The Cordova daily times., 1922-02-04

use of lands which will result in in reference with contemplated timber operations.
 "Permits or leases will authorize the use of the lands for an explora- tory or experimental period of ap- proximately three years and for a further period of not exceeding fif- teen years. Permits issued by the Forest Service will provide that they may be terminated by the District Forester in his discretion since there is no authority under existing law to grant them for any definite period It is expected, however, where the conditions in the permits are ob- served that the permits will remain in effect for the maximum term un- less the land is needed for some higher purpose
 Permits or leases will provide for an annual rental of s25.00 during the exploratory period, at the expira-
 
 revision of rental. such revision being thereafter repeated at fiv-year pe- riOds, On such reasonable terms as shall not be hardship on properly conducted farms considering the risks of the business The first rental shall be paid in advance of the issuance of the permit or lease for the proportional part of the first calendar year. and thereafter pay ments shall be made in advance on or before January 1 of each year If the first rental covers a period beginning prior to July 1 this period shall be regarded as the first year of the exploratory period shall begin from the following January l. "Permittees and lessees shall be required not to kill game animals or birds or to collect bird eggs for the purpose of feeding or to feed same to the fur bearing animals.
 ""The use of any islands which are notable for breeding places for birds shall not be authorized
 "The use of lands already natural ly stocked by a considerable number of the fur bearers which the DOT mitted purposes to propagate shall not he authorized
 "The permittee or lessee shall be required to keep simple books con- corning his operations covering the number and kind of animals with which he stocks his farm, the dates when stock is introduced, the age | (adult or young) and sex of each, a census of the animals on the farm at the expiration of each calendar | year, list of the animals which die in cantivity or are killed for their skins with dates for latter, and a list of animals sold for breeding pur- poses with dates for sale and names al" addresses of purchasers.
 Each permit or lease shall contain clause requiring within designat- ed time the placing on the farm of not less than one pair of the kind of fur-bearing animals it is planned to raise Failure to observe this re- quirement shall automatically ter minate the permit or lease.
 Each permit or lease shall require the permittee at the end of each cal endar year to submit to the officer by whom it was granted a report showing the kind, number and sex of whether they are running free or kept in pens, the number shipped away alive with the names and ad- dresses of the persons to whom sold, statement covering the improve ments which have been made on the farm and the cost thereof.
 "The permittee or lessee shall post warning notices in conspicuous places on the land used calling at tention to the fact that the lands are under permit or lease for the propagation of fur-bearing animals.
 Timber operations shall not be allowed on lands covered by per- init or lease unless this can be done l without interfering with the fur farming business. In no event will such operations be authorized without the matter first being taken up with the permittee or lessee and an agree- ment reached which is mutually sat- isfactory.
 Inspections shall be made by of- ficers of the Forest Service and Bio- logical Survey as frequently as their other duties will permit and a brief