The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-02-11
Governor to Appoint Grazing
Examiners for National Forests

lOmmlHhlpn Oh an cAhnlhotioh which
will be held Feburary.2 3 and "a to find
three grazing examiners Tor the Forest
Service The positions will pay sal
airy OF 81, 200 year at entrance.
The announcement specifies that the
applicant must be men, at least twenty
years old. and possessed OF at least one
years experience in handling range
stock, together with at least one wear
OF technical training IN specified
botanical studies.
The establishment Of this position is
in line with the objects which the De
partlnent of Agriculture has always
had ia view in its management Of
grazing on the National Forests. IL
is not merely seeking 10 prevent cattle
and sheep from doing damage to forest
growth and watershed conditions, rs
they Craze on the heritage which is
yearly produced in the open forests,
parks. and high mountain meadows
within the Rational Forests Range
fed stock are u matter OF decided inn
portanco % the American people ia
these days ot rising price for TODD pro-
ducts and diminishing uppiies,in pro-
portion % population of livestock ana
therefore Secretary Wilson intends that
every acre of National Forest range
shall be- made 60 produce "a much forage
as Il IS capable of doing consistently
with the carrying ont of the other pur-
poses Tor which the National Forests
are maintained
Ever since rhe Forest Service took
over the .mauagement of the National
Forest. IL has been studying the range
problem along with its regulation Of
grazing
In The beginning II was confronted
with the fact that very large part OF
ths range hal baen ladlv aau ua
laalca3 through aa 9mamiaa1 a
rrell aau-n ans restriction fad
Beu pms p8u aem ud hy over
crawJme aud had me hods d. handling
stock KS supporting power had u
consequence been greatly roduced. anil
was steadily declining TO enable
0ver-grazod areas to recuperate and %
prevent the extention Of over grazed
conditions 20 new areas. the amount OF
stock TO be allowed rn the Forests was
everywhere carefully prescribed The
results were then observed, and II it
appeared that there was still overuse of
tho range, the number permitted were
cut down still further ON the other
hand, where reouperation has taken
place, the allowance of stock has been
oorrespondingly increased.
The proposal 20 appoint specialists
who are both thoroughly trained botan-
lists and men Of practical experience in
range matter indicates recognition OF
the fate that TO attain the hlghet point
OF range productivity the best scientific
knowledge must bs applied TO the study
of the problem OF forage production
and utilization. As stock Craze on the
range, the eject on the different kinds
Ct vegetation differs both with it's pal
atability or applicability and with its
capacity to produce seed. it's time Of
seeding. it's resistance TO trampling, it's
manner of growth. and many other
elements.
What is aimed at now is nothing less
than TO find out all the things on which
depend the production of the largest
amount OF beef, mutton, wool, and
hides on given area. This involves
learning how both to restrict and to
time the grazing so as not TO interfere
with the reproduction of the most val
liable elements in the forage crop. how
TO prevent unnecessary loss OF feed
through tIampling and in other ways,
how to exterminate poisonous plants
from the range, how to prevent the
loss Of forage which results from the
multiplication of prairie dogs ana
gophers, whether IL is practicable TO
introduce new forage plants by direct
seeding, and iuany .other matters. II
is 10 look into such matters that the
grazing examiners are to be appointed.
Besides seeking to bring about the
recuperation of depleted FRANCES, the
reduction OF waste. and the develop
ment of all range to what may be
termed an artificial stale OF productive
ness through control of reproduction.
accompanied, IL is hopet, by the intro
duction of new forage plants, the stud
les planned will aim also at increasing
the area OF range available. There is
much natural grazing land in the
National Forests which cannot be- put
to use, either because the country is
too rough tor stock to be driven In. be-
cause shipping facilities are lacking. or
because of lack Of water. The CON
struction OF properly located roads and