366 PASTURE MANAGEMENT AND LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION 



6. National Forest, State, and private grazing lands. 



A. National Forests. 



a. Conditions which led to their creation. 



b. Present area and character of land. 



c. Number and classes of livestock grazed. 



d. Pohcy of administration. 



(i) Early policy. 



(2) Present policy. 



(A) Grazing privilege vs. property 

 rights. 



(B) The grazing permit. 



(3) Policy in other countries. 



e. Function and results of the Forest Service 

 in regulating grazing. 



/. Results of regulated grazing. 



(i) Improvement in grazing capacity, 

 1905-1922. 



(2) Administration responsible for im- 

 provement. 



B. State and private lands. 



a. Policy leading to acquisition of land grants. 



b. Texas leasing system. 



c. Wyoming leasing system. 



d. Northern Pacific Railroad leases. 



e. Other leasing systems. 



/. Results of leasing systems. 



g. Disposition of land-grant areas. 



III. Native Pasture Plants. 



I. Forage plants. 



A. Forage-growth requirements. 



a. Characteristics of a good forage plant. 



(i) Growth habits and growth require- 

 ments. 



b. Life-history studies and their significance 

 in forage increment. 



