Multiple
Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the
question.
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Farmers may apply for cost
sharing for forestry activities from the
. a. | SCS (Soil Conservation Service) | b. | DNR (Department of Natural Resources) | c. | Local state university | d. | ASCS (Agricultural Stabilization and
Conservation Service) | | |
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2.
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Cost sharing cannot be used for
_____. a. | planting | c. | ornamental purposes | b. | windbreaks | d. | fencing | | | | |
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3.
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Cost sharing cannot be used for
_____. a. | planting labor | c. | weed and grass control for one
year | b. | cost of trees to be planted | d. | areas to be
grazed | | | | |
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4.
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When you are approved for a cost sharing
project-- you have ____ to complete the project--although extensions may be granted. a. | 3 months | b. | 4 months | c. | 6 months | d. | 1 year | | | | | | | | |
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5.
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‘Tree Farms’ are
limited to____. a. | private land | b. | public land | c. | commercial forest
land | d. | there is no limit on the type of land used | | |
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6.
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When referring to wood to be
used for fenceposts, the term “durable” refers to the wood’s ability to
withstand____. a. | rubbing by livestock | c. | weight of fencing
material | b. | decay | d. | low temperatures | | | | |
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Fenceposts to be treated
should___ prior to treatment. a. | be debarked | b. | be seasoned until checking is evident on the ends ( usually 6 to 12
months) | c. | be cut to final size and any needed holes
drilled | d. | All of these are correct | | |
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8.
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Which is the most durable part
of a wooden fencepost? a. | sapwood | b. | heartwood | c. | both sapwood and heartwood are equally
durable | | |
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When preservatives are applied
to fenceposts by brushing or spraying, penetration of the preservative into the sapwood is considered
to be____. a. | excellent | b. | good | c. | fair | d. | poor | | | | | | | | |
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10.
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The most practical way to treat
wood on the farm is ___. a. | hot and cold
bath | c. | pressure treatment | b. | spraying | d. | cold soaking | | | | |
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Logs to be treated and used as
fenceposts should have___. a. | less than 1 inch of
sapwood | c. | at least 3 inches of sapwood | b. | at least 1 inch of sapwood | d. | no sapwood | | | | |
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12.
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Decay or wood rot is caused by
____. a. | bacteria | b. | fungi | c. | soil insects | | | | | | |
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13.
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For fungi to decay wood, which
conditions must be present? a. | heat (usually 8-95 degrees
F) | c. | oxygen | b. | moisture (20% or
more) | d. | all of these are correct | | | | |
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When cold soaking fenceposts
with pentacholrophenol, fenceposts should be soaking a minimum of two_____. a. | hours | b. | days | c. | weeks | d. | months | | | | | | | | |
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Which statement is true about
the durability of sapwoods? a. | there is little difference in the
durability of any species | b. | most last only 2 or 3 years when placed in
the soil | c. | there are few native species suitable for use as untreated
fenceposts. | d. | all of these are correct | | |
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Which is considered to have the
shortest life expectancy--as a fencepost--of the untreated heartwood? a. | white oak | c. | eastern red cedar | b. | red oak | d. | northern white
cedar | | | | |
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Before treatment to inhibit
decay, wood should be dried to about ___moisture.
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18.
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Using coal-tar creosote gives
good results for treating fenceposts, but the big disadvantage is the coal-tar creosote must be
____during he soaking period. a. | mixed with harsh
chemicals | b. | heated | c. | both mixed with harsh chemicals and
heated | d. | Neither mixed with harsh chemicals or heated | | |
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Which will absorb the
preservative best when soaking logs to be used for fenceposts? a. | sapwood | b. | heartwood | c. | both sapwood and heartwood absorb equally well | | |
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Maple sap begins to
‘run’ in late winter during which conditions? a. | cold nights and warm days | c. | cold days and cold nights | b. | warm nights and cold days | d. | warm days and warm nights | | | | |
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Although all 13 species of
maple produce maple sap, which two are considered to produce the best sap? a. | sugar and red | c. | sugar and silver | b. | sugar and black | d. | sugar and boxelder | | | | |
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The number of tapholes for collecting
maple sap per tree is determined by the ___ of the tree. a. | age | c. | D.B.H. | b. | height | d. | all of these are
correct | | | | |
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23.
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It takes____gallons of sap that
is 1% sugar to make 1 gallon of maple syrup.
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24.
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The tool driven into the
taphole for collecting maple sap, which directs the sap into the bucket or bag and also holds the
bucket or bag is called a ___. a. | dribble | b. | spile | c. | E-Z flow | d. | spigot | | | | | | | | |
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25.
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A standard cord of unsplit
fuelwood contains ___cubic feet.
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26.
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A standard cord of unsplit
fuelwood which has been cut to stove length (usually 16 to 22 inches) contains ____cubic
feet.
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27.
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A standard cord of fuelwood
which has been cut to stove length and split contains___cubic feet.
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A fireplace cord-rick-or face
cord are all terms used to describe a stack of wood with what measurements? a. | 4’ x 4’ x 8’ | c. | stove length x 4’ x
8’ | b. | stove length x 4’x 4’ | d. | stove length x 4’ x 4’ x
8’ | | | | |
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29.
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A fireplace cord-rick or face
cord contains around ____cubic feet.
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30.
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A cord is an amount of wood
which contains a certain amount of ____. a. | weight | c. | dollar value | b. | volume | d. | all of these are correct | | | | |
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31.
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To estimate the value of
fuelwood, a rule of thumb to use is-- 1 cord of red oak fuelwood should not cost more than ___gallons
of fuel oil.
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32.
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Which wood species would give
the most heat per cord? a. | Hickory | c. | White Ash | b. | Red Oak | d. | American Elm | | | | |
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Which wood gives a pleasant
aroma while being burned? a. | Apple | b. | Ash | c. | Birch | d. | Hickory | | | | | | | | |
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34.
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A problem with burning wood is
____. a. | logs may spread insect and disease problems | b. | creosote build-up in the chimney may cause a fire | c. | injuries may occur while gathering wood | d. | all of these are correct | | |
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35.
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A normal spacing for Christmas
trees is ___. a. | 2’ x 2’ | b. | 6’ x
6’ | c. | 10’ x 10’ | d. | 15’ x 15’ | | | | | | | | |
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Christmas trees will most
likely be ready to harvest___years after planting. a. | 2 to 3 | b. | 3 to 5 | c. | 6 to 10 | d. | 12 to 15 | | | | | | | | |
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Tree shaping for Christmas
trees should start when trees are from ___inches tall. a. | 6 to 12 | b. | 12 to 18 | c. | 24 to 30 | d. | 40 to 60 | | | | | | | | |
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Christmas trees should be
sheared in ____. a. | late winter or early spring | c. | late summer or early
fall | b. | late spring or early summer | d. | late fall or early
winter | | | | |
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A tool used to shape Christmas
trees is the ____. a. | hedge trimming
shears | c. | machete-like knife | b. | pruning
shears | d. | all of these are correct | | | | |
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40.
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A woodlot owner might be able
to sell 1 or more individual trees for ___. a. | pulpwood | c. | veneer | b. | lumber | d. | all of these are correct | | | | |
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Which would have the least
value as a veneer log? a. | Black
Walnut | b. | White Pine | c. | Black Cherry | d. | Red Oak | | | | | | | | |
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42.
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Untreated Eastern Red Cedar
Heartwood is considered very durable.
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43.
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Putting artificial snow on a
Christmas tree is called flocking.
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44.
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A major problem with any
fencepost preservative is disposal of unused solutions.
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45.
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Maple trees should not be
tapped until the sap has started to flow.
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46.
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Long open spots between whorls
of a Christmas tree are called goosenecks.
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47.
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A pound of fuelwood will give
off about the same amount of heat--no matter what the species.
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48.
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Splitting a stack of fuelwood
will cause the volume of the pile to decrease.
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49.
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When shearing Christmas trees,
leaders should never be sheared.
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