the various Supervisors where there 

 is grazing land. The area in each 

 forest which is available for grazing, 

 condition of trails and roads, near- 

 ness to railroads, length of grazing 

 season, carrying capacity of the land, 

 and such things as distribution of 

 poisonous plants over the area are a 

 few of the problems which will con- 

 front the investigating Supervisor. 



"The ideal forest appeals to us all 

 as one which pays for ite own ex- 

 penses, and even gives some profit; 

 for the government likes a profit as 

 well as does the individual. For the 

 last few years at least, the total re- 

 ceipts from grazing on the various 

 Forests of the United States have 



more than equaled the receipts from 

 timber sales. This will continue for 

 some time at least if we judge the 

 future by the past. The model for- 

 est in District 1 is the Deer Lodge 

 Forest; and this same Forest pays its 

 expenses through the receipts from 

 grazing permits. 



"Thus I think that the grazing end 

 of our business is a really important 

 end, especially from the viewpoint of 

 utilization and business; iso it is to 

 be hoped that our boys will be able 

 to handle this end a little better in 

 the future in order to be classed as 

 successful Supervisors and real live 

 business men, as well as silvicultur- 

 ists." 



News of the School. 



The Forestry Department is up- 

 holding its share of Campus honors. 

 The following Foresters were elect- 

 ed to Sigma Xi: C. J. Conover, G. 

 W. Walsh, A. Voigt, E. W. Cheyney, 

 J. L. Richards, and L. G. Hornby. 



The extension lectures have been 

 continued as in the past. Professor 

 Roth talked at Marquette, Ishpeming, 

 Negaunee, Newberry, and 'Sault Ste. 

 Marie on general Forestry abroad 

 and in our country. Lovejoy talked 

 at Coopersville and Pontiac on forest 

 fire protection and State forestry and 

 legislation. As a result of his talk at 

 Pontiac, one man with a large wood- 

 lot near Dexter has asked the For- 

 estry Department to survey, map, and 

 tell him what to do with his prop- 

 erty; and Young will probably do the 

 work this month. 



Goddard has left for the Kaniksu 

 National Forest where he will be en- 

 gaged in detail silviculture recon- 

 naissance with a view towards re- 



stocking with Western White Pine. 



Hamilton, Delavan, Steere and 

 Gallup have left for British Colum- 

 bia where they will work for the 

 Canadian Pacific Railway Company 

 in the Forestry work being started 

 there. About June 10, Young, Pot- 

 tinger, Lewis, Black, Valiton, Taylor, 

 McCutcheon, Allmendinger, Trigg, 

 Scott, Hornby, Muck, Beattie and 

 Laubengayer will leave for the same 

 place. The Canadian Pacific Rail- 

 way is planning a great deal of in- 

 tensive reconnaissance work, look- 

 ing towards a .future timber supply. 



The Michigan Forestry Associa- 

 tion, through its Secretary, Professor 

 Lovejoy, has obtained written state- 

 ments from the Michigan delegation 

 at Washington in regard to their at- 

 titude towards States' Rights and the 

 continuance of the present National 

 Forest system. Nearly all are on 

 record as favoring the continuence 

 of the present system. The answers 



