Summary

As September turns to October, Farley begins to pay a bit more attention to some of the studies that Ottawa insisted on. One of these studies involved a Raunkiaer’s Circle that Farley was supposed to fling with his eyes closed after turning in circles several times. This metal hoop, when it landed, was supposed to provide Farley with a truly random sampling of the vegetation over which it landed. The object was for Farley to conduct a ‘cover degree’ study which would not only determine what grew, but the density and ratios of plants to each other as well. Unfortunately, after flinging it, Farley found that he spent more time looking for it than studying what it covered. Farley was not only supposed to pick all of the plants in the circle and count the species, he had to also count the...