"be accounted for by those differences; 



Eammatt replied that what worried him was 

 that the Forests that have high costs 

 have different conditions, which is not 

 the case with forests having low costs, 

 and he "believed Mr. Headless idea is to 

 take the lowest cost forests as a basis 

 of costs for grazing, which would not be 

 ecuitable. He suggested averaging the 

 costs of Porests having unusual condi- 

 tions and using that figure. Headley ' 

 said that wouldn't serve, and there was 

 just as much reason for taking the flat 

 rate without any modification;- that the 

 District Office is roady and willing to 

 talro any fair, usable standard making 

 for efficiency; that if the:/ are not to 

 take the lowest rate they are open to 

 suggestions for some method of rearraag 

 ing the forests and tailing the lowest 

 rate for a given sot of conditio:is f 



10:10 - Range Reconnaissance (l) in general and (2) Com- 

 bined with Timber Reconnaissance, 



RID3R: 



I believo that intensive range reconnaissance is 

 of too snail a value for administrative purposes to justify 

 the cost. Bstonsivo reconnaissance consisting of an esti- 

 mate of carrying capacity by natural rc^o division, made 

 by the District Rangor is ranch cheaper and of nuch more 

 practical benefit for administrative worlr. 



Intensive reconnaissance is not practical 'beccvuse 

 forago is not a staple crop "but depends upon climatic condi- 

 tion for its success or failure oach yo^r, consequently we 

 have no factor upon which to base our estimates. 



Extensive reconnaissance is all that is necessary 



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