in connection with the re-ron oration of cut-over arena. Dvery 

 cut-ovor area is first heavily grazed for 2-3 years, fchd sheep 

 tearing up the ground and trampling do-on the dense under^rOTrth. 

 Then the crea is closed to grazing and reproduction hc.8 an op- 

 portunity to oono in. In about 7 years the eroa is again 

 opened to gracing, the "brush and grass rhlch has accumulated 

 is again trailed down, and spots v^hlch did not successfully 

 oood the first tine have a oooond opportunity. This alternate 

 opening and closing of the area to grazing is continued, till the 

 vfoole tract is successfully regenerated when grazing la allowed 

 continuously though not so heavily ivs ifoen for the espress pur- 

 pose of Trepatlng a suitable seed bed. 



Other problems such as fire, game protection, super- 

 vision, patrol duty and the like are handled in much the sane 

 manner as in this country, though much work IB possible rrlth 

 thoir cheap labor which would be ir^posslble here. Ordinary 

 day labor costs 3-10 cents per day and forest guards receive 

 3.60 to s?5.00 per month. This makes it possible to employ 

 a lar^e force at a nininum expense, end the result IB clearly 

 seen in the intensive methods of silvloultural cleaning, fire 

 break construction, trail building and losing methods. Kever- 

 theless one ccn probably gain a clearer impression of the 

 character of the work that "'ill prevail twenty years froa now 

 in our own forests by a short visit to India than tn^where else 

 in the world. 



Forest Assistant Oallaher while digging among the 

 office archives recently nede the discovery that the creation 

 of the Tahoe dates back to the days of Porty-nine. The first 

 timber reservation xvas made in the vicinity of ?erc"i, Tovada, 

 before Lincoln ~as Presi'.ent, and wac entitled a United States 

 Timber Reserve. The timber in this reservation res held for 

 the use of the troops stationed near Reno in the early days 

 when the presence of hostile Indians demanded e Icr^e protec- 

 tive force In this vicinity. Since no record of Ir.rge fires 

 or insect rtoprodations on this area has been found in the of- 

 fice rre conclude that the efficiency of the Porest steff must 

 have boon ner.r 100; j and Supervisor Bigelow hee beon rendering 

 what patrol methods and cost keeping a^stem were in effect to 

 produce this excellent record. 



