UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, 

 FOREST SERVICE. 



THE NATIONAL FOREST MANUAL, 



AMENDMENT NO. 167 INSTRUCTIONS. 



MAY 10, 1913. 



General Administration and Protection. The Instructions 

 on page 18 under the heading " Forage" are hereby amended by 

 substituting for the second paragraph the following: 



In order that the forage allotments may be established on a uni- 

 form basis the conditions surrounding the incurrence of expenses for 

 each employee should be known to the supervisor and should be a 

 matter of record in his office. This record should show for each 

 member of the Forest force : The number of horses owned and used in 

 official work and their approximate initial cost, the cost of equip- 

 ment for horses, and, for the preceding fiscal year, the cost of feed and 

 stabling, value of feed produced at ranger stations, cost of produc- 

 tion, number of days the horses were used in field work, the number 

 of days horses were not used, cost of shoeing horses, total cost of 

 maintenance per year per horse. 



The Instructions on page 19 are hereby amended by striking out 

 the heading "Summary of Comparative Cost of Living Expenses" 

 and the paragraph thereunder. 



HENRY S. GRAVES, 



Forester. 



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the comparative advantages as headquarters of alTtheTowhsTn the 

 vicinity of the Forest, and will then submit definite recommendations to the 

 Forester. The Forest Supervisor is responsible for the selection of suitable 

 quarters for his office force and property. Whenever quarters become unsuit- 

 able the supervisor will submit recommendations to the District Forester, after 

 investigation, for securing new quarters. Leases for supervisor's offices may 

 be prepared by the supervisor under instructions from the District Forester 



