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Show FOREST GRAZING FEES . MATERIAlLY REDUCED REDUCEDCattle Cattle Rates Rate o < : ; Lowered 37.6 376 37.6Sheep 376Sheep . , Sheep 51 Per Cent , Under Under1931 1931 Rates . grazingfees Substantial reductions in grazing fees on national forests were announc announc- announced announced announced - - ed this week by the department of ofagnculture ofagriculture olagriculture agnculture agriculture , and official notice of the thereductIons thereductions thereductions reductIons were received Monday by bySupervisor bySupervisor bsSupervisor Supervisor A C Folster of the La Salforest Sal Salforest forest The rates on cattle and horse horses horsesare ; are reduced rcduced 37 6 per cent , and on sheep sheepand sheepand and goats 54 per cent , based on the the1931 1931 ra ratesIn rates ratesIn In accordance with the plin phn recently recentlyannounced recentlyannounced recentisannounced announced by the secretary of agricul agricul- agriculture agriculture agriculture - - ture , the forest service servlce has completed completeda a study to determine the practicabilityof practicab111tyof practicab111ty practicability of relating grazing fees on the forests foreststo foreststo foreststo to the market pnces paces of livestock livestockAfter livestockAfter livestockAfter After a thorough consideration of the thequestion thequestion thequestion question , the forester's foresters ' ' ' recommenda recommenda- recommendations recommendations recommendations - - tions have been approved by the sec- sec secretary secretary sec secretary - announcinghis retary of agriculture agnculture In announcing his decision , the secretary stated "The The "Theprice "Theprice "Theprice Theprice " price received by the producers during duringanyone duringany duringany anyone any one year appeals to me as being beinga a fair index to use m the adjustment adjustmentof of grazing fees on the national forest forest'l"anges forest'ranges forestranges 'l"anges langes 'ranges ranges ' " ' Accordingly , upon recommen recommen- recommendation recommendation recommendation - - dation of the forest service servlce , I have ap- ap approved approved ap approved - - : proved the following fallowing method of adjust adjust- adjustI.f.ng ad adjusting just- just just'ing - ing I.f.ng If.ng Ifng 'ing ' . fees " grazing grazmg beginning in 1933 I 1 That the average national forest sorest sorestgrazing forestgrazing : grazmg grazing fees of 14 145 5 per head per permonth permonth month for cattle and 4 45 5 cents per perI head perhead per month foi fOl for sheep in m effect effectdurmg effectduring effectduring I durmg during 1931 be used as the basis for formaking formaking formaking making adjustments in the fees each eachyeal eachyear eachyeai yeal year in accord with fluctuations in inlivestock inlivestock inlivestock livestock prices 2 That the grazing grazmg fees to be paid paidrach paidnach 'ach ach rach ( ' year on national forests be ad- ad adJusted adjusted ad adjusted - justed so that the fees for any gIven gIvenyear givenyear givenyear year will wlU bear the same ratio to the the1931 1931 rate as the ratio which the averuge aver- aver aver"lge aver-ige aver ige - "lge lge uge " prices received by producers in ill the theeleven theeleven theeleven eleven western states for the year } ear pre- pre preceding preceding pre preceding - - ceding the year for which the fees are areto areto areto to be adjusted bear to con corresponding correspondingaverage correspondingaverage ' spondmg spondmgaverage average prices ptlces during durmg the period from from1920 1920 to 1932 inclusive in the case of ofsheep ofsheep ofsheep sheep , . and during durmg the period penod from from 1921 1921to 1921to 1921to to 1930 inclusive incltlSlve in the case of cattle 3 That the cattle fees to be paid paideach paideach paideach each year be adjusted on the basis of ofprIces ofprices ofprices prIces for beef cattle as compiled by bythe bythe bythe the bureau of agricultural agrlcultural economics economicsand economicsand economicsand and that the sheep fees be adjusted on onthe onthe onthe the basis of prices received for lambs lambsas lambsas lambsas as likewise compiled by the bureau of ofagrIcultural ofagricultural ofagricultural agrIcultural economics 4 That Th2t in m adjusting the grazing grazmg fees feesfor feesfor feesfor for 1933 in accordance with the pro- pro proViSIOI1S provisions pro provisions - visions ViSIOI1S of the preceding paragraph paragraph,413 paragraph413 , 413 4 13 cents be considered the average averageprice averageprice prIce per pound of beef cattle for 1932 1932and , and 416 4 18 cents the corresponding price pricefor pricefor pricefor for lambs Iambs , that the aveiage avelage average fee lee for for1933 1933 as thus determined determmed will wtll be 9 905cents 05 05cents 05cents cents per head per month for cattle cattleor , or 37 376 6 per cent less than the average averaget.attle averagecattle averagetattle t.attle tattle cattle . fee determined detern1ined by appraisal appraisalFor appraisalFor appraisalFor For sheep the average fee in 1933 wlIl will wlIlbe willbe willbe be 2 205 05 cents per head per month , or or54 54 per cent less than the average sheep sheepfee sheepfee sheepfee fee determin determined d by appraisal appraisalIn In arriving arnvmg at these conclusions , the thesecretary thesecretary thesecretary secretary and the forester had the thebenefIt thebenefit thebenefit benefIt of the advice of F E Mollin Mollinsecretary , secretary of the American National NationalLivestock NationalLivestock NationalLivestock Livestock association , and F R Mar Mar- Marshall Marshall Marshall - shall , secretary of the National Wool WoolGrowers WoolGrowers WoolGrowers Growers association In commentmg commenting commentmgupon commentingupon commentingupon upon the subject the secretary further furtherstated furtherstated furtherstated furtherstated"Much stated stated"Much "Much Much " consideration " was "as as given to tothe tothe the selection selecbon of a period penod over which whichthe whichthe the average prices of livestock could couldbe couldbe be accepted as a 3 . fair base In reach reach- reaching reaching reaching - ing a conclusion on this point pomt , penoQs periods periodswere penoQswere periodswere were selected which would represent represent.in representin , . , in the opinion of various members of ofthe ofthe ofthe the department , fair cycles in the thesheep thesheep thesheep sheep and cattle industries mdustries It is be- be believed beieved be believed - lieved ieved these periods will WIU appeal to the theaverage theaverage theaverage average stockman as fair and equit equit- equitable equit- equit equitable equitable - - able and warrant his sup suppoi suppoit POl t of the thedepartment's thedepartment's thedepartment's thedepartments department's departments ' efforts in adjusting fees feesin feesin feesin in the Interest of all concerned"It concerned"It concerned concerned"It "It It " is 1S , of course , imderstood lmderst.ood lmderstood understood . that to tobe tobe tobe be fair to the public publ1c and stockmen the themethod themethod themethod method must operate to increase the thegrazing thegrazing thegrazing grazing fees as livestock prices in- in increase increase in increase - crease In the event of a decline decllne m in ml1vestock inlivestock inlivestock l1vestock livestock prices , necessary reductions reduchons in infees infees infees fees will w111 follow . , " To avoid complications compllcatIons and misunderstandings 11'is- 11'is 11is mis- mis 11'isunderstandings ' iris-understandings iris understandings - understandings in the future , the sec- sec secretary secretary sec secretary - retary emphasized the point that the theplan theplan theplan plan foi fOl for adjusting fees would be ap- ap applled applied ap applied - - plied plled in Jll a broad way and no attempt attemptmade attemptmade attemptmade made to adjust fees on account of oflocal oflocal oflocal local conditions , . j |
