GRAZING. 
The grazing of 11,500 cattle and horses and 
198,000 sheep and goats has been authorized for 1912. 
The schedule of periods and fees, already sent you in Cir- 
cular No. 40 shows a raise of 5o in the yearlong rate 
for cattle and horses, and corresponding raises in the 
rates for summer and winter seasons. The yearlong rate 
on sheep remains the same as for last season, but a raise 
of one cent in the summer rate has been approved. Although1 
the grazing fees have been raised slightly, it is felt 
that they do not nearly represent tho value received by 
the permittee, and complaints against the slight raise will 
be entirely unjustified. 
Tle instructions in Circular 40 for taking applica- 
tions should be followed as carefully as possible* The in- 
formation called for may seem a bit superfluous, but to 
make an equitable and fair adjustment of the grazing priv- 
ileges it is essential that as much information as possible 
must be available conoerming eaoh ease* 
The supply of posters requisitioned from the 
Property Clerk were not mailed direct to you by him, as 
requested, but have been sent to this office# They will be 
distributed within the next few days. A supply of applica- 
tions will be mailed you today. 
From now on the grazing work will be heavy. It 
will be a good plan to get your Free Use in shape, your 
trail signs up, fire-warnings posted, and all miscellaneous 
lobs done and out of the way before the rush comes* 
CLAItIS, 
Land Examiner Harris continues his good work in 
submitting his reports on the June 11 oases examinod last 
summer., About thirty have gone in during the past month. 
Several new applications have boon reoeived, bringing the 
number of cases up to 542. 
0U1A ECHCOES, 
The PINE COE notes with regret the farewell issue 
of the JErZ RANGER It has seemed to us that the Jemez 
publication has always contained a great deal of very 
solid value, and we feel that its discontinuance is a loes 
to District 3.