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naissance Section Plat"); both of which are loose sheets and are prepared for use in 

 small valuation tally holders. Form 321a is for detailed tally "by forties, together 

 with descriptive notation. Form 322, instead of being an office form exclusively, has 

 been rearranged so that by folding the form it is reduced to the same size as Form 

 321a and can be used in the same holder, thus making it available in part as a field 

 form for mapping purposes. Form 323 remains the same in general arrangement, 

 except that the scale his been changed to two inches to the mile, thus making it con- 

 form to the atlas scale. 



GRAZING 



IDENTIFICATION OF GRASSES AND FORAGE PLANTS The Forester will be glad to 

 have all Forest officers avail themselves fully of the services of the plant expert in 

 the Washington office in identifying and classifying the various grasses and other 

 forage plants found on the National Forests. It is evident, however, from the condi- 

 tion in which many of the specimens now reach the expert, that Forest officers are 

 not taking sufficient pains in gathering and forwarding them. If the instructions 

 contained in the circular of April 5, 1909, "Suggestions for the Collection of Range 

 Plant Specimens," are carefully followed, so far as relates to the selection and han- 

 dling of such specimens, much delay and disappointment will be saved. 



LANDS 



PROCEDURE IN THE CONDUCT OF CLAIMS CASES The following agreement, to 

 govern hearings and appeals in cases involving lands or claims within National For- 

 ests, was signed on June 25, 1910, by the Secretary of the Interior and by the Secretary 

 of Agriculture: 



To the Commissioner, Registers and Receivers, and Chiefs of Field Division, General 

 Land Office, Department of the Interior; the Forester, District Foresters, and District 

 Law Officers of the Department of Agriculture. 

 GENTLEMEN: To better effectuate cooperation in protecting the interest of the 



Government and settlers and other claimants for lands within National Forests, the 



following orders are effective: 



1. Forest Supervisors will submit all reports made by forest officers to the District 

 Forester, who, when satisfied with said reports, will transmit the same to the Secre- 

 tary of Agriculture; the Secretary of Agriculture will forward such reports to the 

 Secretary of the Interior. The Commissioner of the General Land Office will return 

 said reports to the proper Chief of Field Division for notation upon his records and 

 for his approval in the event he finds the same sufficient; and should the Chief of 

 Field Division find such report insufficient to warrant proceedings to hearing or the 

 taking of other appropriate action, he will return the same with indorsements, asking 

 that the Department of Agriculture make such additional investigation as may be 

 necessary, or in the event he deems it advisable he will cause an agent of the General 

 Land Office to make such additional investigation. 



2. Upon order or applications for hearings upon reports covering lands or claims 

 within a National Forest, the Register and Receiver will send duplicate notices 

 thereof to the Chief of Field Division and the District Law Officer. Before setting 

 date for the hearing in any such case, the Chief of Field Division will confer with the 

 proper District Law Officer and thereupon suggest to the Register and Receiver a 

 date for hearing, and the names of witnesses to be subpoenaed upon behalf of the 

 Government. In the event the Chief of Field Division and the District Law Officer 



