Assistant Professor METCALF. 2. Forestry Methods. Identification of common woods used by the carpenter and the cabinet maker; identification of the principal timber trees of the Pacific Coast; uses of various kinds of wood; tree seeds; forest nurseries; starting forests by direct seeding and by planting; measurement of the contents of felled and standing trees; methods of determining the value of standing timber. Lectures, laboratory, and field work. 5 hrs., first half-year; 3 units. Lectures, M W, 9; laboratory: Sec. I, M, 1-4; Sec. II, Th, 1-4. Either course 1 or 2 may be taken separately without prerequisite; the two courses should meet the needs of students who wish a general knowledge of forestry and its methods, but who do not wish the detailed professional courses listed below. 99. Practice in Forestry. Assistant Professor BRUCE in charge; Professors MULFORD and Practice in scaling and estimating timber and the study of its growth; timber survey of a large tract; detailed study of logging and milling operations; field instruction in silviculture; collection of data for a working plan.. Eleven weeks, summer camp; 6 units. To be held in the pine region of the Sierra or in the redwood region, near large logging operations. Woodsmanship. While in camp for course 99, instruction in woodmanship will be given. Students who make forestry their major subject will be required to become reasonably proficient in woodsmanship. No credit. 101. Forest Mensuration. Assistant Professor BRUCE. The measurement of saw logs and other manufactured products, of standing timber, and of the growth of trees and stands. 6 hrs., second half-year; 3 units. Lectures, M W, 11; laboratory and field work, Tu, 1-4. 104. Silviculture: Forest Ecology and Natural Reproduction. Professor MULFORD. The influence of site on the forest and of the forest on site; the behavior of trees as members of a forest community; forest description; the methods of reproducing the forest without planting or sowing; the care of the crop during its growth; timber scale marking. 7 hrs., second half-year; 5 units. Lectures, Tu Th F S, 8; field work, S, 9-12. 106. Silviculture: Artificial Reproduction. Assistant Professor METCALF. Tree seeds; direct seeding; the forest nursery; forest planting; woodlot and windbreak planting; fixation of sand dunes. 4 hrs., first half-year; 2 units. Lecture, F, 10; laboratory or field work, Tu, 1-4. 108. Timber Trees and Forest Regions. Assistant Professor METCALF. Brief survey of the forest regions of the world; detailed account of the forest regions of the United States and Canada; the distribution, importance, and silvical characteristics of the leading timber trees of the United States and Canada, and the identification of such of these as do not grow in California. (The identification of California trees is given in Botany 104A.) 6 hrs., first half-year; units. Lectures, Tu Th, 8; laboratory, S, 8–12. 110. Forest Protection. Professor MASON. The protection of forests from fire, insects, fungi, trespass, etc. 5 hrs., second half-year; 3 units. Lectures, Tu Th, 10; conference, W, 1-4. 112. Forest Utilization. Assistant Professor PRATT. The manufacture, seasoning, grading, and care of rough and finished lumber; the principal industrial uses of lumber; minor wood-using industries; utilization of products other than wood, such as forage, fish, and game. 5 hrs., first half-year; 3 units. Lectures, Tu Th, 9; laboratory, F, 1-4. 114. Wood Technology. Assistant Professor PRATT. Identification of economic woods; physical, chemical and mechanical properties of wood; utilization of waste; technical forest products; wood preservation; paper pulp; destructive distillates. 5 hrs., first half-year; 3 units. Lectures, M W, 11; laboratory, W, 1-4. 115. Logging. Assistant Professor BRUCE. The manufacture and transportation of saw logs from stump to mill. 5 hrs., second half-year; 3 units. Lectures, M W, 9; laboratory, Th, 1-4. 118. Forest Improvements. Assistant Professor BRUCE. The construction and maintenance of forest trails, roads, bridges, and telephone lines. 5 hrs., second half-year; 3 units. Lectures, Tu Th, 9; laboratory, F, 1-4. 120. Forest Finance and Organization. Professor MASON. Forest finance, including compound interest in forest calculations; appraisal of timber and forest soil; damages; taxation; timber bonds; timber insurance; regulation of timber cut; forest working plans. 7 hrs., second half-year; 5 units. Lectures, Tu Th F S, 8; conference. S, 9-12. Professor MASON. 122. Forest Economics, Administration, and History. Timber supply of the world and nation, its amount, location, use, replenishment, etc.; economic situation of the lumber industry; National Forest administration; the application of the principles of scientific management to forest administration; forest policy and its expression in important forest laws; historical development of forestry. 6 hrs., second half-year; 4 units. Lectures, M W F, 10; conference, M, 1-4. 128. Conference. Assistant Professor PRATT. Round-table discussions of forestry problems; individual topics of study will be assigned. 3 hrs., first half-year, to be arranged. Open only to students with a major in forestry. 202A-202B. Research. Professors MULFORD and MASON, and Assistant Professors BRUCE, Individual advanced study and research in silviculture, forest manage ment, forest engineering, forest utilization, wood technology, forest protection, or forest policy. 3 to 6 hrs., throughout the year, to be arranged. COURSES IN OTHER DEPARTMENTS Industrial Hygiene. [See Hygiene 6.] Agrostology. [See Agronomy 108.] Forest Botany. [See Botany 104A.] Forest Insects. [See Entomology 114.] Surveying. [See Civil Engineering 1A-1B, 3, 102, 102c.] Strength of Materials. [See Civil Engineering 108ABC.] Elements of Electrical Engineering. [See Electrical Engineering 1B.] 26 Agriculture--Genetics; Experimental Irrigation GENETICS 1. Principles of Breeding Plants and Animals. Professor BABCOCK and Assistant Professor CLAUSEN. Study of variation and heredity with reference to plant and animal improvement. 6 hrs., second half-year; 4 units. Two lectures, one recitation and one laboratory period per week. Lectures, Tu Th, 8. Recitations, Secs. 1, 2, M, 8; 3, 4, W, 8; 5, 6, F, 8. Laboratory, Sec. I, W, 2–5; II, Tu, 2–5; III, M, 2-5. Prerequisite: Botany 2, 3 and Zoology 1A. 120. Special Topics and Pro-seminar. Professor BABCOCK and Assistant Professor CLAUSEN. Individual study of selected topics, the results to be embodied in a report or thesis. Laboratory or field work with reading. Weekly meetings with reports and discussions on topics in genetics. 7 to 13 hrs., either half-year; 3 to 5 units. Pro-seminar, and laboratory or field work to be arranged. Prerequisite: course 1. May be repeated without duplication of credit with instructors' permission. 200. Research. Professor BABCOCK and Assistant Professor CLAUSEN. Units and hours to be arranged. EXPERIMENTAL IRRIGATION 120. Irrigation Practice. (Given at Davis) Assistant Professor BECKETT. Practical field problems in the preparation of land, conveyance, measurement and application of water to various crops. 7 hrs., second half-year; 3 units. Lecture, W, 10; laboratory, Sec. I, M F, 8-11; II, Tu, 3–5; W, 1–5; III, Tu, 1–4; S, 9-12. Prerequisite: Irrigation 113, Civil Engineering 1A or 1E. 121. Special Problems in Irrigation Practice. Assistant Professor BECKETT. The preparation of land and application of water to various crops. especially in relation to the rates of application, rate of flow of water over the land, and distribution of moisture in the soil following irrigation. 7 hrs., second half-year; 3 units. 1 hr. lecture, two 3-hr. periods field work, to be arranged. Open to students who are taking or who have taken course 120. Agriculture-Landscape Gardening and Floriculture 27 LANDSCAPE GARDENING AND FLORICULTURE 1. Plant Propagation. Professor GREGG. A study of the methods of securing and perpetuating desirable varieties of plants-seedage, division, layerage, cuttage, budding, and grafting. Lectures, reports, and practical exercises. 6 hrs., second half-year; 4 units. Lectures and recitations, M W F, 9; practice, five sections, I, F, 2-5; II, M, 2-5; III, W, 2–5; IV, Th, 2-5; V, Tu, 2-5. 99A. Practice in Landscape Gardening. Professor GREGG and Assistant Professor STEVENS. Summer course of six weeks arranged to give a general survey of the art of landscape gardening. Required of all students with a major in landscape gardening at the end of the junior year. Beginning the day after Commencement; 6 units. 99B. Practice in Floriculture. Mr. CAREY. Summer course of six weeks, arranged to give a general survey of the field of commercial floriculture, or to meet the needs of individual students. Required of all students with a major in floriculture at the end of the junior year. Beginning the day after Commencement; 6 units. 101. The Ornamentation of Home Grounds. Professor GREGG and Assistant Professor STEVENS. Lectures, The principles of design as applied to home grounds, together with the correct use of the best plant materials for such areas. assigned readings, and reports. 2 hrs., second half-year. M W, 10. 103. The Theory and Aesthetics of Landscape Gardening. Professor GREGG. The different styles of landscape art and the principles governing correct design. 6 hrs., first half-year; 4 units. Lectures, M W F, 9; drafting, W, 2-5. Required of all students with a major in landscape gardening, and open to students in architecture and engineering. 104A-104B. Plant Materials. Assistant Professor STEVENS. The form, habit, texture, and adaptations of trees, shrubs, vines, and herbaceous plants with reference to their value and use in landscape design. 6 hrs., throughout the year; 2 units each half-year. First half-year, Tu, 8-10; S, 8-12; second half-year, W, 9-11; S, 8-12. Prerequisite: Botany 2 and 3. |