Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-02-07
NATIONAL FOREST GRAZING FEES
ARE DISCUSSED AT Meeting OF
SOUTHWEST DISTRICT OFFICERS
Fire Prevention Is One of Main Subjects to Be
Brought Before Annual Meeting; District
Forester Frank Pooler Delivers Address at
Opening Of Session Yesterday.

Grazing appraisal was the subject
for discussion yesterday afternoon
at the annual meeting of forest
service officials now in session at
the federal court room.
This subject, which was first dis
eussed during the meeting a year
ago, has for its object the establish
ment Of the true value Of the graz
ing privilege on the national forest
ranges. At that time it was dis
cussed with the state stock organi-
cations of Arizona and New Mexico
which approved the general prin-
ciples.
The work which has now been
going on for a year, consists OF the
collection OF detailed information
about the various ranges. These
are classified in accordance with
the kind and amount of forage,
distribution OF water, topography,
accessibility and their other char
acterlstics.
In addition, the range improve
ments both existing and needed are
carefully tabulated and value
placed upon them. Especially the
improvements already placed upon
the ranges by the stoCkmen must
be considered in this work.
Based upon this information, the
forest service expects to show the
true commercial value of the graz
ing privilege upon each of the ma
tional forest ranges This will en-
able the establishment of more
equitable grazing fees.
rlbp 1,1onti1,rr which L. pD,,,y,arAJ
of the men handling this work. is
taking this opportunity to discuss
the last seasons results. Many diff
ficulties have been encountered in
the collection Of this information
and 1t is the intention Of the meet
ing to straighten these out.
The forest fire problem will be
the subject for discussion today at
the Supervisors meeting.
Among the important subjects to
be taken up are methods of train
ing forest officers in> the handling
of fires, ways to get cooperation
from the public and methods of
analysing the fire problem.
Efficiency in forest fire protec-
ton was the keynote of District
Forester r. c. w. poolor's address
of welcome delivered at the open
ing meeting yesterday morning.
Mr.. Pooler reviewed the 1921
fire season, comparing it with the
fire-suppression work of the past
ten years. In 1921 there were 434
fires on the southwestern national
forests as compared with an an
nual average of 502.
Tho fires re
more efficiently than ever before
as shown by the fact that they
burned over only 1924 acres while
in the average year 1894 acres
were burned over.
Mr.. Pooler's address was follow
ed by one by Major E. w. Kelley
Of Washington, d. c., representing
the forester's office. He spoke
briefly on fire protection.
Officials in City,
The following forest service Of
hcials are attending the confer
ence, the first name following the
name OF the forest being the SUI
pervisor, the second the staff
member and the last the forest
ranger:
Apache: ]. H, slzer; A. w. voigt;
j. C. Nave.
Coconino: f. G. Miller; ]. A.
Adams, l.. r, Lessel, r. f, Rhine
hart, NJ. Westveld; ]. w. Glrdner.
Coronado: II. G. Calkins; L. L.
w. Grub; c. B. Scholefield.
Crook: T, II. Swift; c. w. Nc
Kenzie; Fl. T. Taylor.
Prescott: II. b. Wales; Robert
Munro.
sitgreaves; r. c. Hoyt; Fred
Merkle; r. D. Rowley.
Tonic: w, II. Goddard; F. L.
Kirby; Guy B. Renoher.