Show FORESTERS WARN I STOCKMEN RANGE MUST BE SAVED Declare Employment of Men l of No Experience Has Hurt Grazing Spec Ogden Og Jan JanTo To To continue continuo tho the war nr additional additional addi addi- emergency work worle of or caring for COl stock on tho the forert and to outline plans pInn In each CI dl for or orthe tho the Insurance o of ear rI permits permit tho the first mo me mooting ting of oC tho the grazing ln men for forests or- or representing tho the western national n eats ests was held to today ay at tho United States Forest Service building Among tho those o present wore Associate lo l' l Forester A. A P. P Potter lotter C C. II 11 A Adams of Mont Smith and nd John Patton ot Denver John Kerr of or N. N M. M C. C II Has bod of oC San Francisco T. T M. M Kavanaugh J of Portland Ore Ore- t v nf n W In Ct Oil I 1 C. C and District i tri i F Forester sl iIi rL L. L F. F ipp- ipp of ot Ogden Plans for tho the grazing of oC additional stock discussed and outlined lt Plans were also nho outlined for tho the Issuance anco ance next year o of year five permits Associate Forester Potter said There were ero grazed on the tho national forests this season f. more than head of or cattle ant and S O head henl o of shoop snoop Of or this number moro moru than head hand o of and moro more than hoad head of or sheep wore extra stocK stOc tn taken en on In 1917 and nd Ins 1915 as a war emergency act to help maintain ln the tho meat production Whether we can continue to care caro for fol this stock depends largely upon the tho extent to which Im ImProved Imi proved methods of management are adopted b by the thc During the past season shortage o of help made malle It necessary for tor tho the stockmen stockmen stock stock- m men n to employ many Inexperienced herders and range ranse riders that were not familiar with national forest methods of ot management This r resulted in much damage from In some som localities This 1 if not corrected correct correct- ed ell would make necessary a reduction In n tho the number of oC animals allowed on eu the tho ho ranges This means mean that unless with tho the losing closing o of th tho war tho the stockmen are able to a again aln secure experienced help hell and sea to It that tho stock Is la properly proper proper- I ly y managed ed on tho the forests It will not ho possible for or us permanently to provide provide pro- pro vide Ido ran range e for the additional stock that hat has been taken on during the past two wo years ears The Tho stockmen realize this and I feel confident that the they will do their best besto Jc t tto to o meet the tho situation |