Fig. 1: Forest-AH04-Front
- Cloth: Heavyweight tan right twill
- Embroidery: Silk continuous
- Border: Clockwise, round & dense
Fig. 2: Forest-AH04-Magnified
- Design: Red stem, cone resembles interlocked puzzle pieces, light green needles, each node on the branch is made of 2 stitches
Fig. 3: Forest-AH04-Reverse
- Back: Brown imprint
Item Name: Forestry 1913 - 1921
Item ID: Forest-AH04
Collector Rating: 1
Pamphlets Used to Earn this Badge
Requirements August 1911 until October 1914
1. Be able to identify twenty-five kinds of trees when in leaf, or fifteen kinds of deciduous (broad leaf) trees in winter, and tell some of the uses of each.
2. Identify twelve kinds of shrubs.
3. Collect and identify samples of ten kinds of wood and be able to tell some of their uses.
4. Determine the height, and estimate the amount of timber, approximately, in five trees of different sizes.
5. State laws for transplanting, grafting, spraying, and protecting trees.
Requirements October 1914 until December 1916
1. Be able to identify twenty-five kinds of trees when in leaf, or fifteen kinds of deciduous (broad leaf) trees in winter, and tell some of the uses of each.
2. Identify twelve kinds of shrubs.
3. Collect and identify samples of ten kinds of wood and be able to tell some of their uses.
4. Determine the height, and estimate the amount of timber, approximately, in five trees of different sizes.
5. State laws for transplanting, grafting, spraying, and protecting trees.
6. Tell what are the effects of fires on forests; what are the three general classes of fires, and how to fight each.
Requirements December 1916 until April 1923
1. Be able to identify twenty-five kinds of trees when in leaf, or fifteen kinds of deciduous (broad leaf) trees in winter, and tell some of the uses of each.
2. Identify twelve kinds of shrubs.
3. Collect and identify samples of ten kinds of wood and be able to tell some of their uses.
4. Determine the height, and estimate the amount of timber, approximately, in five trees of different sizes.
5. State laws for transplanting, grafting, spraying, and protecting trees.
6. Tell what are the effects of fires on forests; what are the three general classes of fires, and how to fight each.
7. Tell how and when to collect tree seeds, how to extract seeds from cones, how to clean and store seeds, how and when to sow seeds, and how to care for seedlings and transplants, and to set them out.