| Show FOREST SERVICE NOW RAS HAS specialists ON RANGE startling starting its range research work 22 years ago with two technical men the forest service of the united states department of agriculture now hag bas a technical grazing personnel of more than appointments just made from the junior range examiner tests brought the number over the century mark james R jardine brother of the former secretary of agriculture W al jardine and arthur W sampson were the two pioneers in forest service range work entering the service in 1907 A little later C B E fleming W A dayton and A E aldous were added to the staff of grazing specialists by 1916 considerable sid side erable rabIe expansion had taken place but the war depleted the ranks and in 1919 it was necessary to begin again the rebuilding of a technical grazing personnel when the national forests were wera created the range lands within their boundaries were in the maln main in ds 4 plo rable condition range wars were common overgrazing had depleted tire the forage and rapid erosion was finishing the job it was necessary for the forest service to start star t a program of research to determine the best methods of range management the carrying capacity of various types of range and to solve many other problems regulated grazing under national forest administration already has brought back many of the hangea ra ngee and greatly increased their carrying capacity better distribution and utilization has done much to stab stabilize alize the livestock industry in the west nearly one and one halt half million cattle and sheep are now grazed each year on olt national forest receipts are turned over to the counties in which the forests are located for roads and schools |
