Show 8 TUB THE 7 rH fut Jai L n D C lanh lary sty Wilson ot of the culture 15 receIved ched a from rr I ViO d dg of oC the il hid In solving the of 01 In Ih the western forest reserves lb y df Islon ot of will commence Imme an which will WUI list y rh nt v r 1111 I he 11 r or of hll has hit Ri 1 eus thul III a 8 billa vcr 1111 up 01 nfl an Ir irs aol the nt of hlL h lIdded to t th hI bitterness action In III the tho matter has baa been by th the nl ot of forest reserves In vl bew r f tb Ih Injury Injun I to Ih t it III ti RIa mati 11 Trim iii It th ti II and ancl I tnt Ihl Mt Meia 11 rt re sirve In Ilona which I is to 10 bel be opened to at I a cents ii head are sib III heep by an order Issued lust hut May MIlY This step hat has raised a term storm ot o from who insist that no nn hum harm II I done by grazing under 11 1 ull I Many Ire are r to 10 ha have their herds Inlo int IIII lIt last lut summer In of 01 the law Iw Aln Against the sheep h p owners Qt are arrayed the And tartness and nd 1 ts pt th the Irrigators who claim the practice means nwan disaster dilUter to agriculture In the lowlands lowland These argue that thaI sheep heep Iro Ih the cover in III the Ihl mun lain and thus Ihu diminish the water sul up ply I Th The art arl said lAid not only to 10 tat eat the Ihl young un growth which la is to III perpetuate the forest but bUI 10 5 tramp down innumerable able seedlings und and destroy the Ihl of leaves Ivea necessary to 10 keep soil 1011 In good condition Sheep herders are arl accused ot of burning III large Ie art In order to se e cure cur a growth of at grass While the joy rov Will the matter only itt In case CUI ot of the Ibe forest reserves erve these Include a Ir large part ot of all th the summer r r 1 ot of the western StateS and the results will bl be ot of great importance to the lbs American industry I As AI no general rule rull cn can be applied I each reserve erve will be studied separately The e fIrst step Ip of the division ot of forestry wilt be to collect Impartially the mott molly ot of both sides Id Lists LIta lit of questions will be sent to thousands ot of sheep beep men mD and nd their opponents opponent About July 1 an examination ul th the reserves will begin beginA A number ot of botanists irrigation cx pert peril and similar scientific men wilt will be from Irom all parts perta of oC the United Stat States and nd the they will spend several era I months In the field In addition all field fieldI titles I of the division ot of forestry en engaged n ed In othu work In the interested regions will be required to Unit time to tl the sheep question also allO Secretary Hitchcock h has asked the department of agrIculture to rive give special attention to the following phases Relation ot of erasing to taxation and the prosperity of specified Ia 10 latton of 01 truing to tot forest a fire Relation of to the pre rv and nd reproduction ot of for Caveat t Relation of It grazing rm to Irritation irrigation and nd water Effects ot of grasing by different t kinds ot of stock Moderate graning and |