Also tied on beHnd hie saddle he should oarry enough relied 

 barley for two feeds for hie horao, and an e*tr r*ir of eld 

 shoes for use should he rxxn snto a fire. 



As the ordinary 6aily patrol routes do not gener- 

 ally exooed twnty njjDaa. I "believe a horse oan oarry a mum 

 and this equipmurt rithovv; hurting him in tha leest and as a 

 rum never can tell *7he/,; air. at a he will have to Jvcp onto t 

 fire, cith thio outfit ha vou.ld be rreparod t-> to ouBinesa. 



R.P.B^. 



TEE USE OP FOriEF. Ill FELLING TRI1ES. 



At the last Ranker Meeting there was some dis- 

 ousaion regaxding tire use cf rovoer in felling nago. In- 

 fvrBMtion along this line was requested from the Klanath 

 yrst. There mujf-er had Veen used in fellinj trees in ocn- 

 neotir>n with inseot control work. In this r?rk fifty trees 

 wore felled wltV the use rf pr-wcer, and the following in- 

 f-rmatinn is taken from Mr. filler's report rylating to this 

 worl:: 



"Slant Jlr>. 1 and Mo. ?. was used entirely in 

 foiling. Tbe ooat of the average treo was 

 as follows: 



4i fltiofca af rowfier ----------------- $.E5 



Time -?f one nan (30 minutes at 

 Zfj oents rer hour ------------------ .15 



Total 



This method has a number of advantages in 

 felling the scattered trees: 



1. It is n*>t necessary to oarry & numtar of 

 heavy tools fsa?/, wedges, hammer, etc..) 

 from one tree to another. 



2. The shook >f th> blast loosens the bark 

 near the base of the treo which assists 

 pome in the pealing. 



3. It is possible by this method for one man 

 4 -i-> perform alone the entire wrrk of fell- 

 ing the tree ani burning tha bi?rk. This 

 will be found of considerablo advantage 

 where Ran.*ers wish to remove isolated in- 

 fested trees. 



Its chief disadvantages are: 



1. Considerable experience is required to know 

 how to use the powder and secure the beat 

 results. 



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