Show j I PUBLIC RANGE AT LESS MONEY Administration i E ThroWs r a Sopi c io tl b bof of Election I Special to The Herald Washington D C Oct 18 Following the statement made a year ear ago at the meeting of oC the National Wool Growers association in Salt Lake City Gifford Pinchot forester and A F Potter in charge char e of oC grazing in national forests forets have hae announced a reduction of 10 to lo 15 1 per percent percent percent cent In the rates for sheep sheel grazing on onI national forests to take effect the com corn comIn corning I In ing ng season Changes In market condl condi lions lons which have made the sheep business less ess profitable this past year rear especially II the greatly reduced prices offered for wool and the depreciation In the value of oC I mutton are arl partly responsible for this reduction In 1907 when promises promised for Cor the I Ithe reduced schedule were made It was with the understanding between the stockmen and forest service that the grazing rates would not Bb l changed fot foi minot fluctuations fluctuations Sn n the market which would nat riat naturally naturally occur o ur from year to year but would apply only on in cases of or radical or un unusual unusual usual changes The new schedule does not affect the cases where a minimum charge of oC 5 cents centa per er head has already been allowed or a specially low rate has been fixed on ac account account account count of ot some local condition In most cases the revised fees will mean the re reduction of or about 1 cent per head In fix fixing ing the rates for grazing of different kinds of ot stock on forest growth demand for or use of oC range by owners of oC different kinds of oC stock needs of oC homesteader and profits of or business have hae been taken Into consideration |