 hours. 3 credits. Prerequisites: FY.
311, FY. 320.
 The ecological and economic factors that influence silvicultural practice, and the
application of silvicultural methods to the forests of the United States and Alaska.
 FY. 414.-Wood Preservation. 1 hour, and 4 hours laboratory. 3 credits.
Prerequisite: FY. 309.
 Decay, preservatives, treating plants and apparatus, methods and costs, objects
treated and results, fire proofing, painting and finishing woods.


The statement "Offered 1" means offered first semester; 2, second semester; 3, summer session.