U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, FOREST SERVICE-BULLETIN No. 62. GIFFORD PINCHOT, Forester. GRAZING ON THE PUBLIC LANDS. EXTRACTS FROM THE REPORT OF THE [SENATE DOCUMENT No. 189, FIFTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS, THIRD SESSION.] FORESTRY DEPARTMENT 029 Mr 167G LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL. 66 U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, SIR: I have the honor to transmit herewith certain parts of the 'Report of the Public Lands Commission," recently printed as Senate Document No. 189, Fifty-eighth Congress, third session, and to recommend that they be published separately as Bulletin No. 62 of the Bureau of Forestry, under the title "Grazing on the Public Lands." The regulation of grazing is an important part of the management of the forest reserves, and this bulletin will materially help to bring about a better understanding of the principles upon which the conservative use of the public range should be based. The map and colored diagram forming a part of the original publication are necessary to the proper understanding of the subject. CONTENTS. Answers to questions regarding the public grazing lands Present condition of the grass. The carrying capacity of the ranges. Causes of increase in pasturing capacity. Causes of decrease in carrying capacity. The sale of farm products..... Methods for control and improvement. Government control of the ranges. A report on systems of leasing large areas of grazing land, together with an outline of a proposed system for the regulation of grazing on the public lands of the United States, by Frederick V. Coville, botanist....... |