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which they have been engaged each day. The regular field 

 notebook may be used for this purpose. 



A hrjpf hnf ^rnnprpj-jQi-tgive summary of what was done each 

 day should be given on Form 874 2 and 3 of the ranger's note- 

 book. If patrol was performed, the^exact country riddenoypr 

 and the miscellaneous work done should be stated; also whether 

 any fires were discovered or extinguished. If_ scaling, was done, 

 the sale and the amount scaled, should be designated. Thp 

 n;ruies of people with whom Forest business was transacted and 

 the nature of the business sbnniti be given. It is not necessary 

 to_^ive the number of miles traveled. Above all things, a per- 

 functory, cut-and-dried report should be avoided. 



These forms constitute the officer's service report and should 

 be sent to the supervisor on the 1st of each month with the 

 signed salary voucher. Willful omission in or falsification of 

 service reports is cause for dismissal from the Service. Labor- 

 ers will be reported for by the ranger to whose district they are 

 assigned. 



The monthly service report will be accompanied by a sum- 

 mary on Form .'147 showing the distribution of service between 

 the various classes of work and the dates employed on each 

 Improvement project. 



The following is a sample of a ranger's diary correctly made 

 out : 



.1 //////*/ lo. awn. Rode up Topper Creek Trail to Frog Pond 

 IJasin. Trail washed half mile below forks. S. J. Smith's 

 cattle off their range. Drove them back over ridge. Scaled 

 r>,:J4r feet bug-killed pine on J. R. Hurst's sale. Took applica- 

 tion for agricultural lease in basin from Jack Wade. Issued 

 F. V. permit to Mrs. Grant for 5 cords dead fir from ridge 

 back of her place. Fixed trail on return to camp. No fires. 

 Wrote supervisor about Smith's cattle. 



Started work 7.45 a. m. Quit work 6.15 p. m. 



Serious confusion and misunderstanding will result if super- 

 visors and other Forest officers fail to keep a recgrd o f n 11 fpl - 

 phone conversations i^wbich relate to official business. Super- 

 visors should keep memorandums of all telephone conversations 



