UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, 

 FOREST SERVICE. 



THE NATIONAL FOREST MANUAL. 



AMENDMENT NO. 116 INSTBUCTIONS. 



JANUARY 31, 1912. 



Grazing. Paragraph 2 of the Instructions on page 35 is hereby 

 amended by the addition of the following sentences : 



New settlers upon unimproved Government or patented lands will 

 not be regarded as class A applicants until they have demonstrated the 

 good faith of their settlement by three years of residence, improve- 

 ment, and cultivation, and by compliance with the United States land 

 laws, or satisfaction of contract agreements. They may, however, 

 be granted the same preference in the use of the range that is granted 

 to bona fide class A applicants : Provided, That the grazing privileges 

 granted will be temporary in character during the three-year period, 

 and will not be in excess of the settler's actual needs or so large that 

 they will appear to be the principal object in filing upon or purchasing 

 the land. (See p. 45, " Permits to new owners.") 



HENRY S. GRAVES, 



Forester. 



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