Show GRAZING BILL FOR macfarlane SAIS COLTON DILI AMENDED TO APPLY TO THIS STATE ONLY BE APPROVED belief that legislation looking to the regulation of grazing on the public land areas of utah will be enacted at the present session of congress was expressed by john M macfarlane president of the utah caie horse growers association ard chief sate inspector of marks and brands upon his roni u C monday wa llo in th i capital mr appeared beto e secra coign lonal committees utah stockmen stoc kmen on legislation now pending before congress mr macfarlane appeared in favor of the colton bill which would provide tor the secretary of the interior leasing the grazing privileges on the public domain congressman winters of wyo mang Is opposed to this bill mr macfarlane said and nevada Is trying to work out a of the forest and public domain area in that state he said california and new mexico congressmen were not familiar with the situation but that they were no opposing the cotton bill montana interests were solidly with utah the stockman said it was believed by mr macfarlane that with a little further education this bill should receive the support of the bouse committee now considering it most of the congressmen are busy building up their fences mr macfarlane said and it is doubtful it the legislation can ba passed affecting all public land states congressman cotton however think the bill can be amended to apply only to utah and can pass in that form while in washington mr macfarlane appeared before the senate committee in opposition to the capper hoko bill which would give the secre tary of the interior power to open or close any livestock market that ha saw fit in the interest of regulation this bill has practically the united opposition of producers shippers packers and cooperative marketing organizations mr macfarlane said and it Is believed it will die in committee mr macfarlane appeared before tha agricultural committee of the senate and the joint budget committee favoring the bill which provides tor the appropriation of for grazing research and range management it Is believed this work would prove invaluable to western ranges in destruction of poisonous forage controlling erosion and building up the ranges generally |