The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-10-01
orestry Notes.


experienced since the creation of
the Minidoka National Forest.
The abnormally light snow fall
OF the past winter has resulted in
an unusual lack of water and
many springs and streams, here.
toforc considered absolutely de
pendable, have gone dry. Both
cattle and sheep growers, how
ever. report that the stock are in
exceptionally good condition and
an unusually large percentage of
beef cattle are being marketed
direct from the forest range.
The Forest Supervisor OF Oak
ley, announces that up to date,
there has been twenty FIVE fires
reported, which burned over a
total area of 10, ,9O7 acres of grass
and brush range. and but "a acre
OF timbered lands were burned
over and the loss of fmerchantable
timber was very slight. 1t has
cost $577 95 for wages. provis-
ions and transportation of the
fire fighters, besides $97.9S of
Forest Officers labor, in control
hing and suppressing these fires.
The Forest officers are much
pleased, however. at the record
made by the grazers and other
regular users OF the Forest, since
there has been no fire started from
either OF these two sources. The
principal cause for the large area
burned over. and the heavy ex-
pense incurred, is that OF brush
turner's" Many fires have been
started by farmers who desired
t. clear their land and who either
did not understand the state
laws covering the starting OF flres
feiurirrY -the fire sexs0n. u w1Io.
considering only their own vel
fare, ignored the possible great
danger to their neighbors and to
watershed cover AS we'll
All examination for the posit-
ion of Forest Ranger have been
announced by the United States
Civil Service Commission, and
among the list of places designat-
ed for the holding OF this examin-
alton, is tile Supervisors office 1T
Oakley. Idaho. where the. exam
nation will be held October, rs,
9 at O'Clock A M. prompt.
The Supervisor announces that
settlement has been made for one
fire trespass which covered a
small fire started by II brush
burner, the assessed damage of
which amounted to $16.7O.
A case which has attracted at
tention locally, has just been set
tied in the u. S. Court. Dow
Dyer who was recently arrested
and taken to Boise, where he
plead guilty aud was fined $50
tor taking an axe and shovel be-
longing to the Forest Service fire
lighting equipment. The Forest
Service has determined to take
the necessary steps to protect its
and the public welfare in cases of
this kind in the future.
The SUPERVISOR office reports
that the Forest Service telephone
line on the Black Pine Division is
nearing completion; also that
plans are being made to plant APP
proxlmately $4,000 yellow pine
trees the coming spring. Several
hundred acres III the Shoshone
Basin on the Cassia Division,
West, has already been planted
and the trees are reported to be
doing exceptionally well.
The Forest Service is Carving
on a work of extensive Land
Classihcat ion" 1t is the intent.
that AS fast as possible, all lands
within the Forest will be examin-
ed to determine their highest use.
Lands which are found chiefly
valuable for agricultural purpos-
es will he recommended tor re-
storation to entry or for elimin-
alton from the Forest as condit-
ions NAV warrant and the bal
ance will be classified as chiefly
valuable for public uses. thereby
eliminating the necessity OF re.
peated examinations.