REPORTS. 



Forest rangers will make quarterly reports on the condition of 



Rangers to super- the stock and the range under their charge in accord- 



rtsors. ance with the outline on Form 658, when 50 per cent 



or more of the permits on the grazing district are year long. If 



less, these reports will be made on June 30 and September 30. 



In the report for the quarter ending September 30 rangers will 

 include the approximate number of stock grazed free under the ten- 

 head exemption. (See " Stock exempt from permit," p. 22.) 



The Supervisor may require from each ranger with the quarterly 

 * , x_ report, or oftener if necessary, a report on stock 



Mortality reports. , 1., ,, i_ J * " i j? 



mortality covering the number 01 animals oi each 

 class discovered on the district during the period covered by the 

 report dead of disease, accident, wild animals, poisonous plants, and 

 starvation. The disposition of the carcass should be noted in each 

 case. 



Rangers or guards counting stock entering the Forest will report 

 _ ,. , to the Supervisor on Form 874-18 as soon as possible 



Counting report. , -, r , 



after each count. 



Permits issued under Regulation G-19 should be based upon a 

 Grazing capacity field estimate of the grazing capacity of the lands 

 of private lands. uivolved. Private lands within a ranger's district 

 may be examined when the application is made, or in advance of 

 application at any time an opportunity occurs. Reports will be 

 made on Form 251. 



When required by the Supervisor, officers employed as hunters 

 __ , , . will submit a report (Form 343) showing the work 



Hunters reports. V1 -, . * -.11 j_ 



accomplished since the last report. 

 Grazing Chapter, Supervisor's Annual Forest Plan. 



As a matter of convenience to the stockmen it is desirable to make 

 public as soon as possible the number of stock that will be allowed 

 to graze on the Forest the following season, the periods and the fees. 

 Therefore, immediately after the close of the grazing season and not 

 later than December 1, Supervisors will submit the " Grazing" 

 chapter of the annual forest plan in duplicate, forwarding it to the 

 District Forester without waiting for the completion of the rest of 

 the plan. The following points will be covered: 

 A statement of amount of rainfall and forage as compared with 

 General range con- other years. The conditions of the range at the close 

 of the season, and whether or not any portion of it 

 is being injured by overgrazing. The condition of the stock at the 

 time of entering and leaving the Forest. Market conditions and 

 sales of stock during the season. Matters of general interest concern- 

 ing the welfare of stock grazing upon the Forest. 



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