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Monthly Grazing- Reports by Forest Rangers 



Beginning with the month of April, 1909. all Forest rangers and guards within 

 whose districts grazing is allowed will be required to make monthly reports on the 

 condition of both the stock and the range under their charge. A regular outline has 

 been prepared for guidance in making these reports, and copies will be furnished all 

 Forest officers not later than April 1, 1909. 



Disposal of Duplicate Notification of Receipt for Grazing 1 Payments 



The item published on page 179 of the February Field Program has left many 

 of the supervisors in doubt regarding the proper disposal of duplicates of the notifi- 

 cation of receipt for grazing payments. As all grazing permit cases are handled by 

 the supervisor the procedure differs from that for timber sales. Therefore in all 

 grazing cases, after having made the proper entry on his records, the supervisor will 

 send the original notification of receipt to the permittee and file the duplicate in his 

 office with the other papers in the case. 



Private Lands of Unknown Ownership 



In cases where the ownership of private land within a National Forest is unknown, 

 or when the owner of private land does not object to its use without compensation 

 or lease, permits for the adjoining range may be issued under the provisions of 

 Regulation 54, requiring the grazing fees to be paid only on that portion of the stock 

 which will be grazed upon the lands belonging to or under control of the United 

 States, with the distinct understanding that the portion of the stock which is being 

 grazed upon the private land in question must be removed immediately upon 

 request of the owner of the land. 



In the issuance of permits under these circumstances the grazing capacity of private 

 lands need not be estimated unless the supervisor deems it advisable, but payment 

 of grazing fees may be required upon a number of stock which would be propor- 

 tionate with the area of the land belonging to or under control of the United States. 



The Forest Service has no right to issue permits or collect grazing fees for the use 

 of the State or private land except under the provisions of a cooperative agreement, 

 or when it has been leased to the United States, or when the owners or lessees have 

 waived the right to its exclusive use in exchange for a grazing permit. For this 

 reason all estimates of the grazing capacity of the National Forests should be based 

 only upon the lands owned by or under control of the United States. 



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Keeping- and filing- Records of Addresses 



It is extremely important that a record be kept of all addresses by members 

 of the Forest Service from Washington and the Districts, and that this record be filed 

 with the Office of Publication on the form provided for that purpose (129). Many 

 talks have been made of which there is no record. This causes trouble and much 

 extra work in making the annual summary of Service activities. 



