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Show MEAT PRODUCTION ON NATIONAL FORESTS INCREASES Sicritiiry of Agrlcullmo Allots Itnuge for .Nearly 'mo .Million Cattle nud Muo .Million .Sheep. (From tho Forest Sorvlce, U 8, Department De-partment of Agriculture.) Washington, April 'Z'i, Itccelpts from gruzlug permits on the National Forests for the season of lain will contribute to tho public revenues approximately ap-proximately 11,200,000, or about $200,-000 $200,-000 moro than Inst yeur, according to an estimate mado from tho allowances allow-ances JiiBt authorized by the, Secretary Secre-tary of Agriculture Tho forests this year will furnish fonigo for 1,083,770 cnttlo nnd horses, 8,747,025 sheep and goates, and 01,010 swluo, tho tlgures Indicating u material Increase of meat production on tho government-regulated ranges. The Increase or 02.CSG cnttlo nnd horses over tho allowances ror 1914 In accompanied by an Increase or 120,881 ohoop and goats , showing that In many parts or tho west sheep uro giving nwny to cnttlo. 11 Is thought that tho recent high price of boef has been encouraging many furmors and former sheepmen to go Into tho cattlo business, though It wU bo tho first time in tho lust flvo years that tlui allowanco of sheep has not Increased over that of tho previous pre-vious season. Thoro nro localities, howovr, where tho demand for sheep range Is fur In excess of tho supply. Tho grazing charges nro slightly lilghor this yenr. In tho west the, rates hnvo been llxed at 18 to 90 cents por head per year for cattlo and horses, nnd 12 to 18 cents ror sheep uud goats; In tho w.et thu rates nro rrom 85 cents to $1.C0 for cnttle, $1.10 tu $2,00 for horses, nud 20 to 40 cents for sheep uud goats. 1'lgs pay from 29 to 43 cents In tho west and 50 to 90 cents In tho enst. The grazing allowances Indicate the relative Improvement or the stock business In tho various parts or (he W(st In which tho National Foiestu nro situated. Thu forests In District 2, which cmbrucoa Colorado, Wyoming South Dakota, NebrnBka, Western Knusns, Northern Michigan and Northern Minnesota, uro allowed tho largest number of cnttlo, 522,550 head, nud next to tho largest number of sheep, 1,397,500 hend; District 4, comprising com-prising Utah, Southern Idaho, Wcst-orn Wcst-orn Wyoming. Knstorn nnd Central Novadn and Northern Arizona, tho second largest number of cattlo, -131,- ICO, and tho largest number of sheep, B 3,335,800; District No. 1, comprising Mm Montana, Northwcstorn South Dakota, Mm uud Southwestern North Dakota, 193,- 1 510 head or cattle, and 1,304,500 head H or cheop; District 3, comprising Arl- 1 zona nud Now Mexico, 418,900 cattln Bm nud 905,800 sheep; District No. 5, em- H bracing California nnd Southwestern TM Nevada. 212,280 cnttlo and 508,050 H sheep; District No. 0, comprising (H WnBhlngtou, Oregon nud Alaska, 159,- !H 250 cattlo nnd 1,280,500 cheep; DIs- m trlct 7, which lucludcH Arknusns, Flor- 01 Ida, Oklahoma nud tho states In Now IH England and tho Southern Appnlnch- H Ian region, where forest reservation.) H havo been purchased by tho govern .'H mont, 46,135 cattlo and 14,850 sheep. 'B |