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and the last sentence should read " For further information and regulations governing 



sales, address Forest Supervisor, National Forest, (address)." All mail 



addressed in this way should be opened by the Forest officer in charge of the office. 

 In District Foresters' sales the same change should be made in the last sentence 

 of the notice of sale. 



Rangers Authorized to Make Class A Sales- 

 Since no record of rangers' timber sales is kept in the District offices, it is no longer 

 necessary for supervisors to send to the District Forester the names of Forest officers 

 authorized to make Class A sales. This does not mean, however, that it is no longer 

 necessary for supervisors to authorize rangers to make such sales, but simply that 

 the District Forester does not need to be advised when such authorization is given 

 to a ranger. 

 Correction of Form 874-a 



Form 874-a has a typographical error. The volume for a tree of 90 feet in height 

 and 18 inches in diameter should read 375 instead of 275. 

 Timber Sale Reports 



In all sales the amount should not be included under " Timber Sold " in the monthly 

 report (Form 949) until the agreement has been finally approved. Even where 

 advance cutting is allowed this should not be shown as timber sold until final approval 

 of the agreement (not the application). The advance cutting is adequately shown 

 under the column "Timber Cut." 



GRAZING 



Collection and Identification of Forage Plants 



The Forest Service employs a consulting expert to identify and to determine the 

 properties of all forage plants and grasses which are submitted for identification by 

 Forest officers. Supervisors who desire to determine the character and properties 

 of plants growing upon their Forests may do so by submitting specimens of the 

 plants to the Forester with a request for their classification. 



During the past season many collections of flowering plants and grasses have been 

 submitted by Forest officers for identification. In many cases the specimens have 

 been sent in without being numbered, and, as a result, it has been necessary to return 

 the entire collection in order to give the collector the name and properties of each. 

 This not only causes delay and trouble in repacking, but makes improper identifica- 

 tion probable, due to the mixing of labeling tags and plants. 



Hereafter Forest officers submitting specimens for identification should collect two 

 specimens of each plant. The two samples should be labeled with the same number 

 and same date, one sample to be sent to the District office for identification and the 

 other retained in the supervisor's office for reference. 



The specialist who identifies the plant can then report the scientific name and 

 properties of each by referring to its number as follows: 

 Number. Scientific name. Common name. Forage value. 



1. Bromus inermis. Awnless Brome grass. Excellent. 



2. Delphinium menziesii. Purple larkspur. Poisonous. 



