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Letter from Acting Commissioner to Crouse
A letter requesting the Superintendent to submit a report regarding several matters on the reserve, such as issues with grazing sheep and sawmill production.
Letter from Crouse to IA Commissioner
A letter blaming the Apache people for not being able to develop a strong farming industry on the reserve.
Letter re: 600 cattle for the Fort Apache people
A letter stating more cattle needs be give to the Apache people in order to develop a productive farming industry. The government gives 1/4 a cattle to each individual.
Letter from Crouse to Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Letter discussing the benefits of exploiting the reserves' grassland by both Indigenous peoples and non-natives.
Principal Native Plant Communities of the Fort Apache Reservation
Itemized list of several plants, their local, climatic zone, and biome.
Old Time White Mountain Apache Cowboys
Article discussing cowboy culture in the early twentieth century and how technology has changed it, i.e. travelling via trucks instead of horses.
ID Cattle Removed from Eastern Range to Restore Wetlands
Article discussing the possibility and consequences of removing cattle from the Tribal ID Ranch because the grazing is degrading the land; this affects the watershed since additional sediments are entering the river stream.
Cattle Ranching in Arizona 1540-1950 Multiple Property Documentation Form
Document containing the historic context report of cattle ranching in Arizona.
Juniper Control Increases Forage Production on the Fort Apache Indian Reservation
Report about the impact of juniper on forage and beef production, as well as how production improved by removing juniper from areas. Photos are included in document.
Apache Cows Get the Once-Over
Article discussing how the rangers rate the cattle, several issues in regard to the cattle economy, and the health of their livestock.
Range Management Plan and Acceptable Grazing Patterns
Report containing a management plan and acceptable grazing patterns. This report needs to be approved by the council. 3 livestock spread sheets and 6 maps are attached.
Range Report
Report providing a brief synopsis of the eroding banks and stream sedimentation issues. Such as, restoration should focus on improving basic land management practices.
Letter re: mammal control agreement
Document outlining a predator and rodent control agreement for Fort Apache, such as the timeframe, methods, and funding.
Letter re: predator and rodent control
Document pertaining to an agreement between the government and Apache Council in regard to predatory animal and rodent control.
Letter re: the toxicity of 1080 to turkeys
Letter stating the poison in carrion baits to kill coyotes have never resulted in the death of a wild turkey, that is to say no dead turkeys have been found around a lethal station.