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OFFICE OF SIL.VICS. 



District Libraries 



With the reorganization of the Service, branch libraries^will be established at each 

 of the district headquarters, the basis of which will be the present inspectors' 

 libraries. Such books and publications will be added to these as will be needed for 

 work in the different districts. Suggestions as to books which should be included 

 in these libraries are welcome and should be forwarded at once to the Forester. 



Photographic Collection 



The reclassification of the photographic collection by States and subjects, instead 

 of by watersheds, and the elimination of undesirable prints are now well under way. 

 This work will add greatly to the value of the collection by reducing its size, by 

 removing poor prints, and by facilitating reference to it. 



BRANCH OF GRAZING. 



Change in the Instructions under Regulation 55 



The instructions contained in the last four lines on page 129 and the first two 

 lines on page 130 of the administrative edition of The Use Book for 1908 have been 

 annulled, and the following instructions substituted : 



Grazing permits for the summer season may be extended to cover the entire 

 year wherever there is winter range available within the National Forest, upon 

 payment of the difference between the summer and year-long rates on stock 

 covered by the original permit in addition to the winter grazing fee on all ani- 

 mals which have reached the age of six months during the summer period. 



Change in Requirements of Pasture Permits 



On account of the many requests which have been received, a modification has 

 been made in the instructions under Regulation 70, and hereafter the stipulation, 

 "To allow the use of the inclosure at all times by the Forest officers for administra- 

 tive purposes and for pasturing their saddle horses," will be omitted, except when 

 the supervisor believes it necessary for the proper administration of the Forest, in 

 which case the probable amount of use by Forest officers may be given considera- 

 tion in fixing the fee to be charged. 



Separate Reports for Drift Fences 



Under the new plan of organization which will be put into effect on December 1, 

 all reports and recommendations for the construction of drift fences or the improve- 

 ment of springs will be handled by the Office of Engineering. It is, therefore, 

 requested that in the preparation of annual grazing reports, the supervisors make an 

 entirely separate chapter of this subject so that each portion of the report may be 

 filed in its proper place. 



Permits for Trap Corrals 



All permits issued for the construction or maintenance of corrals with trap gates 

 which are to be used in trapping wild cattle or horses should contain the following 

 stipulation :!_ 



This corral shall, when in use, be visited everyday by permittee, and all stock 

 not owned or controlled by permittee shall be turned out upon the range. 



