| Show CLASSIFICATION TION OF I AGRICULTURAL LAND LANDi f RESERVES RESER TO i LOLl l U Dl Foresters Will Throw Open i Tracts for Settlers as Soon f as as' Possible Social to The U D. D i f O Ogden April 17 This 1 This evening the tIle I at officers of or the tho bureaus 0 of the depart depart- t J went meat of or agriculture finished the work I perfecting lands an s w II of oC discussing aim anu classification plans for or which thc they t. t were call called In tO conference on on April l 14 t I- IThe The exported expected three days days' conference dew deS de- de w S Into a four tour days meeting InI In I b which the prIncIples principle to gob govern ln In classI class- class I a. a the i agricultural lands In iii the forests fort for for- t from every er as aspect aspect as as- e ests t were considered tie dc- a arid nr d d man many questionable points C The selection o of areas nr where classi class c S work otIc will begin Immediately I. I i was pr dt at the meeting Naturally those e leas areas sho shown yn to toi have the l largest resL proportion of agricultural w land and and those most In iii demand by set set- etl et- et l tiers will first con consideration It was found that a good man many areas area where the need for Immediate cation Is 10 ur urgent cannot bo be taken up lip p right awa away because use untie funds appropriated i for tor the vork ork are re not sufficient for 01 the expense Although con considerably more than thian a million acres of or l land hind In the lie for for- have heel been opened to settlement settlement- since the passage e of or the forest home home- V 4 mead tead law no special appropriation was made for the work vork until August 1912 The Tho work prior to that time was done donet regular force In addition to tot t I by hy the he their Oth other duties dutie It was Impossible t I. I under tinder this condition to lo classify beyond ond l F the tue tracts actually applied for tor b by persons per per- sons cons wishing to settle In the forests orests Even then the other duties o of forest officers especially In dnn dangerous fire he periods sometimes prevented pre a as prompt v examinations of lands inside QA s th sired and as the they rea really II should have F fl received It J is felt folt that the at ion of money for this special work still materially reduce the number o of or x cases es of del delay a Organization of Work Vork The manner of ot operation co between s the various arlou bure bureaus us Of t the tho d department a the meeta meet meet- wa was fully ully o. o agreed reed upon during Ing The d determination of or soils andi and nd a the agricultural possibilities I of ot the theland i land will be bo In itt the hands of or the bureau of If soils solis Tho The estimates of ot timber and ana andI the d determination of ot for forest st values alues I proper will be the tho work of the thc forestry for for- estry etry bureau The determination of or a. a will be reservoir and md power values alucs maile largely larget by the tho geological survey will contribute contribute con- con while the shile the weather bureau tribute much valuable data which can cana be bo used to show what crops ma may be a produced In iii tho the different sections Mm- Mm oral cral e experts will also alEo assist where a agricultural ag 3 lands hands occur In localities known to be bp valuable alu ble for Ot mineral C C. J. J i. i Buck Hucl of the thc Portland land of- of f flee lice stated slated that the work of ot segre at- at lug ing agricultural lands hands In irs Oregan Oregon and nd t Washington a is heln being actively pushed One of or the difficulties encountered d in lit due dUI to toa getting large areas classified Is p the Iou roughness hn s of or the lopo and a the dense undergrowth which tend toi to i- i greatly Increase the cost of or survey t Acre Acrea In is l Jn In many of th the national forests i said paid C C. J J. J Stahl chief of lands In theS the S Denver dl district a considerable proportion proportion pro pro- portion of the landa remaining In Iii gov- gov o eminent effluent ownership lie at tt altitudes which preclude agricultural develop develop- t ment These can be classified at low 10 lowI I co cot cost t. t since no exhaustive Investigation Is necessary to establish the lie non a cultural ch character It was determined to a In thle meeting to lo delay action on this t S class clan of lands hUllS for the expedition of oC ofa a work Wont upon those thoe aJ areas aleas where greater j agricultural agi possibilities are ure present An Ah CEll estimate malo of or the a. a agricultural lands still sun remaInIng based upon knowledge e. e of ot local affairs without careful research arch places the thc figure at approximately acres Of OC this amount considerable erable Is ert co covered d with a i stand of or merchantable timber Umber The I amount will be further reduced b by lf the acreage those of-those tracts found to com com- a municipal water supply n a watershed on which Important Irr-Iga- Irr enterprises are aT dependent f fore forC for r rI I e C water an and sites of ot especial value alue for foi fore foit t e power POe development w a The last Congress appropriated I I for foJ the lie classification and segregation seg- seg egI rp of ot agricultural lands of which I not to exceed ma may be lined for tor I lie patent survey une of or lands heretofore fc 0 listed for tor homestead entry This pl places ces I I at least at t th this the disposal of the the lie liea I a secretary of or agriculture for l land nd B a The rho hl local oc forest fOIest officials are arc already engaged en in lii the or organization aJ of parties to g-to to continue continuo thin the work ork as outlined am A. A assignments of or the soils experts experts al' al area are aro I a being made by Prof C. C F F. Marbut and Inspector M. M II U. Lapham re |
