Albuquerque morning journal., 1913-12-17
BIG STRIDES MADE
BY UNITED STATES
FOREST SERVICE
1918 Banner Year According
to Chief Forester Grayesi
Timber Sales Increase More
Than 100 Per Cent,

OPTICAL eoasrero.p.sse 10 possiAo t8uspAtl
WASHINGTON Dec fG.-Afore than
600 600 O0o bosra feof or timber
with "a vain. ,f "a tao 00o ,n tho
stump ,yns solid INV tbe fnrasf ssrytco
lnst vnar qceardips An tho annual RE-
mort of UontN * Graves forester inst
made publin This is.on ,nrrouse of te7
nor cont ovor mo salos of the preced
ine ycar Tho timber SOLD yns larpalv
for future puttipp undor contracts thpt
win tup for A., ntirbor of wears rbe
actual cut was "a lttle less than bO0.
Oao GOO honrd feet Am increase of 15
per cont over 1879 Suu larper sales
are I'm nroepect
Tho timber sale policv of the forest
service ID summalizpl as aiming first
of Am 10 preyent lossos hv 6re. and
secondly to utilize the ripe timber
which cam he morseted other oln,s
arp. 10 etlt so MS to insure restocltipe
ana forest permnuence. to La tho full
market xnluo for the timber solid. to
preyent speculatiye ocaul,ition and
nri,.at,.. unnon,,i, ~ pthif. tir,bsr and
+, wointan fou'pefitlvc 'condflors l1
tec htnb.r fpduetr, en fsr es nosei.
NE. tn nroyide nret for tbe needs of
local cammunitios and industries. To-
omen lande of orricnlturai vaue to
ccttionent without olloyinr fh,m to
he tied nm IN timber speeulators. ana
finally to oerurn ia soou ma possiblr
tbe coet of nroduetion and admiuis-
tr.,fio, "a t1c eovernnant and IA rove
,,,te A. fho national forest statcs. to
v,bict, 80 os mon COM ~ AN racsiute
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ih' lot"N' t'h"ui ',' ~ we ''''",i
al lul'stA 'it pnlu''u "ut dN cum t"-
utins to lhe ma ntehhhee OF over ~
uVV'VVV h"au ol llNeh,"'N' Wnlyh
ply ln part "i least the oeIn"huS lol
meat hides, or Wooi nl eN'ly Alale lh
lhe uIlVla "e le1''p' i'o'i ',,'i's' us
during 9l8' though second To lhes'
rom tlhh'i' were h'it 'ufi l'V"p'-
Oou uollais' ana suoWeu "n NV ,'asv
over lhe previous wear IN Hilte W. ''l'
Tact thdt the aeheph WIS l,es lnN9t
able and the area reduced. over per
cent more STOCK was kla1eu aa ,l' lt-
sur or increased FORAGE plou"'u"N
and improvements ln hanullnH sloeN'
The system oi range management
employed hy the forest service N heiu
TO offer nope ol feilti 20 llt aN',dh'
citizen concerned over tne uNinnhnS
supply of meat products hno lheI
alarming rise in cost The nallonW teI-
osts furnish abundant forage auppness'
opportaiHty Ter the aepnuon ol tlr
best methods freedom from hNtslutN
diseases. and protection ~ the ENJOY
ment ol ail flEhls ana privileges, 'Rl-
tle from the Hayden hauonal loltas
in Colorado touk the sIaha 'hahlpl'u
ship prize at the national lYestock
show i'm Denver, and in many cates
the lambs from the forests topped the
market Losses from predatory ann
mails are growing less as the WolNt4'
bears and other animals are Nlled
off by forest Officers.
I'm connection with the grazing
work, the forests serve 20 proleNl
game. and the Wichita forest with MS
buffalo herd. is one of the show places /
Of Oklahoma. During the year tho /
service eo-operated with the hlologieol /
survey La placing over 200 elk on vari- |
0us national forests. A large number /
of streams were stocked with trout /
rry.
A large part Of the report is devot- |
I'd 10 discussion Of various kinds of !
claims under which title TO land f,
within the forests is sought Nearly (
I 600 homcsteads were taken up un-
der special act which provides Tor |
opening 20 settlement land suitable for |
agriculture. The report states, how |
,Ver that some old homestead claims |
we're instituted for the purpose of Sc /
curing timber. and the same IS still |
rue of somr mining claims
"As attempted frauds under the /