Mohave County miner., 1917-01-20
HAYDEN BUCKS MOVE ID RAISE
 GRAZING FEES
Agriculture Appropriation Bill Provides S1,596 to Be Spent in Maintenance of Dixie National Forest in MOhave COunty-MOney for Experimenting

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1s.-The az ricultural appropriation bill, which has passed the house, contains a number of items that are of direct interest to the people of Arizona. The ten na- tional forests in Arizona have been allotted the following sums for main tenance and improvements during the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1917:
 Apache forest in Greenlee and Apache counties, sS,O79; COconino for est, near Flagstaff, s12,1O7; Coronado forest, in Southern Arizona, SODA; Crook forest, in Gila and Graham counties, $S7S5; Dixie forest, in Mo- have county, s1596; Kaibao forest, north of the Grand Canyon, s27OS; Prescott forest, s6255; Sitgreaves for est, in Navajo county, S8341; Tonto forest, in Maricopa and Gila coun- ties, 4525; Tusayan forest, near Will Hams, S9541.
 Hayden Protests
 When the appropriation for the na- tional forests were under considera- tion 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- zona forests were now self sustain ing, and that the stockmen of Arizona were opposed to being taxed to make up the defcites which are incurred by the forest service in other states. No action could be taken by the house be- cause 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 agriculture. The rules of the house do not permit an amendment to be offered to an ap- propriation bill which would take away from the secretary this author ity to increase the charges for graz ing, so that the western members were unable to offer such a motion at this time.
 The agricultural bill also provides for the maintenance of the Sacaton ex- pertinent station, where the now fa- nous Pima and Yuma varieties of Egyptian cotton were first developed. Fifty thousand dollars is appropriat- ed to prevent the introduction from Mexico of the pink boil worm, which is very destructive to cotton. The date orchard and also the chronological station at Tempe are provided for. Appropriations are made for the destruction of the prai- rie dogs that are doing great damage to the Arizona ranges. The bureau of soils has been granted an increased appropriation so that it will be pos sible 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 sur veys were made of the Salt river and Yuma reclamation projects.
 Money for Investigation
 The bureau of markets was also given additional funds to carry on it's. activities, and steps have been taken looking to cooperative marketing work in Maricopa county. The bin also makes appropriations for the breeding and study of aIkai and drought resistant crops, for investiga- tions in connection with western ir- rgation agriculture, and for the i'm provement of the methods of crop pro duction under dry-land conditions.
 Many of the employees of the forest service and the other bureaus of the Department of Agriculture in Arizona should be happy because provision is made for 10 per cent increase in all salaries under s12OO per annum. Those whose compensation is between S1200 and $500 will receive a raise of 5 per cent. The bill carries a total ap- propriation of over S25, 500 yOOO, which l is the largest sum ever authorized to be expended for the benefit of the farmers and stock growers of the
 United States.