The Coconino sun., 1919-05-23
EVERY ACRE OF STATE LAND
 TO BE PRICED AND CLASSIFIED

TO enable the land department to secure still larger income from rem tai lands for grazing, as we'll as to sell lands fit for agricultural purposes, w. A. Maeur, state land commissioner will inaugurate at once detailed sys- tenn for classifying every acre of state land. Data secured from these clas- sifications will enable the land depart ment to ascertain the possibilities of every acre of land owned by the state, thereby enabling the land department to attach to it the real valuation of the state land.
 The work will be inaugurated at once, starting on Monday in the north ern part of the state with Guy Acuff. and P. J. Farley in charge. A week later A. c. Siebold and w. R. Evans will follow to take up the work.
 Detailed instructions to these clas- sifiers have been issued by the land de- partment and explain the procedure and manner in which each piece of land is to be classified. Following is the letter of instructions: r Please take notice that it is the in- tent and purpose of this department to make thorough field inspection and classification of all the state lands.
 "In order that we may have a clear concise and intelligent report on the state lands, blanks have been prepared for field use, which will be held as a record in the land department, and from which the bases of values, rem tals and equities will be determined. In order that the field work may be standardized, the following classifica- tions of land will prevail:
 Special Land
 "Land which has agricultural possi- bilities or which comes under a rain fall sufficient for farming purposes in normal years, or land susceptible to reclamation by means of irrigation, or land which may have natural supplv of water for stock or other purposes. This class embraces all land having q special, unusual or strategic basis of valuation and is distinct from the sue ceeding classes. Value variable and to be determined by the physical and economic conditions.
 Best Grazing Land
 Land which has an extra good growth of native grasses or other use ful forage, browse, etc, in years of normal rainfall.
 Good Grazing Land
 Land which has a good growth of native grasses or other useful forage, browse, etc, in years of normal rain fall.
 Medium Grazing Land
 Land which has a fair or medium growth of native grasses or other for age, browse, etc, in years of normal rainfall.
 Poor Grazing Land
 Land which has a poor growth Of native grasses or other useful forage. browse, etc, in years of normal rain fall. Value $500 per acre.
 "It will be observed that under class "A falls all lands not covered in the succeeding clauses. If, for example, a section or tract of land should have natural running water upon it and of value for this reason alone, even though it's grazing rating should be low, then it should be placed in the special or "A class and the reasons given for such determination and its value under remarks.
 "As these field reports will be used as basis for the equitable apportion- ment of state land to lessees, it is im- portant that all cultures, such as wells, tanks, pipe lines, fences, corrals, buildings, etc., should be accurately | located upon the plats, together with | the name of the owner, and if possible, in the case of wells or other stock | water supply the date of the initiation of the equity.
 "The field men will use a proper and just method in the classification of the four classes of grazing lands. For example: A tract of land may have heavy stand of grass in its condition, but owing to the | fact that the lessee had permitted this tract to be overstocked or overgrazed, the tract should be given its proper regardless of it's over grazed condition at the time of inspec- tion. II
 "The field men should also pay at tention to the amount of live stock upon the state land, and wherever pos sible and practicable set in the kind and number under remarks, giving the owners name. Also where owner has a forest grazing permit which is used in conjunction with the state land, the extent of such permit should be noted
 Township plats will be furnished the field men, by districts, and these plats will be copies of the tract book plats, and show the state lands there on. These are the tracts to be visited, examined and classified. The field men are requested to note the position of range controlling equities wherever possible, even when such locations are not upon the state lands, but adjacent or contiguous.
 "In conclusion, may aGd that the result of this task will be a compre- hensive record of the state land and the field men are asked to guard it's integrity in every possible way con