The back cover of the Field Notes notebooks usually contains a list of practical applications. These applications offer suggestions on potential use. Someone on the Field Nuts Facebook group once randomly commented that they wished there was a complete listing of the Field Notes Practical Applications from the Colors Editions listed somewhere. Well, here you go! I’ve listed out the practical application section for every Field Notes Colors Edition right here for your viewing pleasure.

*It’s important to note that the Practical Application list did not appear on 3 colors editions: FNC-19 Night Sky, FNC-23 Arts and Sciences, and FNC-26 Two Rivers.

*Also note that the practical applications are the same for 9 of the first 11 colors editions. They are the same applications listed on the normal kraft notebooks. For the FNC-01 Butcher Orange, FNC-02 Butcher Extra Blue, FNC-03 Grass Stain Green, FNC-04 Mackinaw Autumn, FNC-05 Just Below Zero, and FNC-06 Packet of Sunshine, FNC-09 Balsam Fir (“Kraft Green” Edition), FNC-10 Dry Transfer Edition, and FNC-11 American Tradesman they are as follows:

 

FNC-01 – FNC-06, FNC-09 – FNC-10

01. Lengthy “To Do” Lists                    16. Financial “Planning”
02. Grocery Lists                                   17. Escape Routes
03. Inspired Ramblings                       18. Daily Journal Entries
04. Letters Back Home                        19. Crafted Lyrics
05. Shoddy Sketches                            20. Illegible Autographs
06. Half-Ass Calculations                   21. Roadtrip Mileage
07. Crop Predictions                            22. Shady Transactions
08. Small Schematics                          23. Phone Numbers
09. Colleague Addresses                     24. Treasure Maps
10. Hymns/Prayers                              25. Gambling Debts
11. Big Ideas/Insights                          26. Topographic Studies
12. Small Ideas/Notations                  27. Loose Promises
13. Family Tree Lineage                      28. Scrapbook Fodder
14. Poignant Quotes                             29. Tall Orders
15. Hate Mail                                         30. Last Will/Testament

 

Beginning with the FNC-07 County Fair editions, the Practical Applications began shifting to include some applications based around the theme of the notebooks, and other random applications.

 

FNC-07 County Fair

01. Livestock Exhibit Layouts                       16. Animal Husbandry Techniques
02. Corn Dog Batter Recipes                         17. Dairy Diatribes
03. Hairculturist Trade Secrets                    18. Fine Arts Fair Submissions
04. Scrapbooking Tips                                   19. Quality Patterns
05. Meat Goat Methodology                         20. Freehand Drawings
06. Sketches of Prize-Winning Rutabaga  21. Carny Contacts
07. Swine Suckling Schedules                      22. Tractor Carburetor Calibrations
08. Crop Predictions                                      23. Rabbit Cage Diagrams
09. Implement Maintenance Tips               24. Crop Circle Designs/Schemes
10. Record Keeping                                        25. Garden Gossip
11. Fellow 4-H’ers’ Addresses                       26. Hybrid Pea Punnett Squares
12. Survivor/Eddie Money/Styx Setlist      27. Crow Scaring Plans
13. Vegetable Judging Notes                        28. Silo Content/Levels/Schematics
14. Midway Ride Checklist                            29. Feed Store Supply Lists
15. Dart vs. Balloon Strategic Analysis       30. Expected Progeny Differences

 

FNC-08 Ravens Wing

01. Purloined Letters                           16. Favorite Numbers Stations
02. Sinister Proposals                         17. Baccarat Winnings
03. Double Agents Employed            18. Sacred Oaths
04. Triple Agents Suspected              19. Dark Thoughts
05. Tangled Webs Woven                  20. Conspiracy Theories
06. Diabolical Plans                            21. Secret Society Crests
07. Henchmen’s Names                     22. Skeptical Inquiries
08. Clandestine Creations                 23. Witching Hours
09. Questionable Characters            24. Norwegian Metal Band Lyrics
10. Interoffice Espionage                  25. Murky Depths Explored
11. Tunneling Diagrams                    26. Cryptic Phrases
12. Fiendish Notations                      27. Ghastly Scenes
13. Escape Routes                              28. Stealth Techniques
14. Shody Transactions                    29. Nefarious Notions
15. Uncrackable Ciphers                  30. KDHGVXANGORNUMGWXCNB

*To see the decoded message for #30, scroll to the bottom. Though you should really try to break it yourself, it’s more fun that way!

 

FNC-12 Fire Spotter

01. Topographic Sketches                       16. Propane Remaining
02. Stories from The Old Man               17. Cabin Winterizing Plans
03. Smoke Reports                                   18. Birds Spotted
04. Bison Spotted                                     19. Bears Avoided
05. Glacier Nat’l Hiking Diary               20. Atmospheric Dispersion Modeling
06. Escape Routes                                    21. Weather Conditions
07. ECC Radio Contacts                          22. MODIS Data
08. Binocular Cleaning Schedule          23. Cabin Improvement
09. Smokejumping Checklist                 24. Lookout Cookbook Recipes
10. Osborne Firefinder Instructions     25. Controlled Burns Scheduled
11. Burn Pattern Analysis                        26. Fire Break Locations
12. Unruly Hiker Descriptions               27. Current Fire Danger Rank
13. AVHRR Readings                               28. Haines Index Readings
14. Mail/Food Delivery Schedule          29. Tree Sensor Locations
15. Lighting Strike Near Misses             30. Regrowth Progress

 

FNC-13 Northerly

01. Resolutions                                                16. Packing List for Costa Rica
02. Snowball Fight Attack Formations       17. NHL Realignment Schemes
03. Things Done Right                                   18. Bucket List
04. Scrabble Bingos                                        19. Ice Fishing Spots & Supplies
05. Bourbon Ratings                                      20. First Words
06. Idle Chatter                                               21. Maps & Legends
07. Inuit Words for Snow                             22. Seating Charts
08. Wish & Gift Lists                                     23. Chili, Stew & Soup Recipes
09. Vetur Hitastig                                          24. Sketch-A-Day
10. Kids & Dads Up for Shinny                   25. Caroling Set Lists
11. Lift Ticket Collections                             26. Flight Plans
12. Spring Planting Diagram                       27. Egg Nog Mixers
13. Wind Chill Factors                                  28. Roadtrip Mileage
14. Resolutions, As Yet Unbroken             29. Frost Tables
15. Snowmobile Route Taverns                  30. More Reasonable Resolutions

 

FNC-14 National Crop

01. Tractor Wiring Diagrams                      16. Secret Fertilizer Formula
02. Pesticides to Avoid                                 17. Organic vs. Inorganic
03. Crop Rotation Plans                               18. Silo Painting Ideas
04. Scarecrow Concepts                               19. Arguments for Ethanol
05. Row Spacing Theories                           20. Arguments Against Ethanol
06. 4-H Judging Notes                                 21. Corn Maze Diagrams
07. Low-Till and No-Till Ideas                   22. Seed Suppliers
08. Successful Seeding Rates                     23. Blade Sharpening Schedule
09. Ideal Planting Dates                              24. Baler Reviews
10. Genetics to Tinker With                        25. Hay Ride Routes
11. Dream Tractor Wishlist                          26. Most Hates Pests
12. Farm Auctions to Attend                       27. Combine Cockpit Checklist
13. Moon Phases                                            28. Frost Predictions
14. Center-Pivot Irrigation Schematics     29. Crop Circle Hoax Ideas
15. “Knee High by July” Status                   30. Weevil Attack Patterns

 

FNC-15 Day Game

01. Fantasy Team Rosters                        16. Mound Ball Records
02. Post-game Bar Tab                             17. Sports Radio Call-In Ideas
03. The Saddest of Possible Words        18. (H-HR)/(AB-K-HR+SF)=BABIP
04. 5-Tool Players After  Clemente        19. Autographs
05. Curses to Break                                   20. Why____ Should be a ____ Fan
06. Curses to Start                                     21. Lifetime Games Attended
07. Ball Parks Visited                                22. “Who’s on First” Diagram
08. Players Under Mendoza Line           23. Playoff Formats
09. Short Center vs. 4 Across                  24. Backyard Wiffle Stadium Plans
10. Magic Numbers                                   25. Eamus Catuli AC0366103
11. Cracker Jack Prize List                       26. Unwritten Baseball Rules
12. Tinker to Evers to Chance                 27. If the Season Ended Today
13. Pitch Counts                                         28. Obscure Trivia to Stump Pop
14. List of Defunct Teams                        29. Superstitions
15. Defensive Alignments                        30. Who Backs Up Whom

 

FNC-16 Traveling Salesman

01. Expense Report Fudgery                    16. Windows of Opportunity
02. Key Customer Kids’ Names               17. Limited Downsides
03. Shower Curtain Ring Ideas               18. Business Owner Nicknames
04. Bulk Rates                                             19. Wares Hawked
05. Contents of Sample Box                     20. H.R. Violations
06. Gas Prices/Mileage                             21. Hotels with Vibrating Beds
07. Continental Breakfast Reviews         22. Definitely-Not-Pyramid Schemes
08. Deals in Works                                     23. Half-Ass Guarantees
09. Glengarry Highland Figures              24. Sales Region Disputes
10. Foots in Doors                                       25. Last Big Scores
11. Units Moved                                           26. Cold Calls Called
12. Letters Home                                         27. Sketches for New Business Cards
13. Secret Kickback Deals                          28. Distribution Centers
14. I.O.U.’s to Forget                                   29. Main Office Contacts
15. Juicy Leads                                             30. Words of the Profits

 

FNC-17 Expedition

01. Equipment Checklists                            16. Sherpa Recommendations
02. Geiger Readings                                      17. Marion’s Address in Nepal
03. Scientific Cooperation Treaties            18. Instrument Specifications
04. Sober Realizations                                  19. Flag Update Proposals
05. “How To Do It Next Time”                    20. Finch and Tortoise Sketches
06. Colleague Suspicions                              21. Top Secret Gorp Recipes
07. Epic Statements                                       22. Compass Bearings
08. Map Ref. 41°N 93°W                              23. Abysses Stared Into
09. Explorers Club Application Essay       24. Insect Bite Treatments
10. Climbing Plans                                         25. Useful Korowpi Phrases
11. Dr. Livingston Presumptions                 26. Decompression Tables
12. Basecamp Coordinates                            27. Chopper Maintenance Notes
13. Qualified Bush Pilots                               28. Open Radio Frequencies
14. Inventory of Ammunition                       29. Decoy Treasure Locations
15. List of Potential Benefactors                  30. Latitudes and Longitudes

 

FNC-18 America the Beautiful

01. Tumbleweed Spotted                     16. Largest Balls of Twine
02. Best Pies Tasted                             17. Walls Drugged
03. Spirited Sketches                           18. Secret Secessionist Plans
04. Fireworks Display Ideals             19. License Plates Spotted
05. Great American Novels                20. Patriotic Thoughts
06. Roadside Attractions                    21. Sure Things
07. Beers on the Wall                          22. Amendments to Uphold
08. Latitudes Longed For                   23. Junking Routes
09. Wildlife Sketches                           24. Bathtub Gin Recipes
10. Tourists Trapped                            25. Dialects Detected
11. Bird Call Cheat Sheet                     26. Tornados Witnessed
12. Road Trip Mileage                          27. Tall Tales Told
13. Arrowhead Tracings                       28. Backwaters Explored
14. Favorite Lobster Shacks                29. Stamps Collected
15. Summits Summitted                      30. Jackalope Sightings

 

FNC-20 Drink Local

01. Tabs Paid                                     16. Diviest Dives
02. Specific Gravities Achieved     17. Label Sketches
03. Basement Bar Plans                  18. Why She Left Me
04. Closing Times                             19. Breweries Visited
05. Last Calls Protracted                 20. Overheard Bar Talk
06. Old School Tap Rooms              21. Barrel Count
07. Toasts Toasted                            22. Ever-Changing 4-Man Rules
08. Good Ideas at the Time             23. Quarters Sank
09. Zythology Notes                          24. Norm-isms
10. Bartenders Known                      25. Arguments Unsettled
11. Bartenders Loved                         26. Official List of Regulators
12. Drinking Games                           27. Designated Driver Rotations
13. Bart’s Calls to Moe’s                    28. Proof That God Loves Us
14. Food Pairing Ideas                       29. Who Drank What Where
15. Best Jukeboxes                             30. Tabs Owed

 

FNC-21 Cold Horizon

01. Frost Dates Mis-Estimated                    16. SV%s and GAAs
02. NOAA Dial-a-Forecast Numbers         17. Pousse-Cafés Layered
03. Jack London Quotes                               18. Black Diamonds to Conquer
04. Northwest Passage Routes                    19. Gaiter Recommendations
05. Aurora Borealis Sightings                      20. Homemade Chiminea Plans
06. Ice Shanty Coordinates                          21. Cabin Fever Remedies
07. Abominable Snowman Sketches          22. Mittens Lost
08. Emergency Kindling                               23. Directions to Cicely, AK
09. Trench Maps                                            24. Marine Zone Forecasts
10. Moose Close Calls                                    25. Notes from Nimrod
11. Thiokol Spryte Maintenance Notes      26. Polar Bear Club Dates
12. Good Husky Names                                 27. Order of Clothes Layering
13. Beloved Aleutians                                    28. ± Ratings
14. Favorite Archipelagos                             29. Figures to Skate
15. Ice Station Tracking                                30. Volcanic Activities Reports

 

FNC-22 Shelterwood

01. Initials Carved                          16. Best Smelling Sap
02. Bundling Tips                           17. Leaf Rubbing
03. Bark Examined                        18. Forest Mapping
04. Foliage Reports                        19. Hammocks I Have Known
05. Yellow Ribbon Locations       20. Sanding Techniques
06. Rings Counted                          21. Apprentices Ranked
07. Appleseed Quotes                    22. Cabin Plans
08. Whittlin’ Ideas                         23. “Four Sticks” Drum Tabs
09. Treehouse Blueprints             24. A-Frame Plans
10. Flannels Inventoried               25. Maple Syrups Tasted
11. Carbons Dated                           26. Wood Joint Instructions
12. Tire Swings Swung                   27. Trustworthy Shipbuilders
13. Arbor Day Plans                        28. Instruments Built
14. Ash Borers Vanquished           29. Saplings Tended
15. Saw Sharpening Tips               30. Legendary Splinters

 

FNC-24 Unexposed

01. Freaky Patterns                            16. Bright Ideas
02. Fillmore Posters Wanted           17. Dead Setlists: April-August ’78
03. Neon Sign Sketches                     18. Wildstyle Tags Spotted
04. Eureka Moments                         19. Luminance Values
05. Color Temperatures                    20. Peter Max-ian Sketches
06. Head Shop Locations                  21. Fantasy Draft: Elves vs. Dwarves
07. Hues to Tweak                             22. RGB to CMYK
08. Prisms Observed                         23. Psychedelic Visions
09. Odes to Bob & Joe Switzer        24. Skateboard Truck Designs
10. Highlights                                     25. Optimistic Quotes
11. Hungrybear9562 Quotes            26. Favorite Phosphorescents
12. Black Light Tricks                        27. Minds Blown
13. Kustom Color Codes                    28. Beats Dropped
14. Blotter Art Ideas                          29. Things to Attach Glo-Sticks To
15. S0 + hv→S1→T1→S0+hv¹        30. Mural Ideas for Van

 

FNC-25 Ambition

01. Packaging Ideas                            16. Floor Plans
02. Credit Card Limits                       17. Worst Case Scenarios
03. Reasons to Quit Job                    18. Pre-Launch Vegas Trip Plans
04. Reasons to Quit Job Vol II         19. Even Worse Case Scenarios
05. Bridges Burned                             20. Possible Domain Names
06. Swiss Bank Account Numbers   21. Crowds to Source
07. Future Futures                              22. Amortization Schedule
08. Previous Futures                          23. Blu Sky Solutioneering
09. Irrational Fears                             24. Month to Month Sales Increase
10. Fax Machine: Pros & Cons          25. Why I Don’t Trust Bruce
11. Year 1 Goals, Revised, Again       26. Global Expansion Strategy
12. Tag Lines                                        27. Kids Soccer Schedules
13. C, S, SP, or LLC?                           28. Tax Loopholes
14. 11 or 13?                                          29. Margin on Distributor Sales
15. First Orders Shipped!                  30. How Much I Owe Pop

 

FNC-27 Workshop Companion

01. Not-Blue Blueprints                   16. Hinges to Oil
02. Pegboard Layouts                      17. Missing Bits
03. D.I.Y. N.D.A.s                             18. Duct Tape Confessions
04. Dream Projects                          19. Metric/SAE Conversions
05. Nightmare Projects                   20. Empty-Nest Man Cave Ideas
06. Service Reminders                    21. Ill-Conceieved Ideas
07. Duct Tape Repairs                    22. Nominal Dimensions
08. Diagrams Diagrammed           23. Home Store Shopping Lists
09. Warranties Broken                   24. Expenses to Write Off
10. Tools Borrowed                         25. White Whale Projects
11. Junkyards to Visit                     26. Fuse Box Schematics
12. Honey-Do Lists                         27. Serial Numbers Referenced
13. Paint Swatches                          28. Home Theater Connections
14. Garage Fridge Beer List          29. Multimeter Readings
15. Safety Reminders                     30. Honest Contractors

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