Show LONGER PERMITS FOR FOB FORi i f rAt H Washington ashington Announces Ten en Years P L In Instead of oC Five Beginning r t 1025 Will 1925 Will Gently Dena Benefit t f. f I Stockmen 1 Y Beginning i in 1925 1926 year ten-year permits permits per per- mits mils are to be granted to stockmen w who desire to graze cattle and sheep on ranges ranes within the national forests r the forest service announced last week This new policy doubles the maximum period for which grazing permits are now being issued The departments department's action as taken 5 to assist the livestock industry to further recover from depression Its depression of the last few years since It Is claimed claIm claIm- ed ed cd by stockmen grazing permits for forten forten forton ten ton ye years rs Instead of five will make It less difficult to secure financial aid to carry carryon on livestock grazing opera opera- The year ten-year permits will be granted grant grant- ed cd for the full established d. d preference preference prefer prefer- ence once of of owning commensurate commensurate commensurate x dependent ranch property with the understanding that at the expiration of five years reductions in numbers not to exceed 10 per vcr cent will be made for the admission of oC new now settlers or increases to small owners owners now using the national forest ranges Reductions l in in 1 Numbers Another condition Is that reductions reductions reductions in numbers for protective purposes purposes purposes pur pur- poses may bo ho made during any year of the permit period but that I should the reduction for prot protective cUve purposes equal or exceed the 10 per percent percent percent cent reduction for Cor distribution purposes purposes pur pur- poses posos then no reduction will be bet t 1 made for the tho latter purpose ad Ro-ad- of ot the grazing fees as aswell aswell aswell well as other administrative adjustments adjustments adjust adjust- ments such as changes In allotment boundaries will be bo made malle at the em end endS S On last Page |