10 . FIELD WOKK OF DIVISION OF AGROSTOLOGY. 



denudino- extonsivo areas of efrazino^ and tiinhcr lands Ix^ar such a 

 dii'cct relation to the j^eneral welfare of the whole A\^est that it is 

 incunibent upon the General Government to make a thorouj^h investi- 

 gation of all the questions involved and if possible devise some means 

 of remedying the present conditions. The relation of the grazing indus- 

 try to forest reserves, to the water suppl}^, to erosion, and the various 

 other matters to which it more or less directly relates can not be 

 solved except by long and careful investigation of the actual facts and 

 conditions prevailing. While the problems presented by the vast semi- 

 arid grazing regions of the West seemed most urgent, there were also 

 important questions in the other portions of the country pressing for 

 solution. The questions involved required, first of all, a thorough 

 and accurate knowledge of the actual facts and conditions existing. 

 Thus, field work was commenced as soon as the Division was estab- 

 lished in order that the necessarj^ data might be secured as a l)asis for 

 future work and recommendations. 



PERSONS ENGAGED AND TERIIITORY COVERED. 



The field work of the Division has been carried on by different mem- 

 bers of the regular office force and b}' special agents emploved for 

 certain periods during the summer season. Twenty -seven persons in 

 all have })een engaged at different times in the work. The following 

 is a list of those who have done field work, with the names of the 

 States or Teri'itories in which such work has been done: 



C. R. Ball, 1898, 1900, 1901 Alabama, Louipiana, MisHissip])!, S<.)nth Carolina. 



E. A. Bessey, 1898 Colorado. 



M. A. Brannoii, 1896 North Dakota. 



Edw. R. Chase, 1895 Utah. 



F. E. Clements, 1896 Colorado. 



R. Combs, 1898 Florida. 



J. B. Davy, 1899 California. 



C. J. Elmore, 1896 Nebraska. 



C. C. Georgeson, 1 898 Texas. 



David ( Jritliths, 1896-97 Arizona, Montana, South Dakota, Wyoming. 



T. II. Kearney, 189.5 Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, 



Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, 

 Tennessee, ^'irginia. 



Emil F. Lange, 1900 Montana. 



A. B. Leckenby, 1898-1900 Washington, Oregon. 



E. D. Merrill, 1900 Idaho, Minnesota, Montana, Wi.^^consiii, Wyo- 

 ming. 



Aven Nelson, 1897. A¥yoming. 



Elias Nelson, 1900 Wyoming. 



C. R. Orcutt, 1896 Arizona, California, New INIexico, Texas. 



L. H. Pammel, 1896 Colorado, Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, Wyo- 

 ming. 



P. A. IJy.lbcrg, 1S9.5-96 C^olorado, I.laho, Montana, Nebraska, Utah, Wyo- 

 ming. 



