effocrt of sheep sror.ing on steep, grassy hills, or in tho 

 yellow pine belt, or anywhere eloo; ~ by all means mafea 

 observations and encourage the Rangers to do likewise. 



It is better to havo the rangers and guards give 

 the necessary assistance in the v;or!:, rather tlian to hire 

 men for the purpose. Thus the gross cost of the experiment 

 is greater, but the net cost to the Porost . ,.and to the 

 Grovornment , is less* 



By making small ozperiments of various kinds, the 

 interest of forest oifioers in such wor?i is kept up. 



The objection might be urged that such experiments 

 are rambling or worthless. Care should! be taken not to 

 carry on foolish or whimsical experiments. No ezreriment 

 should be undertaken unless there is good roason to believe 

 that it will bo of real value* 



Discussion. 



2:40 - 



IThat Benefits May be Ejected by the Public From 

 the Money Depended in our Present Planting. 



KOTOK: 



Planting on National Forests may be divided into 



two classes - 



1. Purely experimental. 



2. Ertensive reforestation and afforestation. 



Up to the present the wor?>: has been of the first 



division. 



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