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Applicants who appear to have the preference right of entry under 

 the act may secure without charge a pernuV for the 

 usepermits^on agricultural use of that portion of the land which has 

 lands recom- been examined and which, in the opinion of the 

 mended for list- supervisor, is chiefly valuable for agriculture and not 

 "^ d 'h CX f nee d e d f r public use, provided that the land is not 

 adversely claimed under settlement made before its 

 withdrawal, or after its withdrawal and before 

 January 1, 1906. 



Free permits for the occupancy and use of agricultural lands which 

 is recommended for listing will be issued only under the following 

 conditions: 



1. When the applicant wishes to occupy the land which has been 

 examined and favorably reported upon, pending its listing under the 

 act of June 11, 1906. 



2. When the applicant is doubtful of the agricultural possibilities 

 of the land and desires an opportunity to ascertain whether crops can 

 be raised on it before using his homestead right. 



3. Wlien a strip of land for a road right of way has been excluded 

 from an area recommended for listing, the applicant upon whose 

 application land has been examined or the entryman on the area 

 listed may be issued a free agricultural permit for the use of the 

 excluded strip, so long as it is not needed for road purposes. 



When the permit is issued under conditions 1 or 2, the following 

 paragraph will be incorporated in the permit : 



This permit shall not be construed to give the permittee any preference right of 

 entry under the act of June 11, 1906. This permit shall terminate when the land is 

 listed; but if it be shown that the permittee has not the preference right of entry the 

 listing of the land will be deferred by the Secretary of Agriculture to protect the 

 growing crops. 



When the permit is issued under condition 3, the following para- 

 graph will be incorporated in the permit : 



This permit shall terminate upon notice to the permittee by the forest supervisor 

 that the land is needed for road purposes. 



Free special-use permits will be closed when the land is listed. 



Copies of all letters and blue prints and field notes showing final 

 action taken on an application by the Secretary of 



Record on tract Agriculture, district forester, or Secretary of the 

 tion k by f Secretary Interic> r will be transmitted to the supervisor in dupli- 

 or district for- cate, one copy for the supervisor's files, and one for 

 ester. the district ranger. Upon receipt of a letter showing 



that final action has been taken on an application, the 

 notation "listed," "rejected," "canceled," "eliminated," or "with- 

 drawn," as the case may be, will be made in the "Recommendation" 

 column on the index sheet (Form 124). In the "List No." column, 

 give, if listed, the number of the list. If rejected because the land 

 was not chiefly valuable for agriculture, enter a green "X." If 

 rejected because the land is patented, enter a green "V." If rejected 

 because of conflict with a ranger station, enter the letters "R. S." in 

 red ink. If the application is rejected because of conflict with railroad 

 lands, enter a yellow "V" or "O," as the case may be. If rejected 

 because chiefly valuable for power purposes enter an "X" with black 

 pencil surrounded by green border crayon No. 69. When canceled 

 for the reason that the applicant does not reply to letters from the 



