FOREST SERVICE. 553 



ests. If funds are available the system of experiment stations will 

 in all likelihood be further extended to cover additional forest types 

 in the West, 



Grazing reconnoissance will be extended to a number of new 

 forests. Studies in connection with the effects of grazing upon 

 stream flow, erosion, and forest reproduction, reseeding of range 

 areas, revegetation of depleted lands, and of various methods of 

 handling stock will be further developed. 



Cooperation with the States in fire protection will be carried for- 

 ward if a further appropriation is provided for that purpose. On 

 the national forests the work of preparing detailed fire plans and 

 of devising means of adequate fire protection will continue to re- 

 ceive the attention that the urgency of the problem demands. 



