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AMERICAN FORESTRY 



were subsequently created. In the lat- 

 ter part of 1902 he examined proposed 

 forest reserves in Utah, and recom- 

 mended boundary lines for the Logan, 

 Manti, and Aquarius forest reserves, all 

 of which have since been established. 



In 1903 Mr. Potter was in charge of 

 the field party which made examination 

 of forest boundaries in California, 

 which resulted in the creation of the 

 forests which now compose the Trinity, 

 Plumas, Klamath, Shasta, and Modoc 

 National Forests. In 1904 he was as- 

 signed, at the request of the President, 

 to service on the Public Lands Com- 

 mission as an expert. He made a spe- 

 cial report on this work, which was pub- 



lished as Bulletin 62, "Grazing on the 

 Public Lands." 



In 1905, when the National Forests 

 were transferred to the Department of 

 Agriculture, Mr. Potter was made 

 Chief of the Branch of Grazing. In 

 July, 1908, he was made Assistant For- 

 ester, in charge of the Branch of Graz- 

 ing. In this position he started the Gov- 

 ernment's work in the improvement of 

 National Forest ranges, incluindg the 

 forage investigation, the inauguration of 

 a campaign to rid the ranges of preda- 

 tory animals, investigations to eradicate 

 poisonous plants on ranges, and ex- 

 periments in pasturing sheep, as a pos- 

 sible substitute for the herding system 

 in some parts of the country. 



A Western Hemlock, Cascade Mountains, Washing'on, Showing Thick, Rough Bark 



of the Mountain Form 



