The Coconino sun. (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 1898-1978, 1917-01-19
HAYDEN MAKES PROTEST
AGAINST RAISING THE
fees FOR GRAZING

Washington, Jan. 1S, 1917.-The
agriculture appropriation bill which
has passed the House contains num-
Der of items that are Of direct interest
to the people of Arizona. The ten
National Forests in Arizona have been
allotted the following sums for main
tenance and improvements during the
fiscal rear beginning July l, 1917:
Apache Forest in Greenlee and
Apache counties ........$ S,079
Coconino Forest near Flagstaff 12,107
Coronado Forest in southern
1 ATlZOnd ,.....- ............ J,U4f
tCrook Forest in ella and Ora
ham counties. ............ 3,735
Dixie Forest in Mohave county 1896
Kaibab Forest of the Grand
Canyon 2,7Os
Prescott Forest 6,255
Sitgreaves Forest in Navajo
county S,34l
Tonic Forest in Maricopa and
ella counties ......... 4,525
Tusayan Forest near Williams. 9,541
When the appropriations for the
National Forests were under consider
alton in the House, Congressman Carl
Hayden strongly protested against
the proposed increase in grazing fees.
He stated that at the present rates
charged for cattle and sheep the Ari-
IONA Forests were now self sustain
ing, and that the stockmen of Arizona
were opposed to being taxed to make
up the deficits which are incurred by
the Forest service in other States. No
action could be taken by the House
because the contemplated raise in the
grazing rates is not to be made by an
Act of Congress but by a regulation
issued by the Secretary of Agricult-
ure. The rules of the House do not
permit an amendment to be offered to
an appropriation bill which would
take away from the Secretary this
auInotiIy W lhSItdSc TIE SndfBeS lOi
grazing, so that the western members
were unable to offer such motion at
this time.
The agriculture bill also provides
for the maintenance of the Sacaton
experiment station where the now
famous Pima and Yuma varieties Of
Egyptian cotton were first developed.
$4,000 is appropriated to prevent the
introduction from Mexico of the pink
boil worm which is very destructive
to cotton. The Government date Or
chard and also the chronological sta
ton at Tempe are provided for. APP
preparations are made for the destruc-
ton of the prairie dogs that are do
ing great damage to the Arizona
ranges. The Bureau of Soils has been
granted an increased appropriation SO
that it will be possible to carry out
soil survey in some county in Arizona
in the near future. No work of this
character has been done since 1904,
when the soil surveys were made of
the Salt River and Yuma reclamation
projects.
The Bureau of Markets was also
given additional funds to carry on its
activities, and steps have been taken
looking to cooperative marketing work
in Maricopa county. The bill also
makes appropriations for the breed
ing and study Of alkali and drought
resistant crops, for Investigations in
connection with Western irrigation
agriculture, and for the improvement
of the methods Of crop production un-
der dry-land conditions.
Many of the employees Of the For
est Service and the other Bureaus Of
the department of agriculture in Ari-
IONA should be happy because provi-
sion is made for 10 per cent in
crease in all salaries under 81 200 per
annum. Those whose compensation is
between 81 200 and 81 300 will receive
a raise Of per cent. The bill carries
a total appropriation of over $685.
100000 which is the largest sum ever
authorized to be expended for the
benefit Of the farmers and stock
growers of the United States.
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