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OFFICE OF EXTENSION. 



Form 977 



Reports on Seed Crop of Forest Trees should be submitted promptly, in order that 

 the data may be available for preparation of plans for collection. The reports should 

 reach the forester before July 20. 



BRANCH OF GRAZING, 



Field Glasses 



An order has been placed with the manufacturers for 100 pairs of Jena auto-change 

 binocular field glasses and 100 Bausch & Lomb monocular field glasses, to be deliv- 



FIG. 1. The Jena auto-change binocular field glass, with carrying case. 



ered about July 31. It is desired to distribute these field glasses among the Forest 

 officers and have them thoroughly tested in the field before any further purchases 

 are made. These glasses will be of the greatest use to rangers in 

 detecting the presence of live stock and determining the location 

 of fires. They will be distributed upon recommendation of the 

 supervisors, by an allotment which will be made on August 15, 

 and therefore separate requisitions for each glass should be made 

 to the Forester at once. The Forest officers to whom the field 

 glasses are allotted will be held responsible for their proper care 

 and will be expected to make a report not later than December 

 31, 1908. on the results obtained, in order that the Forester may 

 have the benefit of their experience in deciding upon future 

 purchases. 



Figures 1 and 2 will assist the rangers in determining which 

 glass they prefer. 



Crossing 1 Permits 



A new blank, Form 874-17, uniform in size with the other 

 blanks carried in the Rangers' Note Book, has been adopted for 

 use in the issuance of crossing permits. A limited supply has 

 already been sent out, and such additional supply as is needed 

 for each Forest should be ordered at once. 



In accordance with the new regulations, crossing permits will 

 be issued in triplicate, one copy delivered to the applicant, one 

 copy retained by the Forest officer issuing it, and one copy sent 

 to the supervisor. It will not be necessary to send a copy to 

 the Forester, because hereafter a report will be made by the supervisor at the end 

 of each fiscal year showing the number of crossing permits issued and the number 

 of stock which has been allowed to cross the Forest. 



FIG. 2. The Bausch 

 & Lomb monocular 

 field glass. A sewed 

 leather carrying case 

 with shoulder strap 

 is provided with this 

 glass also. 



