Show Paid U. U S. S by Intermountain Stockmen to kinen for Forestry Grazing Permits I In Tn return for the summer use of ot the forest ranges langes of or the Intermountain country the stockmen of Utah Idaho Nevada Wyoming and Arizona pay t to the government the annual sum of approximately ap approximately ap- ap proximately according to a forestry service bulletin Just Issued More than sheep and nearly cattle will graze on the national 1 forests orests In these states stilLE'S this yea year r. r Utah leads in the number of caUl caUle e a and swine but Is outdistanced by Idaho in inthe I the number of sheep It ft Is estimated that these stock will turn of off a gross revenue in beef beet and mutton to their owners owners' next fall of I i The rhe forest grazing permits now being be beIng being be- be ing Issued will coyer cover lead head of I cattle and horses and head of ot i sheep dl divided among the states wholly ly or partially within forest service district No 4 as follows I Cattle and horses Sheep Swine Utah 1100 1100 I Southern I Idaho Nevada Wyoming 0 Arizona The natural increase of ot this permitted permitted permit permit permit- I ted stock under six months old at the opening of ot the grazing season graze with the parent stock stoc without being counted or charged for tor under the per per- mits The numbers actually act grazed arethus arethus are arc thus greatly In excess of ot the permit figures The animals to be grazed this I summer are arc owned by over cattlemen cattlemen cattlemen cat cat- and ann horsemen and sheep sheep- men operating as individuals or under various forms of Joint ownership The receipt and consideration of the applications for pt permits to graze stock on the forests which constitute cOl a de de- de mand viand for summer range in many parts of the district greatly in excess of ot the carrying capacity of ot the ranges and the consequent allotment of range privileges on the basis of ot the applicants applicants' applicants applicants' applicants applicants' cants' cants qualifications require a a. good share of officers' officers time at this season Within the next few weeks the ranges ranges will be open Counting th tM stock into the forests supervising and I directing the use of ot the ranges so asI as asto I Ito to prevent Injury to the forage ref resource resource re- re f source insure Its perpetuation and andi i where ere possible ncr ase the carrying I capacities through range Improvements I land and scientific utilization utilisation will be a major activity of ot the forest forces I throughout the summer |