..THOMAS JEFFERSON

FATHER OF ATERICAN DETOCRACY''

George Woshinglon wos known or thc Sword of the Americon lcvolution, Potrick Henry, thc Voice ond JEFFERSON WAS KNOWN AS THE PEN.

It wos he who wos lhe principol oulhor of lhc Declqrolion of Independence ond otserled thot "Alt ,IAEN ARE CREATED EGlUAt."

He fothercd ihe low which prcvanled the importotion of doves. As President he outhorized thc Louisiono Purchose ond thc Lewis & Clork Expedition.

lul orc of the nort intc;crting of his docdr wor thc lcort known. During hir Prcridcncy hc oftcred hinrrclf or Gulncc plg for vcccitction ogoln3t Smollpor rtling thc ctornpla lhcl hclpcd clfun3not. th.l drocd dircorc.

Oddly cnough he died on July 4th, $rc onniveruory of thc Declorotion of Indcpendence hc hclpcd ro creola.

In everyfhing he did hc Aovc hir bcst ond hir pcrronol wolchword wo: QUAIITY. Wc ol WESTERN CUSTO/TA IAILL odoptcd his wotchword. So for QUALITY MlttlNG fry ur forRip-Resow-Bevel

Forest land management programs with specific attention to those non-timber producing soils, some of which are caPable of producing god forage grasses and browse for livestock and game animals.

Regional Forester Hendee stated that during the last few years some 15,000 acres of brush and sage covered land have been given intensive type conversion trealrnent. In addition, 22,W acres of land burned through wildfire have been seeded to forage grasses. He estimated that only a small portion of the total brushland areas in Northern California, susceptible to adequate type conversion, lies within national forest boundaries. Brush lands throughout the State have for many years been the source of many difficult land management problems. A diversion of ideas has developed over tfie years depending upon the land management objectives of individuals or agencies. He stated that work now under way on a few National Forests has provided some answers to the applicability of certain tehnicques and methods of brush conversion depending on varying field conditions. Mechanical work, pLant spraying and use of prescribed 6re along with better seed bed preparation is providing encouraging results on some of tlrc better grass type soils.

Director \\'yckoff summarized the status of research complete and under way. He indicated that a promising procedure for selecting the localized area to be treated is through the vegetation soil survey, a cooperative project by the State Division of Forestry, the University of California, the Bureau of Plant Industry, Soils and Agricultural Engineering-UsDA, and the California Forest and Range Experiment Station. He emphasized that research has obtained more information tban is presently being used. He pointed up the need for reconciling conflicting opinions in measuring soil losses, supplies of available water and the effect of removing vegetative cover.

Regional Forester Hendee presented to the Council the Pilot Area demonstration project under way since 194.8 on the Mendocino National Forest in Mendocino County. Some 300,000 acres have been covered by the soil vegetation surv€lr since 1951. This has given the Forest Service a basic inventory of the soil resource and its relative productive capacity. The project has been carried on in cooperation with the Extension Service, the University of Cdtifornia, the Department

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