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Information as to the District Library 



Owing to lack of clerical help it has been found difficult in some cases for the sec- 

 tion of Silvics to handle the routine work necessary in caring for the District library 

 according to instructions on Pa .re 71 of the Manual of Procedure. District Foresters 

 may, if they desire, arrange to have the purely routine work handled by the Section 

 of Maintenance, but the general supervision and control of the library will, in every 

 case, remain with the Section of Silvics. Since the appropriation for the purchase 

 of books for field libraries is practically exhausted, it will be impossible, except in 

 unusual cases, to purchase additional books during the remainder of the present fis- 

 cal year. Suggestions as to books which are needed in the libraries will be gladly 

 received, however, and placed on file for consideration. 



Continued Use of Obsolete Forms 



Many supervisors continue to use obsolete timber-sale forms. Forest descriptions, 

 prepared by rangers on the old Form 578 and approved by the supervisor, are 

 received continually. This form has been obsolete for almost a year. The old 

 forms of timber-sale contracts, bonds, and sawmill agreements are also being used, 

 instead of the new forms. Forms 578-A and 578-B should always be used in pre- 

 paring Forest D scriptions and estimates; Form 202, pages 1 and 2 and pages 3 and 

 4, should be used in timber-sale applications and contracts; Form 400, just recently 

 issued, is for use in all sawmill agreements; and Form 377 is the new form of bond] 

 Obsolete forms should be destroyed, and rangers should be supplied with the latest 

 forms. 



List of Officers Authorized to Sail Timber- 

 As soon as possible each supervisor should furnish tlje District Forester a list of 

 all Forest officers under his supervision who have been authorized to sell dead and 

 green timber not exceeding $50 in value, in accordance with Regulation 30, page 78, 

 of The Use Book. Whenever on any Forest new men are authorized to make such 

 sales the District Forester should at once be notified of this action, in order that these 

 lists may be kept up to date in the District office. 



Specific Signature to Certain Letters 



Correspondence with the Property Auditor relating to property accounts will be 

 signed by the member of the Service who is directly held accountable for the 

 property. 



GRAZING. 



Drift-Fence Permits should Give Mileage 



In many cases the reports and permits on drift fences received from supervisors 

 do not show the length of the fence to be constructed. It is important that this be 

 given, so that statistics may be compiled for use in annual reports. The permits 

 should show the length either in rods or miles, whichever measure is more con- 

 venient. 



Use of Form 861 instead of Form 762 



Some of the supervisors seem to be confused about the use of Form 861 in connec- 

 tion with grazing permits and are sending to the District Foresters duplicates of this 

 form instead of Form 762. Only in grating-trespass cases and grazing-use cases are 

 duplicates of Form 8bl to be forwarded to the District office. 



Changes in Established Grazing Periods, Allowances, etc. 



Supervisors' letters or recommendations requesting special grazing periods and 

 rates or changes in the prescribed allowances for their Forests should be submitted 

 to the District Forester in duplicate, as in the case of annual reports. 



