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Sheep Dipping Regulations 



The Bureau of Animal Industry will make a strong effort to eradicate 

 the disease known as " scab " from the western ranges this summer, and 

 the Forest Service will cooperate in carrying out the plans for this work on 

 the National Forest ranges. All sheep which are to be grazed on the National 

 Forests within the States of Colorado, Utah. Nevada, and Oregon, and the 

 Territories of Arizona and New Mexico will be required to pass inspection, 

 and their owners must present a certificate from the Bureau of Animal Industry 

 before the stock will be allowed to enter upon the National Forest ranges. In 

 cases where the sheep are already upon the National Forest ranges or where 

 early dipping is impracticable, it will be wthin the discretion of the inspectors 

 of the Bureau of Animal Industry to allow the stock to remain, upon an agree- 

 ment signed by its owners to the effect that the sheep will be dipped after 

 lambing and shearing. 



A large force of inspectors is now in the field, and every effort will be made 

 to carry on this work with as little inconvenience to the stockmen as possible; 

 but such rules as are necessary to insure its success must be rigidly enforced. 

 An efficient inspection and the dipping of all infected stock will result in great 

 benefit to the sheep owners by improving the condition of their stock and 

 increasing the future profits of their business. 



BRANCH OF OPERATION. 



OFFICE OF ACCOUNTS. 



Change of Fiscal Agent 



Mr. (j. K. King. Fiscal Agent, having relieved Mr. James B. Adams, Special 

 Fiscal Agent, all remittances should be made payable to the former. 



Suspensions or Disallowances Form 99 



Whenever a change is made on Form 1)9, due to suspensions or disallow- 

 ances from a supervisor's account, a duplicate will be prepared and forwarded 

 to the supervisor for his information, and the records of his office should be 

 ( -hanged in accordance therewith. 



Advance Payment Post-office Box Rent 



Under a recent decision of the Comptroller of the Treasury, prepayment of 

 rent for a post-office box by an officer of the Government for official use is not 

 required. (Comp. Dec., vol. 12. p. G8.) It is suggested that whenever pay- 

 ment in advance is demanded the attention of the postmaster be called to this 

 decision. 



Form 98 or 99 with All Accounts 



Attention is again called to the requirement that Form 98 or Form 99 must 

 be attached to each Form 4 or Form A account submitted. Form 99 is required 

 for all accounts incurred in the administration of the National Forests and 

 Form 98 for expenses of forest investigations. The form covering an expense 

 account or Form A voucher should in all cases be attached to the voucher. 



