Weekly journal-miner., 1919-05-14
AIR SCOUTS CAN WATCH OUT FOR
 FOREST FIRES
(From Fridays DaiIy.)

That the airplane may be used to the advantage of the forest service throughout the country is the sugges- ton of Paul c. Reddington, head of the service in the southwest, with headquarters at Albuquerque. Red dington arrived in Flagstaff today and is conference with R. E. Marsh, local forest supervisor, says the Lead CT.
 Three things must be determined before we can say whether the air plane can be used extensively and ad- vantageously in the forest service, VI declared Reddington. In the first place it will have to be determined whether or not the airplane can be used for the detection of fires ln the forests. In the second place, can planes be used for speedy transporta ton of emergency help and supplies; and, thirdly, how far can the intelli- gence service of the planes, working with the other features of the serv- ice. be developed?
 Next week l expect to take trip over the Sandia forest, northwest ot Albuquerque, with an aviator from Albuquerque. I merely want to sec for myself what the forests look Ike from the air and how far we may be able to go with the proposal
 Tt is advanced that the airplane' adopting the mapping photography perfected in France over the battle lines, may be used to a great benefit ill mapping the forest and inaccessr ble places in the various reserves. The matter, however. is in its infancy and is contingent upon how much the War Department will cooperate with the. forest service"
 Want to Co-Operate
 Reddington Is thoroughly familiar with road conditions in the various forests ill the state of New Mexico and Arizona His department IS do ing an immense amount of work in both states and expected to do more.
 We have spent about $400O0O in road and trail work ill the state ot Arizona or we will spend it during the year of l919," said the visitor. This is merely a starter and the service desires to cooperate in every way possible along these lines.
 The service is intensely human and is not foreign organization try ing to see how much it can take away from the state it happens to be in. The reverse Is quite the fact. The serv- ice desires to see how much develop mcnt it can promote, how much it can help the people and still perpetu- ate the forests for all time to come.
 Reserve Pastures
 One of the most progressive fea- lures of the work of the forest serv- ice in this part of the county is the experiments that have been carried on looking toward the establishment of reserve pasturagc in established graz ing areas of the national forests. These experiments have been carried on under the direction ot MT. Red- dington and, according to his state ment, are bound to aid very greatly the live stock industry.
 The reserve pasturage idea con templates the withholding Of certain pasturage during a part of the year for the winter and hard months when +I,a .a+tIa and Ctbar live StOcl- arr in particular need of feed. This reserve pasturage will be turned over to the people who hold permits on the for csts during the balance of the year.
 Our investigation and experi- mentation show that the loss of stock has been decreased a matter of 10 per cent and the calf crops increased from 10 per cent to 30 per cent"